Natalie Anderson remembers the last time she saw nine-month-old Xavia Butler in person.

“I got her dressed and ready, put her in a car seat, and then I didn’t see her again after that.” she said. “It broke me.”

Anderson provided CTV News with a parental rights agreement between her and Xavia’s mother, her cousin, providing her primary care starting June 26, 2021. The document was signed at the Pinaymootang Health Center and in the presence of a registered nurse. Anderson said she was Xavier’s mother, but not biologically.

She said Xavia was removed from her care in March 2022, after Xavia’s mother changed her mind.

“I raised her. She was my baby,” Anderson said, “She was always happy and taken care of.”

Butler’s remains were found in a barn in the Gypsumville area in June, and RCMP are investigating his death as a homicide.

RCMP released the little girl’s name last week asking for photos or information that could verify her whereabouts after March 2022.

RCMP said the CFS was not involved in his case at the time of his death and the province would not comment on the matter due to the police investigation. CTV News reached out to a member of the Butler family and was told they had no comment on the matter.

No charges have been filed in connection with Butler’s death.

Anderson said she would video chat with Xavia after she left her care to live with her mother.

“It was daily,” she said, “Then it was once a week, every two weeks, once a month, no news, no news from her, no seeing her.”

The video chats ended when Xavia was 11 months old.

The RCMP is asking anyone with information or photos to share to call the RCMP Major Crime Services tip line at 431-489-8112.

-With files from The Canadian Press and CTV’s Alexandra Holyk