A Loveland father has been charged with murder after his 4-month-old daughter was found in the Little Miami River.

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A Loveland father has been charged with murder after his 4-month-old daughter was found in the Little Miami River.Charles Crawford, 24, is in Clermont County Jail after he filed a "fabricated" missing child report for his daughter Kaylynn Crawford, Savalas Kidd, assistant agent in charge of the Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Investigation, said.Crawford initially reported Kaylynn missing from a Dollar General parking lot in Loveland shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday. The baby's father said he went inside the store on Loveland-Madeira Road, leaving Kaylynn asleep in the car.When Crawford came back out, he said his daughter was gone."She was in the car. I only stepped out to grab her some water because she was asleep. And I came back out because I needed my wallet -- it was like two or three minutes. I get in my car because my wallet was in her diaper bag…and she was gone," Crawford told 911 dispatchers.Officials said Crawford’s story was a lie, and after hours of searching, he eventually led officers to Kaylynn's body Monday along Glendale Milford Road near the Kelley Nature Preserve."Crawford's remains were found along the riverbanks here along Glendale-Milford Road,” Kidd said. “Kaylynn's car seat was also recovered."Police spent the morning processing Crawford’s car at his girlfriend's apartment nearby."This clearly is not the outcome that we were hoping and praying for today,” Loveland Police Chief Sean Rahe said. “We would like to offer our sympathies again to Kaylynn's family."Crawford has been charged with one count of aggravated murder. He is being held at the Clermont County Jail. His bond has not been set.He will be arraigned Tuesday at 10 a.m. 14415288