Mother of ‘Cupcake’ McKinney reflects on five years since kidnapping [Video]

It’s been five years since three-year-old Kamille “Cupcake” McKinney was kidnapped outside Tom Brown Village and later found dead in a Birmingham landfill.Back in 2019, Cupcake’s fatal abduction sent shockwaves through Birmingham, and the world, as the weeks-long search ended in tragedy. And, in the days and months since, McKinney’s mother has been haunted by what happened the day of that birthday party.For most Alabamians, fall delivers football and liberating relief from relentless heat. Not for April Thomas.”My anxiety kicks back in. And also, I just hate to see October coming,” Thomas said.On Oct. 12, 2019, Thomas’ 10-year-old son had just won his football game, and her three-year-old daughter, Kamille, was playing with cousins at the Tom Brown Village apartments.”One minute, you’re looking at a child laughing and playing with their cousins. And then, one minute, you look around. Everybody else accounted for but her. So that was, my heart …