Crime | missing child Police: Missing 5-Year-Old Girl Dead After Mom's Murder Body of Taliyah Marsman found in rural field By Michael Harthorne Posted Jul 15, 2016 4:30 PM CDT Copied Taliyah Marsman (Calgary Police via AP) A 5-year-old Canadian girl missing following her mother's murder is believed dead. The Calgary Herald reports authorities found a body believed to be that of Taliyah Marsman in a rural field on Thursday. Police believe she was dead before an Amber Alert for her went out early Tuesday. Her mother, 34-year-old Sara Baillie, was found dead in their home late Monday. People reports 46-year-old Edward Downey has been charged with murdering Baillie and Taliyah. Police say Downey, who also goes by Edward Simmons, was a family friend who had an "extensive criminal history." He was apprehended Wednesday. Police still don't know why Baillie and Taliyah were killed. Read These Next Colorado wants to give 'peace of mind' on Hunter S. Thompson. Defense officials react to Hegseth's Quantico meeting. Hiker lost for days in Idaho had no pants or shoes. Turns out life on the California coast isn't always breezy. Report an error