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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 0-1
from Newport News, Virginia

Victim Details

Created
Feb 10, 2010

Case Added
May 21, 2024

Case ID
42827

Case Number
T1972-12721

Estimated Age Range
Infant

Age To
1

Pid
61180

Height
19 inches

Weight
9 lbs

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Male

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
36

Post Mortem Interval
Hours

Estimated Birth From
1971

Estimated Birth To
1971

Estimated Death Year From
1972

Date Found
1972-08-26

Description
James River, Deep Creek

City
Newport News

State
Virginia

County
Newport News City

Tribal Land
No

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
14245

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

Hair Color
Blond/Strawberry

Left Eye Color
Brown

Right Eye Color
Brown

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description

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Full-term infant found floating in the river
Date Found: 1972-08-26

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