Tannery Arts Center on River Street

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 vanished while riding her scooter near her apartment on Sunday afternoon. Kim Yonenaka reports.

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 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.

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. Michelle Roberts and Chuck Coppola report.

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.

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 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.

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.