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Unidentified Uncertain Female
Age 0-1
from Richmond City, Virginia

Case Description

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Newborn infant found in a cardboard box adjacent to a roadway. The box was wrapped in a plastic bag; an athletic bag with the Richmond Braves logo was found nearby. Due to decomposition it was unable to be determined if the infant was born alive.
Date Found: 1997-08-02

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP8408

Victim Details

created

Jan 18, 2011

Case Added

Sep 30, 2024

Case ID

49829

Case Number

C1997-27018

Estimated Age Range

Infant

Age To

Pid

17784

Height

18 inches

Weight

6 lbs

Ethnicity

Uncertain

Primary Ethnicity

Uncertain

Gender

Female

Post Mortem Interval

Days

Estimated Birth From

1996

Estimated Birth To

1996

Estimated Death Year From

1997

Date Found

1997-08-02

description

00 Block of Bacon Street

City

Richmond City

State

Virginia

County

Richmond City

Tribal Land

allPartsRecovered

Agency ID

8630

Agency Name

Virginia Department of Forensic Science

Agency City

Richmond

Agency State

Virginia

Agency County

Richmond City

Agency Contact

Brian Shannon

Contact Job Title

Mitochondrial DNA Section Supervisor

Agency Address

700 North Fifth Street, , Richmond, Virginia

Agency Phone

8047864707

Agency Jurisdiction

State

Agency Type

Other

Agency Website

http://www.dfs.virginia.gov/

Agency Case #

C97-10633

Hair Color

Black

Left Eye Color

Unknown

Right Eye Color

Unknown

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Unidentified Uncertain Female
Age 0-1
from Richmond City, Virginia

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