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Unidentified Black / African American Female
Age 0-0
from Louisville, Kentucky

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On April 11, 1978 the body of a newly born baby girl was found in a dumpster behind the Super X drug store at 2231 Hikes Lane. She was nude and placed in 3 paper bags. She was alive at birth, but abandoned and likely died of exposure. Her mother has never been identified. She was given the name "Baby Francis" by Law Enforcement Officers.
Date Found: 1978-04-11

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP54900

Victim Details

Created

Jan 24, 2019

Case Added

Jan 24, 2019

Case ID

25106

Case Number

KY ME 78-153

Estimated Age Range

Infant

Pid

35251

Possible Nicknames

Baby Francis

Height

17 inches

Weight

6 lbs

Weight To

8 lbs

Ethnicity

Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity

Black / African American

Gender

Female

EstimatedPostmortemInterval

Post Mortem Interval

Days

Estimated Death Year From

1978

Date Found

1978-04-11

City

Louisville

State

Kentucky

County

Jefferson County

Tribal Land

AllPartsRecovered

Agency ID

19527

Agency Name

Louisville Metro Police Department

Agency City

Louisville

Agency State

Kentucky

Agency County

Jefferson County

Agency Contact

Brenda Wescott

Contact Job Title

Detective

Agency Address

701 West Ormsby Avenue, , Louisville, Kentucky

Agency Phone

5025747111

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

http://www.louisville-police.org/

Agency Case #

25363

Agency Report Date

1978-04-11

Hair Color

Black

Left Eye Color

Unknown

Right Eye Color

Unknown

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Unidentified Black / African American Female
Age 0-0
from Louisville, Kentucky

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