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Chesapeake police said their ongoing investigation and forensic testing led them to charge Melissa Chrisman, 41, with felony murder and felony child abuse and neglect.
The infant, named Baby Daniel, was found wearing an oversized diaper and wrapped in two blankets. Police believed the baby was recently born as his umbilical cord was still attached. An 11-year-old boy found the baby dead at Western Branch Park on January 17, 2003 under a pile of snow. The boy reportedly ran away and flagged down a driver who called 911.
Court documents stated that in July, investigators sent the two blankets that were found with Baby Daniel to the state forensic lab for testing. A certificate of analysis filed in November stated that DNA on one of the blankets — and that Chrisman’s DNA profile was “consistent with a possible contributor."
Baby Daniel: Arrest made in cold case murder of baby boy found frozen, dead in park
The infant, named Baby Daniel, was found wearing an oversized diaper and wrapped in two blankets. Police believed the baby was recently born as his umbilical cord was still attached. An 11-year-old boy found the baby dead at Western Branch Park on January 17, 2003 under a pile of snow. The boy reportedly ran away and flagged down a driver who called 911.
Court documents stated that in July, investigators sent the two blankets that were found with Baby Daniel to the state forensic lab for testing. A certificate of analysis filed in November stated that DNA on one of the blankets — and that Chrisman’s DNA profile was “consistent with a possible contributor."
Baby Daniel: Arrest made in cold case murder of baby boy found frozen, dead in park