Tannery Arts Center on River Street

Eight-year-old Madyson “Maddy” Middleton disappeared from her Santa Cruz apartment complex on Sunday afternoon while she was riding her Razor scooter. Her body was found the next day in a dumpster at the Tannery Arts Center, where she lived. That same evening, a 15-year-old boy, a neighbor, was arrested in connection with her death.

The Santa Cruz 15-year-old charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting and raping an 8-year-old girl pleaded not guilty on Monday.

The Santa Cruz 15-year-old charged with murdering, kidnapping and sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl made his first court appearance on Thursday in a brief hearing, where he did not enter a plea.

The Santa Cruz County District Attorney on Wednesday charged a 15-year-old boy with murder and kidnapping in the death of an 8-year-old girl who disappeared while riding her scooter near her apartment on Sunday afternoon.

The Santa Cruz County District Attorney on Wednesday charged a 15-year-old boy with murder and kidnapping in the death of an 8-year-old girl who vanished while riding her scooter near her apartment on Sunday afternoon. Kim Yonenaka reports.

Several hundred people came together late Tuesday for a candlelight vigil to remember an 8-year-old girl killed in Santa Cruz.

A 15-year-old boy lured 8-year-old Madyson “Maddy” Middleton inside his apartment and killed her before hiding her body in a recycling bin at the Santa Cruz housing complex for artists where they lived, the city’s chief of police said Tuesday.

A 15-year-old boy lured 8-year-old Madyson “Maddy” Middleton inside his apartment and killed her before hiding her body in a recycling bin at the Santa Cruz housing complex for artists where they lived, the city’s chief of police said Tuesday. Michelle Roberts and Chuck Coppola report.

Santa Cruz police late Monday said they found a young girl’s body believed to be that of Madyson Middleton, an 8-year-old girl who went missing Sunday.

The FBI joined the search for a missing 8-year-old girl who was last seen Sunday evening riding a scooter outside her apartment complex, Santa Cruz police said Monday.

The FBI has joined the search for a missing 8-year-old girl from Santa Cruz who was last seen Sunday evening riding a scooter outside her apartment complex, police said Monday. Michelle Roberts reports.