Bradley Lockhart

Bradley Lockhart, Shaniya Davis' father, went on CBS' Early Show with his sister this morning, pleading for his 5-year-old daughter's safe return. Sadly, the little girl's body was found alongside a highway in North Carolina just hours later, about 30 miles from her home. "Drop her off at Wal-Mart, anywhere, I don’t care -- just so somebody can find her and bring her back to the people that love her," Lockhart said on the show (via CBSNews.com)Shaniya had lived with her father up until...Read Full Story

Shaniya Davis' body was found alongside a North Carolina highway near her hometown, sources said this morning. The 5-year-old had been missing almost a week. Her mother, 25-year-old Antoinette Nicole Davis was due in court today after she was charged with human trafficking and child prostitution this weekend. Police spokesperson Theresa Chance said there had been tips about sightings of the little girl alive, but her body was found along Interstate 87. She was last seen with Mario...Read Full Story

Bradley Lockhart, the father of 5-year-old Shaniya Davis, found murdered and raped alongside the road, appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show today. Lockhart is still reeling from news that the girl's mother, Antionette Davis, was charged with filing a false police report, trafficking her daughter and child abuse involving prostitution. Meanwhile another man, Mario Andrette McNeill has been charged with first-degree murder and first-degree rape of a child. Police say they base the charges on...Read Full Story

Bradley Lockhart, Shaniya Davis’ father was on Oprah Friday, speaking about the death of his five year old daughter; her cause of death has been determined as asphyxiation. Bradley Lockhart was visibly upset today during his interview on The Oprah Show, and his sister who watched Shaniya most of the time joined in the interview. Bradley Lockhart said that people from around the world have reached out to his family to express their deep sympathy. He said that what happens to the person who...Read Full Story

The father of a 5-year-old girl whose body was found off a rural North Carolina road regrets giving the girl's mother a chance to raise their daughter, even though she seemed to be getting her life together.The girl's father, Bradley Lockhart, said he had a one-night stand with Antoinette Davis and mostly brought up their daughter before letting Davis take care of her.A month later, Shaniya Davis was dead, her body dumped off a rural road and her mother accused of selling her for sex."Lord, I...Read Full Story