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 Image 1 of 99 Adrian Jerry Gonzalez at his arraignment hearing via a video feed at the courthouse in Santa Cruz, California, on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Adrian Jerry Gonzalez at his arraignment hearing via a video feed at the courthouse in Santa Cruz, California, on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 2 of 99 Adrian Jerry Gonzalez hands are seen in a video feed at his arraignment hearing at the courthouse in Santa Cruz, California, on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Adrian Jerry Gonzalez hands are seen in a video feed at his arraignment hearing at the courthouse in Santa Cruz, California, on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 3 of 99 Adrian Jerry Gonzalez at his arraignment hearing via a video feed at the courthouse in Santa Cruz, California, on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Adrian Jerry Gonzalez at his arraignment hearing via a video feed at the courthouse in Santa Cruz, California, on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 4 of 99 Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, center, is flanked by public defender Larry Biggam and attorney Leila Sayar as they enter the courtroom Thursday, July 30, 2015 where his arraignment was delayed in Santa Cruz, Calif. Gonzalez charged with murder, kidnapping and rape in the death of 8-year-old Madyson Middleton, in an artists' complex in the California beach town. less Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, center, is flanked by public defender Larry Biggam and attorney Leila Sayar as they enter the courtroom Thursday, July 30, 2015 where his arraignment was delayed in Santa Cruz, Calif. ... more Photo: Dan Coyro, Associated Press 
 
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 Image 6 of 99 Adrian Jerry Gonzalez hands are seen in a video feed at his arraignment hearing at the courthouse in Santa Cruz, California, on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Adrian Jerry Gonzalez hands are seen in a video feed at his arraignment hearing at the courthouse in Santa Cruz, California, on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 7 of 99 Buy photo Police Chief Kevin Vogel and Santa Cruz County district attorney Jeffrey Rosell arrive for a news conference in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 to announce that 15-year-old Adrian Jerry Gonzalez will be tried as an adult on kidnapping and murder charges in the death of 8-year-old Madyson Middleton. less Police Chief Kevin Vogel and Santa Cruz County district attorney Jeffrey Rosell arrive for a news conference in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 to announce that 15-year-old Adrian Jerry Gonzalez ... more Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle Buy this photo 
 
 Image 8 of 99 Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, as seen on his Instagram page, has been charged as an adult in the death of eight-year-old Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz. Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, as seen on his Instagram page, has been charged as an adult in the death of eight-year-old Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz. 
 
 Image 9 of 99 Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, as seen on his Instagram page, has been charged as an adult in the death of eight-year-old Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz. Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, as seen on his Instagram page, has been charged as an adult in the death of eight-year-old Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz. 
 
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 Image 11 of 99 Geoffrey Nelson holds his phone with a photo he took of murder suspect Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, 15, being led away by police in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015 at the apartment complex where 8-year-old Madyson Middleton disappeared Sunday afternoon. less Geoffrey Nelson holds his phone with a photo he took of murder suspect Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, 15, being led away by police in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015 at the apartment complex where ... more Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 12 of 99 Adrian Jerry Gonzalez is taken into custody by police in this cell phone photo taken by a resident of the Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Adrian Jerry Gonzalez is taken into custody by police in this cell phone photo taken by a resident of the Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Geoffrey Nelson, Contributed 
 
 Image 13 of 99 Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, is lead away from the Tannery Arts Center by police on July 27, 2015 in Santa Cruz. Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, is lead away from the Tannery Arts Center by police on July 27, 2015 in Santa Cruz. Photo: KSBW.com 
 
 Image 14 of 99 Buy photo Setorro Garcia sheds a tear after Santa Cruz County district attorney Jeffrey Rosell appeared at a news conference in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 to announce that 15-year-old Adrian Jerry Gonzalez will be tried as an adult on kidnapping and murder charges in the death of 8-year-old Madyson Middleton. Garcia is a resident at the Tannery Arts Center and knew both the suspect and young victim. less Setorro Garcia sheds a tear after Santa Cruz County district attorney Jeffrey Rosell appeared at a news conference in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 to announce that 15-year-old Adrian Jerry ... more Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle Buy this photo 
 
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 Image 16 of 99 Buy photo Santa Cruz County district attorney Jeffrey Rosell appears at a news conference in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 to announce that 15-year-old Adrian Jerry Gonzalez will be tried as an adult on kidnapping and murder charges in the death of 8-year-old Madyson Middleton. less Santa Cruz County district attorney Jeffrey Rosell appears at a news conference in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 to announce that 15-year-old Adrian Jerry Gonzalez will be tried as an adult on ... more Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle Buy this photo 
 
 Image 17 of 99 Buy photo Santa Cruz County district attorney Jeffrey Rosell appears at a news conference in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 to announce that 15-year-old Adrian Jerry Gonzalez will be tried as an adult on kidnapping and murder charges in the death of 8-year-old Madyson Middleton. less Santa Cruz County district attorney Jeffrey Rosell appears at a news conference in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 to announce that 15-year-old Adrian Jerry Gonzalez will be tried as an adult on ... more Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle Buy this photo 
 
 Image 18 of 99 Madyson Middleton, 8, was found dead in Santa Cruz on Monday, July 17, 2015. Neighbor Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, 15, has been charged with murder, kidnapping and sexual assault as an adult. Madyson Middleton, 8, was found dead in Santa Cruz on Monday, July 17, 2015. Neighbor Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, 15, has been charged with murder, kidnapping and sexual assault as an adult. Photo: Santa Cruz Police 
 
 Image 19 of 99 Santa Cruz Police Chief Kevin Vogel pauses during a news conference at the Santa Cruz Police Station in Santa Cruz, California, on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Santa Cruz Police Chief Kevin Vogel pauses during a news conference at the Santa Cruz Police Station in Santa Cruz, California, on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
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 Image 21 of 99 A growing memorial for Madyson Middleton in the apartment complex where she lived in Santa Cruz, California, on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Eight-year-old Madyson was found dead Monday evening at the apartment complex. less A growing memorial for Madyson Middleton in the apartment complex where she lived in Santa Cruz, California, on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Eight-year-old Madyson was found dead Monday evening at the apartment ... more Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 22 of 99 Marielle Mulligan holds her daughter Anjelle Mulligan at a memorial for Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz, California, on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Marielle Mulligan holds her daughter Anjelle Mulligan at a memorial for Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz, California, on Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 23 of 99 Neighbor Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, 15, has been charged with murder, kidnapping and sexual assault as an adult. less Residents of the Tannery Arts Center gather near a memorial for Madyson Middleton Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in Santa Cruz, Calif. The search for the missing 8-year-old girl came to a tragic end after police found a body inside a trash bin at a Northern California complex where she was last seen riding her scooter. Residents of the Tannery Arts Center gather near a memorial for Madyson Middleton Tuesday, July 28, 2015, in Santa Cruz, Calif. The search for the missing 8-year-old girl came to a tragic end after police ... more Photo: Ben Margot, AP 
 
 Image 24 of 99 Neighbor Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, 15, has been charged with murder, kidnapping and sexual assault as an adult. less San Jose police guard the entrance to the garage on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, after police found a body inside a trash bin on Monday in Santa Cruz, Calif. The search for Madyson Middleton, a missing 8-year-old girl came to an end after police found the body at the Northern California complex where she was last seen riding her scooter. San Jose police guard the entrance to the garage on Tuesday, July 28, 2015, after police found a body inside a trash bin on Monday in Santa Cruz, Calif. The search for Madyson Middleton, a missing 8-year-old ... more Photo: Ben Margot, AP 
 
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 Image 26 of 99 A small vigil for 8-year-old Madyson Middleton at Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. A small vigil for 8-year-old Madyson Middleton at Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 27 of 99 Neighbor Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, 15, has been charged with murder, kidnapping and sexual assault as an adult. less Santa Cruz Chief of Police Kevin Vogel finishes a news conference in front of the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton disappeared from in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Neighbor Adrian ... more Santa Cruz Chief of Police Kevin Vogel finishes a news conference in front of the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton disappeared from in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 28 of 99 The mother of murder suspect Adrian Jerry Gonzalez speaks on the phone minutes after her son was arrested at the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton went missing Sunday afternoon in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. less The mother of murder suspect Adrian Jerry Gonzalez speaks on the phone minutes after her son was arrested at the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton went missing Sunday afternoon in Santa Cruz, ... more Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 29 of 99 Police officers stand at Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Police officers stand at Tannery Arts Center in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
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 Image 31 of 99 FBI personnel walk down a hallway toward the apartment where the 15-year-old suspect, Adrian Jerry Gonzalez lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. FBI personnel walk down a hallway toward the apartment where the 15-year-old suspect, Adrian Jerry Gonzalez lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 32 of 99 Elisha Mckeown (left) and Laura Albrecht hug after placing balloons and flowers in front of the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton disappeared from in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Elisha Mckeown (left) and Laura Albrecht hug after placing balloons and flowers in front of the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton disappeared from in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 33 of 99 FBI personnel stand in the hallway near where a teenager arrested in connection with the homicide of 8-year-old Madyson Middleton lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. The teenager was arrested Monday evening at the apartment complex where 8-year-old Madyson Middleton was last seen Sunday afternoon. less FBI personnel stand in the hallway near where a teenager arrested in connection with the homicide of 8-year-old Madyson Middleton lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. The teenager was ... more Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 34 of 99 The dumpster where police found the body of Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. The dumpster where police found the body of Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
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 Image 36 of 99 Madyson Middleton, 8, was last seen riding her Razor scooter in Santa Cruz Madyson Middleton, 8, was last seen riding her Razor scooter in Santa Cruz Photo: Santa Cruz Police 
 
 Image 37 of 99 Madyson Middleton, 8, is missing in Santa Cruz Madyson Middleton, 8, is missing in Santa Cruz Photo: Santa Cruz Police 
 
 Image 38 of 99 A missing poster for Madyson Middleton blows in the wind in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Eight-year-old Madyson Middleton was last seen Sunday afternoon. A missing poster for Madyson Middleton blows in the wind in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Eight-year-old Madyson Middleton was last seen Sunday afternoon. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 39 of 99 A makeshift gathering area outside an apartment complex where a 15-year-old suspect was arrested by police in connection to the death of Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. A makeshift gathering area outside an apartment complex where a 15-year-old suspect was arrested by police in connection to the death of Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
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 Image 42 of 99 Madyson Middleton's step-grandmother Gena Greene holds back tears in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Eight-year-old Madyson was last seen Sunday afternoon. Madyson Middleton's step-grandmother Gena Greene holds back tears in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Eight-year-old Madyson was last seen Sunday afternoon. Photo: Connor Radnovich / The Chronicle 
 
 Image 43 of 99 Michael Middleton (center), father of the missing girl, talks with friends outside the Santa Cruz residence where she vanished. Michael Middleton (center), father of the missing girl, talks with friends outside the Santa Cruz residence where she vanished. Photo: Connor Radnovich / The Chronicle 
 
 Image 44 of 99 Julie Black cries on Noria Jablonski's lap while Linda Cover comforts her in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. They are neighbors of the Middletons. Julie Black cries on Noria Jablonski's lap while Linda Cover comforts her in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. They are neighbors of the Middletons. Photo: Connor Radnovich / Connor Radnovich / The Chronicle 
 
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 Image 46 of 99 Police tape in front of the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton disappeared from in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Police tape in front of the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton disappeared from in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 47 of 99 The apartment complex where the arrested teenager lives with yellow police tape set up in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Eight-year-old Madyson Middleton was last seen Sunday afternoon at the complex. less The apartment complex where the arrested teenager lives with yellow police tape set up in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Eight-year-old Madyson Middleton was last seen Sunday afternoon at the ... more Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 48 of 99 A makeshift gathering area outside an apartment complex where a 15-year-old suspect was arrested by police in connection to the death of Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. A makeshift gathering area outside an apartment complex where a 15-year-old suspect was arrested by police in connection to the death of Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 49 of 99 FBI agents walk in front of the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Eight-year-old Madyson Middleton was last seen Sunday afternoon. FBI agents walk in front of the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Eight-year-old Madyson Middleton was last seen Sunday afternoon. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
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 Image 51 of 99 A missing poster for Madyson Middleton is taped in a park next to NBC News vans in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Eight-year-old Madyson Middleton was last seen Sunday afternoon. A missing poster for Madyson Middleton is taped in a park next to NBC News vans in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Eight-year-old Madyson Middleton was last seen Sunday afternoon. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 52 of 99 FBI agents walk toward the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. FBI agents walk toward the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, Connor Radnovich/The Chronicle 
 
 Image 53 of 99 Two police officers stand on the second floor of an apartment complex connected to the one where Madyson Middleton lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Two police officers stand on the second floor of an apartment complex connected to the one where Madyson Middleton lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, Connor Radnovich/The Chronicle 
 
 Image 54 of 99 FBI agents walk in front of the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. FBI agents walk in front of the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, Connor Radnovich/The Chronicle 
 
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 Image 56 of 99 A man walks by the parking area of the Tannery Arts Center where a security camera last captured the image of 8-year-old Madyson Middleton riding her scooter on Sunday afternoon, Monday, July 27, 2015, in Santa Cruz, Calif. less A man walks by the parking area of the Tannery Arts Center where a security camera last captured the image of 8-year-old Madyson Middleton riding her scooter on Sunday afternoon, Monday, July 27, 2015, in Santa ... more Photo: Ben Margot, Associated Press 
 
 Image 57 of 99 A missing poster for Madyson Middleton blows in the wind in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. A missing poster for Madyson Middleton blows in the wind in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, Connor Radnovich/The Chronicle 
 
 Image 58 of 99 A missing poster for Madyson Middleton is taped to the back window of a Toyota SUV in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. A missing poster for Madyson Middleton is taped to the back window of a Toyota SUV in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, Connor Radnovich/The Chronicle 
 
 Image 59 of 99 The search and rescue patches on the sleeve of a volunteer in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. The search and rescue patches on the sleeve of a volunteer in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
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 Image 61 of 99 Volunteer search and rescue member Mike Oxford checks his map during a search in the woods for Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Volunteer search and rescue member Mike Oxford checks his map during a search in the woods for Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 62 of 99 Volunteer search and rescue member Mike Oxford (center) points in a direction for volunteer Chris Masten to search for Madyson Middleton near her apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. less Volunteer search and rescue member Mike Oxford (center) points in a direction for volunteer Chris Masten to search for Madyson Middleton near her apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, ... more Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 63 of 99 Volunteer search and rescue member Mike Oxford searches in the woods for Madyson Middleton near her apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Volunteer search and rescue member Mike Oxford searches in the woods for Madyson Middleton near her apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 64 of 99 A woman holds missing posters for Madyson Middleton while neighbors and friends talk in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. A woman holds missing posters for Madyson Middleton while neighbors and friends talk in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
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 Image 66 of 99 Madyson Middleton's grandmother Lisa gestures over a table piled with missing posters in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Madyson Middleton's grandmother Lisa gestures over a table piled with missing posters in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 67 of 99 A man holds missing posters for Madyson Middleton while neighbors and friends talk in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. A man holds missing posters for Madyson Middleton while neighbors and friends talk in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 68 of 99 Laura Jordan, mother of missing eight year-old Madyson Middleton, is embraced by a neighbor Monday, July 27, 2015, outside the Tannery Arts Center apartments where Madyson disappeared Sunday evening while waiting for a friend in Santa Cruz, Calif. Jordan pleaded for her safe return Monday as a statewide search grew to include federal authorities. Madyson Middleton vanished Sunday afternoon from an artist community center in a Northern California beach town where she lives with her mother. less Laura Jordan, mother of missing eight year-old Madyson Middleton, is embraced by a neighbor Monday, July 27, 2015, outside the Tannery Arts Center apartments where Madyson disappeared Sunday evening while ... more Photo: Dan Coyro, Associated Press 
 
 Image 69 of 99 Neighbor Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, 15, has been charged with murder, kidnapping and sexual assault as an adult after Madyson's body was discovered near her home. less Search volunteer Sean Milligan, left, tapes a missing girl flyer on the back of his wife Pepper Milligan, who then roller skated on the Santa Cruz boardwalk to alert people to the disappearance of Madyson Middleton, Monday, July 27, 2015, in Santa Cruz, Calif. Police and volunteers were searching Monday for a missing 8-year-old girl a day after she vanished from a California community center where she lived with her mother. Search volunteer Sean Milligan, left, tapes a missing girl flyer on the back of his wife Pepper Milligan, who then roller skated on the Santa Cruz boardwalk to alert people to the disappearance of Madyson ... more Photo: Ben Margot, Associated Press 
 
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 Image 71 of 99 Martin Olander (center) and David Churchill talk to a Santa Cruz Police Officer about search locations in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Martin Olander (center) and David Churchill talk to a Santa Cruz Police Officer about search locations in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 72 of 99 Mike Middleton smokes and walks near the apartment complex where his daughter Madyson lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Mike Middleton smokes and walks near the apartment complex where his daughter Madyson lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 73 of 99 Volunteer search and rescue member Mike Oxford searches in the woods for Madyson Middleton near her apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Volunteer search and rescue member Mike Oxford searches in the woods for Madyson Middleton near her apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 74 of 99 Volunteer search and rescue member Chris Masten searches by a stream for Madyson Middleton near her apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Volunteer search and rescue member Chris Masten searches by a stream for Madyson Middleton near her apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
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 Image 76 of 99 Volunteer search and rescue member Mike Oxford searches in the woods for Madyson Middleton near her apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Volunteer search and rescue member Mike Oxford searches in the woods for Madyson Middleton near her apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 77 of 99 Volunteer search and rescue member Chris Masten searches by a stream for Madyson Middleton near her apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Volunteer search and rescue member Chris Masten searches by a stream for Madyson Middleton near her apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 78 of 99 Chris Masten (right) and two other members of a volunteer search and rescue team search for Madyson Middleton near her apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Chris Masten (right) and two other members of a volunteer search and rescue team search for Madyson Middleton near her apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 79 of 99 Part of a search and rescue crew returns to home base in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Part of a search and rescue crew returns to home base in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich / Connor Radnovich / The Chronicle 
 
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 Image 81 of 99 Neighbors look around in the woods behind the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Neighbors look around in the woods behind the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich / The Chronicle 
 
 Image 82 of 99 Mike Middleton walks on a major street near the apartment complex where his daughter Madyson lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Mike Middleton walks on a major street near the apartment complex where his daughter Madyson lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 83 of 99 Mike Middleton (center) walks down a path with some friends near the apartment complex where his daughter Madyson lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Mike Middleton (center) walks down a path with some friends near the apartment complex where his daughter Madyson lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 84 of 99 Julie Black cries on Noria Jablonski's lap while Linda Cover comforts her in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Julie Black cries on Noria Jablonski's lap while Linda Cover comforts her in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
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 Image 86 of 99 Toni Riley holds a poster seeking help in finding the 8-year-old Santa Cruz girl, who disappeared Sunday afternoon. Toni Riley holds a poster seeking help in finding the 8-year-old Santa Cruz girl, who disappeared Sunday afternoon. Photo: Connor Radnovich / The Chronicle 
 
 Image 87 of 99 Mike Middleton's friend Miguel listens to Mike talk at a coffee shop near the apartment where Mike's daughter Madyson lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Mike Middleton's friend Miguel listens to Mike talk at a coffee shop near the apartment where Mike's daughter Madyson lives in Santa Cruz, California, on Monday, July 27, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle 
 
 Image 88 of 99 Buy photo Santa Cruz Police Chief Kevin Vogel (left) and District Attorney Jeff Rosell prepare to speak to the news media. Santa Cruz Police Chief Kevin Vogel (left) and District Attorney Jeff Rosell prepare to speak to the news media. Photo: Paul Chinn / Photos By Paul Chinn / The Chronicle Buy this photo 
 
 Image 89 of 99 Buy photo Setorro Garcia, a Tannery Arts Center resident who knew Madyson “Maddy” Middleton and her alleged killer, cries at the news conference. Setorro Garcia, a Tannery Arts Center resident who knew Madyson “Maddy” Middleton and her alleged killer, cries at the news conference. Photo: Paul Chinn / Paul Chinn / The Chronicle Buy this photo 
 
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 Image 91 of 99 Buy photo Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeff Rosell announces the charges against Adrian Gonzalez in Madyson Middleton’s death. Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeff Rosell announces the charges against Adrian Gonzalez in Madyson Middleton’s death. Photo: Paul Chinn / Paul Chinn / The Chronicle Buy this photo 
 
 Image 92 of 99 Buy photo Geoffrey Nelson displays a photo on his phone that he says shows Gonzalez being arrested Sunday at the Santa Cruz apartment complex where both he and Madyson lived. Geoffrey Nelson displays a photo on his phone that he says shows Gonzalez being arrested Sunday at the Santa Cruz apartment complex where both he and Madyson lived. Photo: Connor Radnovich / Connor Radnovich / The Chronicle Buy this photo 
 
 Image 93 of 99 Gonzalez’s photo appears on his Instagram account, @awkwardyoyoer. Gonzalez’s photo appears on his Instagram account, @awkwardyoyoer. Photo: Screen Shoot / Instagram 
 
 Image 94 of 99 Buy photo The mother of the arrested teen speaks on the phone minutes after her son was arrested at the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton went missing Sunday afternoon in Santa Cruz. The mother of the arrested teen speaks on the phone minutes after her son was arrested at the apartment complex where Madyson Middleton went missing Sunday afternoon in Santa Cruz. Photo: Connor Radnovich / Connor Radnovich / The Chronicle Buy this photo 
 
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 Image 96 of 99 Madyson “Maddy” Middleton of Santa Cruz. Prosecutors charged Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, 15, with murder, kidnapping and sexual assault Wednesday in the death of the 8-year-old girl in an artists complex in the beach town. Police say Gonzalez lured Madyson from a courtyard where she had been riding her scooter over the weekend into his family’s apartment where he attacked and killed her. less Madyson “Maddy” Middleton of Santa Cruz. Prosecutors charged Adrian Jerry Gonzalez, 15, with murder, kidnapping and sexual assault Wednesday in the death of the 8-year-old girl in an artists complex in the ... more Photo: Uncredited / Courtesy Of Santa Cruz Police Department 
 
 Image 97 of 99 Buy photo Setorro Garcia reacts after Santa Cruz County district attorney Jeffrey Rosell spoke at a news conference in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 to announce that 15-year-old Adrian Jerry Gonzalez will be tried as an adult on kidnapping and murder charges in the death of 8-year-old Madyson Middleton. Garcia is a resident at the Tannery Arts Center and knew both the suspect and young victim. less Setorro Garcia reacts after Santa Cruz County district attorney Jeffrey Rosell spoke at a news conference in Santa Cruz, Calif. on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 to announce that 15-year-old Adrian Jerry Gonzalez ... more Photo: Paul Chinn, The Chronicle Buy this photo 
 
 Image 98 of 99 Adrian Jerry Gonzalez at his arraignment hearing via a video feed at the courthouse in Santa Cruz, California, on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Adrian Jerry Gonzalez at his arraignment hearing via a video feed at the courthouse in Santa Cruz, California, on Thursday, July 30, 2015. Photo: Connor Radnovich, The Chronicle ||||| A.J. Gonzalez, a 15-year-old from Santa Cruz, is accused of killing 8-year-old Madyson Middleton. He appears in an Instagram photo he posted. (Contributed) 
 
 SANTA CRUZ >> Murder charges filed against 15-year-old Adrian Jerry “A.J.” Gonzalez Wednesday describe a brutal kidnapping and sexual attack against 8-year-old Madyson Middleton that could send the teen to prison for life, Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeff Rosell said Wednesday. 
 
 Maddy, according to the charging document, was tied up, beaten, raped, killed and dumped in a garage recycling bin, which merited a charge in superior court rather than juvenile court. 
 
 “We’re confident in the charges we filed and that’s what justice demands,” Rosell said, crediting law enforcement for the quick resolution of the case. 
 
 “People do things for lots of reasons. Sometimes we understand them. Sometimes we don’t,” Rosell said. “We are going to bring him to justice and at this point there is no plea deal on anything.” 
 
 Rosell declined to go into detail about the crime, saying, “We are trying to preserve the right to a fair trial. The details of which will come out in court.” 
 
 The charging document states that Gonzalez faces one count of murder with a special allegation of murder by lying in wait. It also includes allegations of felony murder, forcible rape, lewd acts with a child younger than 14 and rape by instrument. 
 
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 “I can’t remember any 15-year-old with these specific charges,” Rosell said of his nearly quarter century with the DA’s Office. 
 
 The charging document states that the: “defendant engages in tying or binding of the victim” and “defendant personally used a dangerous or deadly weapon.” 
 
 Defendants age 14 and older charged with murder must face an adult trial, according to a state proposition that voters approved in 2000. The death penalty for minors was banned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2005. 
 
 Prosecutors declined to say whether Gonzalez had a juvenile criminal record, most of which are not public record. Attempts to reach Gonzalez’ mother and an attorney who will represent Gonzalez were not successful Wednesday. 
 
 Authorities have not yet said the cause and manner of Maddy’s death because results of an autopsy have not been released publicly. Citing an anonymous source Wednesday, the San Francisco Chronicle reported that Gonzalez used ice cream to lure Maddy into his mother’s apartment, then strangled and killed her with blunt force trauma to the head. 
 
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 News reports said Gonzalez’ motive was that he was suicidal and wanted to see the reaction to Maddy’s death. Santa Cruz Police Chief Kevin Vogel said earlier this week he did not know if the teen suffered from a mental illness. 
 
 Gonzalez, who was set to enter 10th grade at Santa Cruz High School in the fall, is expected to be arraigned Thursday morning. 
 
 Maddy was found dead about 7:55 p.m. Monday in a recycling bin in a ground-floor parking garage at the Tannery Arts Center, where she lived with her mother. Gonzalez also lived in the red apartment complex on the third floor with his mother. 
 
 During a massive search triggered by a 911 call just after 6 p.m. Sunday, Gonzalez blended in by participating and asking leaders for updates. 
 
 Tannery resident Setorro Garcia said he practically had to shoo away Gonzalez because of his incessant questions about the status of the search. At one point, Garcia said he told the teen: “Dude, you’re the only one asking me.” 
 
 Santa Cruz police detectives found Maddy in a cardboard-recycling bin just paces from where a surveillance camera had last photographed her outside the apartments. Gonzalez watched detectives uncover her, and police detained him seconds later. His mother screamed and struggled with police as he was taken for questioning. 
 
 Video footage, Maddy’s belongings found by police and witness statements are the pillars of the case, Santa Cruz police have said. Media reports say Gonzalez confessed his crime to police though Wednesday, Santa Cruz police said they were done talking about it. 
 
 At the Tannery, friends of Maddy and Gonzalez continued to express disbelief about how a shy teenager could rape and kill a scooter-riding 8-year-old on a Sunday afternoon. 
 
 “That kid (Gonzalez) has been in everybody’s life. That’s why it’s so hard to believe. That’s why it’s such a shocker,” said Andy Ruble, a 43-year-old sculptor who has an art studio at the Tannery. 
 
 Ruble said Gonzalez was usually alone and often asked him about his art. Gonzalez’ interest in yo-yo tricks was new, although he excelled at it and was practicing for a potential bid in a National Yo-Yo Contest in Redondo Beach on Sept. 25, Ruble said. 
 
 “Just a year-and-a half ago he was just a little kid. He did a lot of growing up. He’s always just been around the quad.” 
 
 Lisa Silas, who has lived at the artists’ residential complex since it opened in 2009, is struggling to piece together the pleasant boy she knew and the killer that police say he is. 
 
 “First I’m very, very heartbroken for Maddy. But I thought it had to be a mistake,” Silas said, while fighting through tears. “This is really hard. We’re just really upset, really devastated.” 
 
 “We don’t know what happened. This may have been there, but we didn’t see it,” Silas added. “I can’t speculate for A.J. or his mental health history, but to do something like that, he must have had some history we didn’t know about.” 
 
 SOCIAL MEDIA 
 
 Before Gonzalez’ Instagram account @AwkwardYoYoer was taken offline Wednesday, there was a string of recent lovelorn posts, homemade music videos and references to the “crippling anxiety” of being unloved. 
 
 “We didn’t date, technically. She wasn’t an ex-girlfriend, but an ex-something, ex-maybe, an ex-almost,” he posted four weeks ago with a picture of him looking at city lights at night in the distance. 
 
 Under a picture of the ocean, he wrote, “I need you, but you don’t need me, and that’s a feeling I won’t ever forget.” The post also mentions the AwolNation song “All I need.” One week ago, a picture of a plate of a salad is captioned simply with “Dinner Of One.” 
 
 The most recent, ominous post was Sunday, the day Maddy was killed. It was black-and-white video of a solo piano rendition of “Mad World,” a 1982 Tears for Fears song: “The Dreams in which I’m Dying are the Best I’ve ever had.” 
 
 San Bruno-based clinical psychologist Oscar Cervantes, who was reviewed some of the posts, said, “It definitely sounds like this guy was dealing with depression and thinking about suicide.” 
 
 Cervantes said, “It seems like this guy knew something was really wrong with him.” 
 
 Rosell, the district attorney, declined to say whether Gonzalez, who reportedly said he wanted to commit suicide prior to the crime, is on suicide watch at Juvenile Hall. 
 
 SUPPORT 
 
 Staying at a hotel in Santa Cruz, Maddy’s 42-year-old mother, Laura Jordan, grieved for her daughter. 
 
 Friends of Jordan, a trained painter, said she has been “constantly” supported and surrounded by good people. 
 
 “I’ve been really impressed with how strong she’s been,” said Kirby Scudder, her boyfriend and well-known Santa Cruz artist. 
 
 “It’s hard for any of us to wrap our heads around it. We’re trying to protect her from the onslaught of media out here.” 
 
 Maddy’s father, Michel Middleton of Aptos, also has been supported by extended family who came from Southern California this week. 
 
 A memorial fund has not yet been set up for Maddy’s funeral expenses because it could interfere with potential government funding for families of child victims, supporters said. 
 
 Maddy would have entered fourth grade at DeLaveaga Elementary School, said Santa Cruz City Schools Superintendent Kris Munro. 
 
 Although school is not in session, DeLaveaga opened to parents, staff and students Wednesday for grief counseling with county mental health workers. At 1 p.m. Thursday, Santa Cruz High also will open to students, staff and parents for grief counseling, Munro said. 
 
 “It’s a terrible tragedy,” said Munro. “Staff and students and families are distraught.” 
 
 Munro and others advised parents to listen to their children if they want to talk about Maddy’s loss. 
 
 Coping guidelines distributed by the school district advise parents to “help children understand the death and intervene to correct false perceptions about the cause of the event.” The idea is to ensure “that they do not blame themselves or others for the situation.” 
 
 Dozens of Santa Cruz residents gripped by the story of Maddy’s death lined West Cliff Drive near John Street on Tuesday night holding candles and flowers. 
 
 Many prayed for Maddy’s family and friends. A separate vigil took place at the Town Clock in downtown Santa Cruz. 
 
 Rosell, the district attorney, also offered his condolences to those who knew her. 
 
 “During these tragic times, our thoughts and prayers are with Madyson Middleton, her family, her friends and the entire Santa Cruz community,” Rosell said. 
 
 Bay Area News Group reporter Robert Salonga contributed to this report. 
 
 Correction: A.J. Gonzalez did not quote lyrics from an AwolNation song. The information was incorrect in a previous version of this story. 
 
 Criminal complaint 
 
 A criminal complaint filed against Adrian Jerry Gonzalez on Wednesday lists these charges, which are all felonies. 
 
 Count 1: Murder with a special allegation of lying in wait. 
 
 Count 2: Kidnapping to commit another crime with a special allegation of great bodily injury. 
 
 Count 3: Sexual penetration with a foreign object. 
 
 Count 4: Forcible lewd act upon a child. 
 
 Count 5: Forcible rape with a child younger than 14. 
 
 Count 6: Forcible lewd act upon a child with special allegations of aggravated circumstances, great bodily injury, use of a deadly weapon, murder of a child younger than 14, sexual assault of a child younger than 14 and death of a minor. 
 
 Source: Santa Cruz County Superior Court
– A source said to be close to the investigation into the death of 8-year-old Madyson "Maddy" Middleton tells the San Francisco Chronicle that the 15-year-old accused of raping and killing her lured her into his family's Santa Cruz, Calif., apartment with ice cream, then jumped her. Surveillance video shows Adrian Jerry "AJ" Gonzalez placing Maddy's body in a garbage bin at the Tannery Arts Center complex where they lived, then coming back twice during the search, the source says, adding that Maddy's mother reported the girl missing five minutes after her body was discarded. A resident who was helping look for Maddy says Gonzalez was pestering him for details during the search to the point where he told the teen, "Dude, you're the only one asking me," the San Jose Mercury News reports. Meanwhile, more details are emerging about Gonzalez, who's scheduled to be arraigned this morning. The teen is an avid yo-yoer and had a now-deleted Instagram account at @awkwardyoyoer. One darker post apparently made on the day Maddy's body was discovered shows a clip of hands playing the piano to Gary Jules' "Mad World," with a caption that showed the song's line "The Dreams in which I'm Dying are the Best I've ever had." However, the founder of the National Coalition for the Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation notes, "If we weren't looking through that lens [of knowing about these horrible acts], would it say anything? That age is full of angst," per the Mercury News. Despite being charged as an adult, Gonzalez won't face the death penalty if convicted—the Supreme Court banned executions for minors in 2005, per the Santa Cruz Sentinel. Instead, he faces life in prison if found guilty.