Unidentified Uncertain Female
from Providence, Rhode Island

Cause and manner of death unable to determine after scene investigation and complete postmortem examination, including histology and toxicology. Infant was found in a black garbage bag in the water of the Providence River at the rear of above address. Currents may have carried the bag from a destination further up the river. Unable to determine if baby was a stillborn or live birth. A two week notice in the Providence Journal Obituaries was circulated in an attempt to find the parents, however no one came forward. The infant was buried by Hoey Funeral Home, Providence, RI.
Date Found: 2000-07-22

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP12745