ENFIELD, CT — Newly released search warrant applications show Enfield police sought records from Facebook, Snapchat, CVS Caremark and Amazon as part of the ongoing investigation into the death of 12-year-old Eve Rogers.
The redacted warrants state investigators were seeking evidence related to possible murder, first-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a child. Anthony Scott Federline, 39, Rogers’ stepfather, has not been charged with murder.
Federline remains charged with first-degree sexual assault involving a victim under 13 and risk of injury to a child, court records show. He was arrested April 2 and is being held on a $1 million bond. His next court date is scheduled for July 28 in Hartford Judicial District court.
Enfield Police Chief Alaric Fox confirmed Tuesday that those are the only charges currently pending.
“We continue as the investigating agency with substantial resources still committed to this case,” Fox said via email.
The warrants say police and emergency medical personnel were called to an Enfield home on March 18 for an unresponsive girl. Rogers was found in her bedroom and pronounced dead at 10:37 a.m., according to the affidavits.
Federline was arrested after a sexual assault kit was performed before Rogers’ autopsy and DNA testing later linked him to a sample collected during the investigation, according to prior court records and the new affidavits.
The new warrants add details about the toxicology portion of the investigation. According to the affidavits, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner contacted Enfield detectives on April 8 and reported that Rogers had a lethal amount of diphenhydramine, commonly known by the trade name Benadryl, in her system.
The warrants state toxicology testing showed 23,000 ng/ml of diphenhydramine in Rogers’ femoral blood. The affidavits say lethal concentrations are noted at 4,390 ng/ml in children and 14,720 ng/ml in adults.
The warrants also state fluoxetine, commonly known as Prozac, was found in Rogers’ system, though she was not prescribed it. Rogers had been prescribed amphetamine and trazodone, but neither was found in her system, according to the affidavits.
Investigators said they had not determined the specific type of diphenhydramine or how Rogers ingested the large quantity. The affidavits state investigators searched the home three times before April 8 and found only blue “Sleep Aid” gel tablets containing diphenhydramine, with no additional medications, empty bottles, loose pills or diphenhydramine packaging found.
Police sought CVS Caremark and Amazon records from Jan. 18 to March 18, including order history, payment information, shipping records, IP access logs and device information. Investigators said purchase records could help determine the source, quantity and timing of any diphenhydramine products obtained before Rogers’ death.
The warrants also sought Facebook and Snapchat records tied to Federline’s accounts from Feb. 2 to April 2. Investigators sought messages, chats, photos, videos, stored Snaps, posts, comments, search history, group memberships and deleted or retained content, according to the affidavits.
According to the warrants, Federline told detectives he communicated with Rogers through third-party app chats, including Snapchat and Facebook. The affidavits state he denied that any conversations were sexual in nature and later requested a lawyer, ending the interview.
Police said a review of Federline’s phone showed an active Snapchat account and a Facebook account. Investigators said a Snapchat message was found between Federline and Rogers, but no conversation history could be recovered, according to the affidavits. Police also said a Facebook download showed Federline had more than 2,000 messages with other parties, but investigators could not locate conversations between him and Rogers in that download.
The warrant applications say investigators believed additional evidence could exist in business records held by Snap and Meta, including records that may remain available even if messages or other content were deleted.
Federline has not entered a plea to the new warrant allegations. The criminal case against him remains pending.
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