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Unidentified White / Caucasian Male
Age 0-1
from Jefferson, North Carolina

Victim Details

Created
Aug 23, 2022

Case Added
Jun 02, 2023

Case ID
43542

Case Number
A94-1365

Estimated Age Range
Fetus

Age To
1

Pid
60112

Height
24 inches

Weight
1 lbs

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Male

Estimated Birth From
1993

Estimated Birth To
1993

Estimated Death Year From
1994

Date Found
1994-11-29

Description
Jefferson Water Treatment Center

City
Jefferson

State
North Carolina

County
Ashe County

Tribal Land
No

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
40199

Agency Name
Ashe County Sheriff's Office

Agency City
Jefferson

Agency State
North Carolina

Agency County
Ashe County

Agency Contact

Agency Address
140 Government Circle, , Jefferson, North Carolina

Agency Phone
3368465633

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Law Enforcement

Agency Website
https://ashesheriff.com/

Hair Color
Unknown

Head/Hair
The head is normally formed. Scalp hair is absent. The anterior and posterior fontanelles are open and widely spaced. The eyes are fused. The ears are normally formed; however, a minimal amount of cartilage present. The nose and lips are unremarkable.

Body/Hair
The chest is symmetrical. Breast buds are not palpable. The abdomen is not protuberant. The extremities are bilaterally symmetrical with all digits present. Palmar creases are unidentifiable.

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

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Case Description

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On November 29 , 1994, John Bower was working at the Jefferson Water Treatment Plant when he observed what he thought was a rubber doll, which was floating in the first dump pit of the sewer. He retrieved the object and called the Ashe County Sheriff's Office. The object was a fetus which appeared to be approximately six months old. The fetus was transported on November 30 , 1994, to the Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem where an autopsy was conducted. The autopsy revealed that the fetus had been dead at birth.
Date Found: 1994-11-29

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