CHARLOTTE, N.C. – North Carolina police on Friday released an age-progression photo of missing Cornelius girl Madalina Cojocari, who was 11 years old when she vanished from her home in November 2022, on her 14th birthday.

Her disappearance remains unsolved to this day, and her parents — the primary suspects previously charged in connection with her disappearance — have since been released from jail. Her mother, Diana Cojocari, fled the country following her release.

“Madalina’s investigation began in December of 2022,” Cornelius Police Department Chief David Baucom said in a Friday video posted to the Department’s Facebook page. “Madalina was last seen getting off her school bus on Nov. 21, 2022. Today marks Madalina’s 14th birthday.”

“We want Madalina and this community to know that we are committed to solving this case. Our commitment has never wavered, and we will not stop until we find Madalina,” Baucom continued.

Police were able to get in contact with Diana while she was still in Cornelius after her release, but officials have since lost track of her exact whereabouts and have reached out to federal authorities for help tracking her down overseas.

Diana was living in the United States on a green card. Baucom said last year that based on their investigation up until that point, Cornelius police do not believe Madalina ever left the United States, though they are not dismissing any possibilities.

Search warrants in the case suggest Diana and her mother contacted a distant relative asking if he would help in “smuggling” Diana and Madalina from their Cornelius home before Madalina disappeared, according to phone records obtained by the Cornelius Police Department.

Authorities are asking anyone with information about Madalina’s whereabouts to contact the CPD at 704-892-7773.