The body of a young girl has been identified as missing 4-year-old Athena Brownfield, who was missing for several weeks, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation confirmed Thursday.
According to court documents, Ivon Adams told investigators he beat the girl to death the night of Dec. 25 and later buried her on property he and his wife once owned.
An affidavit for Ivon Adams’ arrest alleges he beat the girl to death the night of Dec. 25 and later buried her on property he and his wife once owned near the nearby town of Rush Springs, where authorities found a child’s body on Tuesday.