Missing 10-year-old found safe; father accused of killing child’s mother in Carrollton

A missing 10-year-old Carrollton girl was found safe Wednesday morning, hours after she was reported missing when her mother was discovered slain.

Rosemary Singer was located along with her father, Ronald Singer, who is accused of killing the child’s mother early Wednesday in Carrollton.

Red Oak and Dallas police located the child and took Ronald Singer into custody, Carrollton police said. He faces a charge of murder in the case.

Authorities had issued an Amber Alert.

The search began after Maria Romero Ramos, 45, was found murdered about 1 a.m. Wednesday in the 1900 block of East Hebron Parkway in Carrollton, police said. Her roommate discovered the body, police said in a news release.

Carrollton police have not released information on the cause of her death.

When the alert was issued, police said they believed the child was with her father, who was the victim’s ex-husband, police said.

Rosemary Singer had been at a friend’s home at the time of the killing, Carrollton police said.

Ronald Singer showed up at that home and told his daughter that she was going with him because mom had an emergency, according to Carrollton police.

Carrollton police said Singer took Ramos’ car, a 2020 black Mitsubishi Outlander SUV, and drove the girl to a motel in Red Oak, Texas, according to WFAA-TV.

An overnight hotel clerk at the La Quinta in Red Oak recognized the two from the Amber Alert and called authorities.

Authorities that included the Dallas FBI field office and Dallas and Red Oak police departments found the child at the motel. She was not injured.

Singer was arrested without incident.

“On the heels of tragedy and tragic loss of life, we had the best possible outcome occur,” Carrollton Police Chief Chief Derick Miller said during a news conference to announce the girl had been found.

The child was in the care of officials with Texas Family and Protective Services.