GUILTY IN - Salem, Washington Co, BlkMale 5-8, PMI approx 1 week, wooded area near roadway, Apr'22 - Cairo Ammar Jordan *1 guilty* *Mother arrested 2024*

[MrsWatson]

Indiana police are still working to identify boy found dead in a suitcase | CNN

Indiana officials are still trying to identify a child whose body was found last month inside a suitcase in a heavily wooded area in southern Indiana.

us.cnn.com

"We are getting a lot of people on the internet searching for missing children, which is not what we need right now," Huls told CNN. "We have contact with all of those agencies and we are always checking that. We don't have a match there."
Huls said police anticipate that the child will not be listed on any registry and they are looking for individuals who might have first-hand knowledge that could lead to the child's identification and clarity on the circumstances of his death.

This sounds to me like they anticipate this little boy may be off the grid, and never reported missing. MOO

 

[Gemmie]

True. French Lick has a casino so maybe the Las Vegas suitcase belonged to someone who visits casinos.

Or maybe it belonged to someone (like me) that gets just about everything they own from a garage or estate sales, Goodwill, or other resale shops. Why pay full price when you can get something really cheap? Not to mention it helps 'recycle' things if you don't buy new. I wouldn't put too much into a Las Vegas themed suitcase. The other day I was outside wearing a red and white sweater with CANADA across the front. I likely paid a quarter for it at a garage sale. I said hello to a couple walking by and the woman said "Go, Canada!" out of the blue. I had no idea why and thought maybe the US was playing some kind of sports game with Canada that day. Later I realized she was responding to my garage sale sweater. LOL!

So don't put too much into a LV themed suitcase. I for darn sure wouldn't use one of my own for something like this for several reasons... I'd want to keep it for one, and my DNA would likely be on an item of mine so why leave something as important as your DNA behind? As I said... I wouldn't put too much into a Las Vegas themed suitcase. Instead of gamblers, the killer could simply be poor, or rich and frugal.

 

[aimeea]

MOO, I'm curious if they'll run his DNA to get GEDMatch data to possibly identify potential close relatives.

 

[j_in_c]

MOO, I'm curious if they'll run his DNA to get GEDMatch data to possibly identify potential close relatives.

From my observations, that is usually done as a last resort. With this being so recent, I think a good reconstruction along with publicity can hopefully bring in tips. It is hard to say, I thought Emma Cole's case would be a quick solve and it was 2 years before the right tip came in (and for reference it was about 2 months for a sketch to be released).

 

[Nell91]

Bump.
I hate to say this, but I am frustrated with the lack of updates, however, I am from the UK so unsure how the media are covering this. I'm confident that LE know what they're doing, and that they're quietly solving this. Maybe they're worried that if the perp thinks they're closing in, they'll bolt. All I can think of. This little lad is on my mind daily.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Mystery of boy's body in a suitcase stumps cops after piece of evidence fails

THE identity of a five-year-old boy whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase remains a mystery as evidence continues to crumble. A mushroom hunter discovered the dead youngster in a hard-shell ca…

www.thesun.co.uk

 

[Bit of hope]

Mystery of boy's body in a suitcase stumps cops after piece of evidence fails

THE identity of a five-year-old boy whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase remains a mystery as evidence continues to crumble. A mushroom hunter discovered the dead youngster in a hard-shell ca…

www.thesun.co.uk

I think it's a bit of a strange header, like they lost a piece of evidence, but OK. Just curious how this works with toxicology. Do they have to stand in the back of a (probably long) line or can this cases be done with some kind of priority? Somehow I like the way they say they don't need armchair detectives, but first hand knowledge, because it must be hard for them to deal with all this kind of tips. It's a day to day reality and the effect of asking help from the public, who is very willing to help. That is a very good thing, so they could have say thanks or something like that, followed with but....

Still having a hard time on the fact they decided they don't do a recon of the child. The person who did this is already in hiding/on the run or maybe entered the country illegally, I guess. I would like to know the arguments for that/want to understand. In the case of Galveston John Doe, "little Jacob", the release of the crime scene photo (him lying on the beach) and a recon finally, after many tips, someone came forward, who recognized him. It took approx. 8 months to identify him as Jayden Alexander Lopez. So there is still hope this can be solved.

 

[fred&edna]

 

[TootsieFootsie]

MSN

On Friday, Indiana State Police revealed the boy's autopsy final diagnosis. The autopsy found the boy had an electrolyte imbalance likely due to a virus that caused vomiting, diarrhea and dehydration.

The blood toxicology report came back negative, and investigators said the boy was not injured. There was no anatomical cause of death listed, police said.

A memorial service has been scheduled for 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1 to honor the life of the unidentified young boy.

The service will be at Weather's Funeral Home at 106 S. Shelby St. Salem, Indiana 47167.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Authorities release cause of death of 5-year-old found in suitcase in Indiana

More than a month after a 5-year-old boy was found dead inside a suitcase in Indiana, authorities have identified his cause of death but are admittedly no closer to learning

www.wdrb.com

According to Sgt. Carey Huls of the Indiana State Police (ISP), the child died from an electrolyte imbalance, most likely due to gastroenteritis, which he said, in common language terms, would be vomiting and diarrhea, leading to dehydration.

 

[FlossyMay]

So maybe an illegal caregiver was afraid to take him to the doctor?

 

[citizen_sleuth]

Authorities release cause of death of 5-year-old found in suitcase in Indiana

More than a month after a 5-year-old boy was found dead inside a suitcase in Indiana, authorities have identified his cause of death but are admittedly no closer to learning

www.wdrb.com

According to Sgt. Carey Huls of the Indiana State Police (ISP), the child died from an electrolyte imbalance, most likely due to gastroenteritis, which he said, in common language terms, would be vomiting and diarrhea, leading to dehydration.

I just can’t wrap my head around a child dying from (it seems) natural causes and putting their body in a suitcase and dumping it in the woods. Hiding the body would be more understandable if he was murdered or died as a result of sustained abuse, but why hide the body if there was nothing nefarious about it?

 

[Bit of hope]

I just can’t wrap my head around a child dying from (it seems) natural causes and putting their body in a suitcase and dumping it in the woods. Hiding the body would be more understandable if he was murdered or died as a result of sustained abuse, but why hide the body if there was nothing nefarious about it?

It sounds severe neglect to me. I'm not a doctor but I believe this child could have been saved from dying with proper treatment. I can't imagine this happened over night, but maybe I'm wrong.

 

[Laughing]

@meanmaryjean ; @LaborDayRN ; could either/both of you share a professional opinion?

 

[meanmaryjean]

@meanmaryjean ; @LaborDayRN ; could either/both of you share a professional opinion?

This is a 'third world' cause of death. Except in those extremely low income countries there are no resources. Here? Any ER or walk in clinic can treat.
This is neglect in my.book. Nothing more and nothing less.

 

[Gemmie]

Investigators are convinced he was killed within the last week.

Boy's body found in suitcase in Washington County Indiana

Snipped for focus. I don't like how they worded that. They are assuming he was killed when maybe something happened and he simply died, they freaked out and put him in a suitcase and dumped him. Even if that wasn't the case, I still think they should have said "they are convinced he died within the last week", because if you think about it factually, all they really knew is that he was dead, nothing they saw on his body indicated he was killed. Sure, I'll give it to you that it appears he was killed since he was placed in a suitcase and dumped. lol But it's still assuming on their part when LE should go by the facts. THEN, if an autopsy comes up with something pointing to murder, then they can use the word killed. JMO

I say that because we had a case around here where a body was found in a cemetery in a homemade coffin. Someone apparently liked the guy enough to build him a coffin, heft it into the back of a truck, apparently with someone's help as he was a big boy @ 350 lbs, then drive it to a cemetery and place it on the ground. Preliminary autopsy findings show nothing. Still waiting on toxicology. All I could think of is maybe they were poor and couldn't afford burial services, but wanted someone to find and bury him. What better to do than build a coffin for him and leave him in a cemetery?

 

[FrostedGlass]

Since they found nothing pointing to murder, I'm not convinced that it was.

In one of the early news reports, it briefly showed a spot along the little creek. It was such a pretty spot, that I wondered if, instead of "dumping' the body, they placed it somewhere that had meaning.

 

[Kiranerys]

Since they found nothing pointing to murder, I'm not convinced that it was.

In one of the early news reports, it briefly showed a spot along the little creek. It was such a pretty spot, that I wondered if, instead of "dumping' the body, they placed it somewhere that had meaning.

I would really like to think so

 

[aimeea]

Since they found nothing pointing to murder, I'm not convinced that it was.

In one of the early news reports, it briefly showed a spot along the little creek. It was such a pretty spot, that I wondered if, instead of "dumping' the body, they placed it somewhere that had meaning.

That was my thought too, but then I wonder, why put the body in a suitcase?

Also dying from gastroenteritis (which they seem to strongly think is the underlying cause in news stories) is so rare--300 deaths annually in the US according to Gastroenteritis in Children.

 

[FrostedGlass]

That was my thought too, but then I wonder, why put the body in a suitcase?

Also dying from gastroenteritis (which they seem to strongly think is the underlying cause in news stories) is so rare--300 deaths annually in the US according to Gastroenteritis in Children.

We've had so many bad cases with children, maybe I'm just grasping at straws with this one.