TN TN - Oak Ridge - 'Baby Wyatt Doe' - UncMale Infant Found in Melton Hill Lake - UP68097 - Mar'20

[YaYa_521]

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP68097
ME/C Case Number 200326-310
NamUs Case Created April 13, 2020

Male, Uncertain
Date Body Found March 26, 2020
Location Found Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Estimated Age Range--
Estimated Age Group Infant
Estimated Age Range (Years)--
Estimated Year of Death 2020
Estimated PMI--
Height 1' 8"(20 inches) , Measured
Weight 7 lbs, Measured
Hair Color Black
Eye Color Unknown

Inventory of Remains--
Condition of Remains Recognizable face

Circumstances of Recovery - Late-term/near-term male infant discovered in Melton Hill Lake by fishermen. T-shirt wrapped around head and umbilical cord still attached.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The city of Oak Ridge approved a measure on Monday to accept a more than $5,000 grant in hopes of identifying a newborn baby boy found dead in Melton Lake nearly two years ago.
On March 26, 2020, police said they responded after a passerby found a newborn baby dead and discarded with his umbilical cord still attached near the water along the Melton Lake Greenway in Oak Ridge at Edgemoor Road.

The baby had no identify, so investigators gave him the name "Baby Wyatt Doe." For nearly two years they have tried to identify him to solve the cold case and are now turning to advanced DNA analysis with the help of a non-profit organization from Indianapolis.

The organization, Season of Justice, has provided a $5,246 grant to the Oak Ridge Police Department to pay for genetic testing. The money will be sent directly to the genetic testing laboratory specifically to identify Baby Wyatt Doe.

The city said the department will not share any confidential or case-sensitive information with the lab or non-profit, and any unused grant funds will be returned to Season of Justice.

The discovery of the newborn's body in 2020 shook the community and officers, who later created a memorial for Wyatt. Oak Ridge said the newborn cannot be given a proper burial until his identity is determined.

Oak Ridge investigators turn to advanced DNA testing to solve 'Baby Wyatt Doe' case

The city of Oak Ridge approved a measure Monday night to accept a $5,246 grant to pay for genetic testing to identify a newborn found dead at Melton Lake in 2020.

www.wbir.com

 

[R. Towle]

These cases really hit me! Those poor babies... and more often than not their mothers turn out to be terrified teenage girls, that are so scared of their own parents that it makes them abandon their own babies this way.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Who is Knoxville Baby Doe (2020)?

The Oak Ridge Police Department & Knox County Regional Forensic Center Partner With Othram to Identify Baby Wyatt

dnasolves.com

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Who is Knoxville Baby Doe (2020)?

The Oak Ridge Police Department & Knox County Regional Forensic Center Partner With Othram to Identify Baby Wyatt

dnasolves.com

 

[Hochman]

Now an NCMEC Case

Have you seen this child? John Doe 2020

Missing From: OAK RIDGE, TN. Missing Date: Thu, Mar 26 2020. On March 26, 2020, a fishermen found the body of a newborn baby floating along the banks of Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, TN. The area is located near the intersection of Melton Lake Drive & Edgemoor Road. Authorities have fondly...

www.missingkids.org

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Baby Wyatt:’ National agency asks for help identifying dead baby found in Oak Ridge​

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — On March 26, 2020, a fisherman found the body of a newborn floating along the banks of Melton Lake. Now, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is asking for tips to help identify the boy.
NCMEC said the child was found in the area near the intersection of Melton Lake Drive and Edgemoor Road. Authorities named the infant “Baby Wyatt,” meaning “little warrior.”

According to NCMEC, the child had been dead for less than 24 hours and was around 34 weeks gestational age. He had black, fine, abundant, curly hair, but environmental conditions made his race unknown. Baby Wyatt’s profile with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System says he was 20 inches long, around 7 pounds, with his umbilical cord still attached and a shirt wrapped around his head.

A post from a Facebook page run by the NCMEC shared digitally created pictures of what the child is believed to have looked like and the shirt found alongside him.

A digital recreation of Baby Wyatt. (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)

‘Baby Wyatt:’ National agency asks for help identifying dead baby found in Oak Ridge

On March 26, 2020, a fisherman found the body of a newborn floating along the banks of Melton Lake. Now, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is asking for tips to help identify t…

www.wate.com

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[killarney rose]

That shirt most likely has the mother’s DNA on it.

 

[Laughing]

That shirt most likely has the mother’s DNA on it.

or had, before soaking in the lake?

 

[Luce2842]

Baby Wyatt:’ National agency asks for help identifying dead baby found in Oak Ridge​

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — On March 26, 2020, a fisherman found the body of a newborn floating along the banks of Melton Lake. Now, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is asking for tips to help identify the boy.
NCMEC said the child was found in the area near the intersection of Melton Lake Drive and Edgemoor Road. Authorities named the infant “Baby Wyatt,” meaning “little warrior.”

According to NCMEC, the child had been dead for less than 24 hours and was around 34 weeks gestational age. He had black, fine, abundant, curly hair, but environmental conditions made his race unknown. Baby Wyatt’s profile with the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System says he was 20 inches long, around 7 pounds, with his umbilical cord still attached and a shirt wrapped around his head.

A post from a Facebook page run by the NCMEC shared digitally created pictures of what the child is believed to have looked like and the shirt found alongside him.

A digital recreation of Baby Wyatt. (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children)

‘Baby Wyatt:’ National agency asks for help identifying dead baby found in Oak Ridge

On March 26, 2020, a fisherman found the body of a newborn floating along the banks of Melton Lake. Now, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is asking for tips to help identify t…

www.wate.com

Bumping for little Baby Wyatt! Xxxx