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Mother of Genesis Reid Charged with Capital Murder, Officials to Search Landfill for Child’s Remains

Adrienne Reid faces capital murder and corpse abuse charges after reportedly killing her daughter and discarding her remains, with a landfill search expected to last up to 10 weeks.

  • On March 9, Enterprise Police Chief Michael Moore announced that Adrienne Reid, 33, has been charged with capital murder and abuse of a corpse in the death of her 2-year-old daughter Genesis Reid.
  • The investigation began when Reid reported Genesis missing from their Apache Drive apartment on Feb. 16, but detectives found alleged inconsistencies in her account, later charging her with filing a false report before the capital-murder charges.
  • Surveillance from a neighbor allegedly captured Reid pulling a rolling duffel bag toward a dumpster around 11:30 p.m. on Christmas night, then returning two days later with toys believed linked to Genesis; detectives executed 37 search warrants and followed 97 leads.
  • District Attorney James Tarbox said prosecutors will seek the death penalty; Reid is expected to appear before District Judge Josh Wilson later this week, with bond set at $1 million cash and strict conditions including GPS monitoring and daily check-ins.
  • Authorities are preparing to search the Coffee County Landfill for Genesis' remains after the duffel bag was picked up December 26 and repeatedly compacted; officials narrowed the search area to about 200 feet by 100 feet and 8 to 10 feet deep, warning the process could take 10 weeks or longer.
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Authorities are now looking for the minor's body in a dump site while the prosecution is assessing the death penalty.

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ussanews.com broke the news on Monday, March 9, 2026.
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