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On October 10, 2005, a newborn girl was found deceased wrapped in newspapers and a white towel and stuffed in a plastic Marriot Hotel bag, in a women's restroom of the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. She was given the nickname "Baby Skylar" by investigators.
19 years later, the baby's mother, 51-year-old Annie Anderson of Washington state, has been arrested.
"The breakthrough in the case came thanks in part to the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force and advances in DNA technology and investigative genetic genealogy.
Using the DNA evidence from Baby Skylar's unidentified mother, officials created a DNA profile and a family tree of potential relatives.
“Through the genealogy, we identified someone in the family tree. That person consented to a sample and led the investigation further to Miss Anderson,” said Dan Horan, supervisory Special Agent for the FBI Phoenix field office."
Anderson had been at the airport for a real estate boot camp in Phoenix when she gave birth to Baby Skylar. She is awaiting extradition to Arizona from Washington. The father of the infant is not a suspect.
Mother of 'Baby Skylar' who was found dead in Phoenix airport trash can 19 years ago is arrested
19 years later, the baby's mother, 51-year-old Annie Anderson of Washington state, has been arrested.
"The breakthrough in the case came thanks in part to the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force and advances in DNA technology and investigative genetic genealogy.
Using the DNA evidence from Baby Skylar's unidentified mother, officials created a DNA profile and a family tree of potential relatives.
“Through the genealogy, we identified someone in the family tree. That person consented to a sample and led the investigation further to Miss Anderson,” said Dan Horan, supervisory Special Agent for the FBI Phoenix field office."
Anderson had been at the airport for a real estate boot camp in Phoenix when she gave birth to Baby Skylar. She is awaiting extradition to Arizona from Washington. The father of the infant is not a suspect.
Mother of 'Baby Skylar' who was found dead in Phoenix airport trash can 19 years ago is arrested