Police Hope New Sketch Leads To Boy's Identification
UPDATED: November 21, 2005
CHICAGO -- The DuPage County sheriff's office has followed up more than 100 tips in its investigation into the October discovery of the body of young boy found near Naperville, and on Monday it released a modified sketch of the unidentified victim.
The drawing was modified to show the 3- to 5-year-old boy with shorter, straighter hair to give his face a slightly different perspective, a sheriff's office news release said.
Detectives working the case have followed up on more than 100 tips since the initial sketch of the victim was released, but none of the leads led to the identity of the boy, DuPage County Sheriff John E. Zaruba said in the release.
The body was found Oct. 8 in a blue canvas laundry bag near Ferry Road and Meadow Drive in an unincorporated area of DuPage County near Naperville, the release said.
"We are again appealing to the public for help in identifying this poor child who was discarded by the side of a road as if he were a piece of garbage," Zaruba said
Sheriff's police deputies found the remains at about 4 p.m. Oct. 8 after a person came upon the body and called police, DuPage County sheriff's police spokeswoman Carol Roegner said at the time.
The cause of the child's death was still undetermined Monday, said a deputy coroner with the DuPage County Coroner's office who declined to be identified.
Investigators have already determined that the child was about 38 inches tall and weighed between 25 and 30 pounds, the news release said. An anthropologist consulted by detectives working on the case believes the ethnic origin of the boy is East Indian/American Indian derived from Hispanic or Tribal Indian heritage, the release said.
The boy was wearing a navy blue, collarless shirt with three buttons, and the size is 2T for toddlers. He also wore navy blue pants with a nylon cotton blend shell with a white liner. The brand of the clothing is Faded Glory, which is sold exclusively by Wal-Mart, the release said.
Investigators continue to work closely with the FBI and The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. "America's Most Wanted" has the child's picture and information posted on its website and thousands of posters have been distributed nationwide, the release said.
Detectives are also awaiting the results of several, more sophisticated forensic examinations, and those results are expected before the first of the year, the release said.
Anyone who recognizes the child should call the sheriff's office tip line at (800) 669-7109, the release said.
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