Ellie Obi was remembered by her mother for her "smart and curious mind, her big smile, and her warm, loving heart" Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

Police say Ellie's body was found in San Jose. Her mother Chrystal Obi released a statement calling Ellie "the most charming, funny, smart" girl. "We are heartbroken at the loss of our dear sweet ...

“Ellie was stolen from me, her grandmother and the rest of our family and friends in an evil and brutal manner,” the grieving mother, Chrystal Obi, said in a statement Wednesday ...

Beginning when Ellie Obi Lorenzo was an infant, the mother repeatedly warned court officials that Ellie was not safe with her father, claiming he was mentally unstable. Family court judges granted ...