A 30-year-old enigma has finally been solved in the United States. For the record, a baby was found dead on the side of a highway on December 21, 1993. In the American state of Mississippi. According to information revealed by CBS
Newsnew DNA analyzes made it possible to finally identify the infant in question.
At the time, the forensic doctor who performed the autopsy on the body of this baby was able to determine the cause of his death. In his report, he concluded that the death of this infant was “due to hemorrhage and exposure to cold“. This is also what Sheriff Matt Haley recalled on Monday October 14, 2024. Before specifying that the child had been the victim of a murder.
United States: DNA analyzes identified a baby who had died 30 years ago
Unfortunately, no member of this baby’s family could be found at the time. Since the identity of the victim remained undetermined. The funeral team therefore decided to baptize it “Mary Josephine” at the time of his burial. The investigation into the death of this infant was finally relaunched 30 years later.
Concretely, the Harrison County Criminal Investigation Division (CID) obtained a court order to exhume the baby’s body. With the help of the prosecutor’s office, investigators were able to collect the infant’s DNA. And determine its genealogy on this basis. Less than a year later, the results were revealed.
The mother of the dead child has committed the irreparable
The Othram laboratory has thus identified several people as potential members of this baby’s family. The probable mother of the victim was finally able to be found after a series of interviews carried out by the investigators in charge of this case. The woman in question was then contacted. Unfortunately, another tragedy occurred right after.
Indeed, upon arriving at the baby’s potential mother’s house, investigators found her unresponsive. His death was ultimately described by the local sheriff’s office as “suicide“On site, the authorities notably found a letter written by this woman. In this letter, she claimed to be the mother of the infant who died 30 years ago on this Mississippi highway.
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