THEY SEARCHED FOR MONTHS… BUT NEVER FOUND HER 💔 POLICE ISSUE DEVASTATING FINAL UPDATE IN GENESIS REID CASE
Five months after Enterprise police say Genesis Reid was falsely reported missing, a massive search at the Coffee County landfill is ending without answers. Investigators spent months combing through debris, believing the toddler’s remains may have been taken there with trash collected from her Enterprise apartment complex.
“While we didn’t achieve the outcome we hoped for, this operation cannot be considered as a failure,” Enterprise Police Chief Michael Moore said at a Monday afternoon press briefing.
Police say Genesis’ mother, Adrienne Reid, reported the child missing on Feb. 16. An initial search in Enterprise did not locate the toddler, and detectives later said evidence suggested Genesis was missing for weeks before the missing-person report was filed.
As the investigation unfolded, authorities say the case shifted from a missing-child report to a homicide investigation. Reid was first charged with filing a false police report, then later faced upgraded charges as detectives said they developed additional evidence about what happened to Genesis.
Adrienne Reid faces capital murder and abuse of a corpse—an announcement made on what would have been Genesis Reid’s third birthday. Chief Michael Moore has said investigators believe Reid killed Genesis, placed her body in a duffel bag, and left it in a dumpster.
Detectives say they believe the dumpster contents were transported to the Coffee County landfill, leading to the prolonged search effort.
Despite weeks of work at the site, authorities did not recovered the child’s body, leaving the case to move forward without that physical evidence.
“Today is a somber day,” said Coffee County District Attorney James Tarbox, promising to pursue criminal charges. He dismissed any notion that Genesis is alive.
“We believe the evidence is there(against Adreienne),” he said, noting that the mother’s arrest and indictment before the landfill search began.
Reid remains in custody without bond as she awaits trial, and court records show she has requested a speedy trial through her attorney, David Harrison.
Tarbox said prosecutors believe they can still secure a conviction without recovering Genesis’ remains, pointing to what he called extensive circumstantial evidence, including video investigators say shows Reid throwing a duffel bag into a dumpster on Christmas night 2025—what police believe was the day Genesis died.
The landfill search involved dozens of law enforcement agencies from across Alabama, along with forensic specialists from multiple universities, emergency responders, the Coffee County Landfill, Coffee County Community Emergency Response Team (CC-CERT) volunteers and numerous support personnel.
Coffee County Sheriff Scott Byrd thanked those who helped with the landfill search, some who can from as far away as Arkansas and those who supported the effort through food, drink, and money.
“This is community is stronger because of this operation,” he said.
Enterprise Mayor William “Bill” Cooper said the end result of the search is “heartbreaking” but said the effort brought out the best of Coffee County. He asked prayers for everyone involved.
“Although we didn’t receive the answer we hope for, our support for justice has not changed,” Cooper said. “We will continue to carry (Genesis’) name in our hearts.”