ATLANTA, Ga. ( WANF /Gray News) – The remains of a 4-year-old child were found in the trunk of a car parked at a Sam’s Club in Oakwood, Georgia, on Sunday, according to arrest warrants provided by Hall County Sheriff’s Office.

Authorities have identified the child as Autumn Fox.

Jessica Motes, 36, is accused of concealing the child’s death, the warrant said.

According to the warrant, Motes told her father, “I think she is dead,” as they drove in Oakwood.

Officials said it was unclear what, if any, relationship Motes had to Autumn.

Autumn’s cause of death has not been released.

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