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Unidentified White / Caucasian Female
Age 0-1
from Mechanicsville, Virginia

Victim Details

Created
Feb 09, 2010

Case Added
May 21, 2024

Case ID
42829

Case Number
C1987-10463

Estimated Age Range
Infant

Age To
1

Pid
17718

Height
20 inches

Weight
7 lbs

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Female

Post Mortem Interval
Hours

Estimated Birth From
1986

Estimated Birth To
1986

Estimated Death Year From
1987

Date Found
1987-08-19

City
Mechanicsville

State
Virginia

County
Hanover County

Tribal Land
No

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
8598

Agency Name
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Central District

Agency City
Richmond

Agency State
Virginia

Agency County
Richmond City

Agency Contact
Lara Newell

Contact Job Title
Long-term Unidentified Coordinator

Agency Address
400 E Jackson St, , Richmond, Virginia

Agency Phone
8047863174

Agency Jurisdiction
State

Agency Type
Medical Examiner

Agency Case #
C1987-10463

Agency Report Date
1987-08-19

Hair Color
Brown

Head/Hair
short curly

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Clothing & Accessories
Accessories: Plastic bag, cardboard box, royal blue towel wrapped around infant

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description

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08/19/87, the body of a newborn white female was found in a 7-11 store dumpster at Route 301 and Route 640 at 8206 State Route 1231 (Jupiter Drive) in Mechanicsville, Hanover County, Virginia. The body was wrapped in a royal blue towel and placed into a white cardboard box
Date Found: 1987-08-19

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