Discovery Information
Date Found: July 22, 2000
Estimated Year of Death: 2000
Ethnicity: Uncertain
Location Found: Providence, RI
Latitude: 41.8245558
Longitude: -71.414199
Physical Characteristics
Estimated Age Range: 18 - 40 years
Gender: Female
Height Range: 61 - 61 inches
Weight Range: 6 - 6 lbs
Identifying Features: Hair Color: Black Head Hair Description: Black curly hair Accessories: Found in black garbage bag with red drawstring.
Forensic Details
DNA Status: unknown
Fingerprints Status: unknown
Dentals Status: unknown
Circumstances
Cause and manner of death unable to determine after scene investigation and complete postmortem examination, including histology and toxicology. Infant was found in a black garbage bag in the water of the Providence River at the rear of above address. Currents may have carried the bag from a destination further up the river. Unable to determine if baby was a stillborn or live birth. A two week notice in the Providence Journal Obituaries was circulated in an attempt to find the parents, however no one came forward. The infant was buried by Hoey Funeral Home, Providence, RI. Details of Recovery Inventory of Remains All parts recovered Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Contact Information
Source: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/12745?nav
Contact Name: Rhode Island Office of Chief Medical Examiner
Contact Number: 4012225500
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