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

Victim Details

Created
Jan 18, 2011

Case Added
Sep 30, 2024

Case ID
49829

Case Number
C1997-27018

Estimated Age Range
Infant

Age To
1

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
No

AllPartsRecovered
1

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

Solved
Yes

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: White underwear Purple underwear Yellow nightgown
Other: White towel Yellow towel with lace border Green towel with lace and a heart "Joy"

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description (IDENTIFIED)

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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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Victim Details

Case Description (IDENTIFIED)

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