CA CA- 5400 block of La Sierra Avenue, Riverside, Baby Jane Doe, found in plastic bag im dumpster, Oct '87, - Melissa Jean Allen Avila, 55, arrest '24

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After 37 years, Riverside Baby Jane Doe (1987) is Identified

Riverside Police Department Teams with Othram to Identify a 1987 Baby Jane Doe

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'In October 1987, the body of a newborn baby was found in a plastic bag inside of a Riverside, California garbage dumpster. The dumpster was situated behind a business in the 5400 block of La Sierra Avenue in Riverside, which is located approximately 50 miles east of Los Angeles in California's Inland Empire area. A man rummaging for recyclables found the baby girl, whose death was ruled a homicide by the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. At the time, Riverside Police Homicide Detectives worked diligently to solve the case, but all leads were exhausted, and a suspect was not identified'.

'' Othram assisted with investigators' reference testing efforts using KinSNP® Rapid Familial Relationship Testing, which allows investigators to infer kinship in closely and distantly related individuals. These efforts led to the identification and arrest of the infant's mother, 55-year-old Melissa Jean Allen Avila. Avila was 19-years-old at the time of the baby’s death. Detectives do not believe the infant’s father had any criminal culpability in the murder.''

 

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[sasha17]

The biological mother of Baby Doe 1987 that was just identified by Othram is a 55 year old from North Carolina, named Melissa Jean Allen Avila.

 

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This 2023 article is about a different case where a baby was found in 2022. The biological mother of Baby Doe 1987 that was just identified by Othram is named Melissa Jean Allen Avila.

Thank you!, erased my post

 

[sasha17]

Thank you!, erased my post

Thanks, edited mine too.

I hope Melissa Jean Allen Avila remains in prison for the remainder of her life. That poor, innocent baby.

 

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I hate that the fathers are always let off the hook in these cases. How many baby deaths are a result of the male parent leaving the mother to carry the load alone.