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

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
1

Post Mortem Interval
Days

Estimated Death Year From
1978

Date Found
1978-04-11

City
Louisville

State
Kentucky

County
Jefferson County

Tribal Land
No

AllPartsRecovered
1

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

Physical Descriptions
Scar/mark: Multiple scratch marks on her neck

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description

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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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