CA CA- Las Lomas area of Monterey County, Baby John Doe Garin, wrapped in blanket inside paper bag, Dec; '94,- mother, Pamela Ferrery 60, *Arrest, '24.*

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After three decades, Baby Garin (1994) is now Identified

California's Monterey County Cold Case Taskforce Teams with Othram to Identify a 1994 Baby Doe

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''In December 1994, the body of a Baby John Doe was discovered in the Las Lomas area of Monterey County, California. A man who was collecting aluminum cans on the side of Garin Road made the discovery when he picked up a paper grocery bag and found the infant inside, wrapped in a blanket. It was determined that the child’s body had been left on the roadside several weeks prior. An autopsy revealed that the infant was born alive and was likely several days old at the time of his death.

The infant became known as “Baby Garin,” named for the road on which his body was discovered. For years, investigators were unable to determine the identity of the child. In an effort to finally identify the infant and the person responsible for his death, the Monterey County Cold Cask Task Force team with Othram to determine if advanced DNA testing could help to resolve the decades-old mystery.''

''Follow-up interviews were conducted and reference DNA samples were collected, leading to the identification of Baby Garin’s mother, 60-year old Pamela Ferreryra. Ferreryra, a resident of Watsonville, California, was arrested on October 17, 2024 for the infants’ death.''

 

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Mom arrested for cold-case murder of newborn left in bag at California dump 30 years ago

A California mother was arrested for the cold case murder of her newborn baby whose body was found at a dumpsite 30 years ago, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. Better DNA e…

nypost.com

''Ferreyra is an in-home health care provider and the mother of multiple children, local station KSBW-TV reported, without saying exactly how many kids she has.''

Cold Case: Mother arrested for 1994 Monterey County murder of newborn

A 60-year-old Santa Cruz County mother has been arrested, accused of dumping her days-old baby at an illegal dumpsite 30 years ago in a rural part of Monterey County.

www.ksbw.com

''Ferreyra was arrested early Thursday morning at her Watsonville home without incident. According to her Facebook page, she works as an in-home healthcare provider.

"Some of them seem to think that they have gotten away with it and are very surprised," said Assistant District Attorney Matt L'Heureux. "Some of them have been waiting for that knock on the door for decades. I couldn't tell you which situation this falls under, but we're happy that this day has come and that we're able to do something about this situation that happened 30 years ago."

Pamela Ferreyra is being held on a $1 million bail. She is expected to be arraigned on a murder charge Friday afternoon''.

 

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A little surprised to see that the DM picked up the story.

Bombshell update in 30-year cold case of newborn left by roadside

Over 30 years after 'Baby Garin' was tragically found dead in a plastic bag on a roadside in California, 60-year-old Pamela Ferreyra was arrested Thursday after she was tied to the corpse through DNA.

www.dailymail.co.uk

''Just two weeks before her arrest, Ferreyra had received an outpouring of support after sharing a post on Facebook marking the death of her other son, saying she 'cries every day' since he died 10 months before aged 32. The circumstances of that death are unclear.''

''Just two weeks before her arrest, Ferreyra shared a post on Facebook over her 'grief' at the death of her son, Nicholas (pictured together), who passed away last year aged 32 ''
'It's hard. I'm fresh into this journey. I cry almost everyday. Some days I feel hope, peace, love and happiness. Grief is tangled into every aspect of my life,' she wrote. 'Some days I cry just because I saw a picture or video of Nicholas.'
'I wish this wasn't true. I wish it wasn't him. But the truth of real grief is your choices are limited. Grow and move forward, or stop & let it slowly ruin and kill you and everyone around you.''

 

[ChatteringBirds]

This is such a tragic case. I estimate she would have been 30 when she had baby "Garin," so she wasn't really young. And her son that passed-away last year would have been preschool-age when Garin was born, right?
I wonder if she hid the pregnancy from family/friends or what the circumstances were.

 

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DEC. 5, 2025

California mother pleads guilty in 1994 cold case death of newborn son

SALINAS, California (KSBW) -- A Watsonville mother has pleaded guilty to abandoning her newborn son over 30 years ago, causing his death along Garin Road in the Las Lomas area.

www.channel3000.com

''SALINAS, California (KSBW) -- A Watsonville mother has pleaded guilty to abandoning her newborn son over 30 years ago, causing his death along Garin Road in the Las Lomas area.''

''Pamela Ferreyra in court Friday. Watsonville mother accused of killing newborn in 1994 pleads not guilty She will be sentenced to 13 years and four months in state prison in February 2026, per Pacioni.''

"When interviewed, Ferreyra said she hid her pregnancy from her husband and children, and she delivered the baby alive in her home.

Ferreyra allegedly told investigators that she dressed him, put him in her car, drove him to a remote Prunedale location, and left him there. Pacioni said that Ferreyra never went back to check on her son.''

 

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DEC. 5, 2025

California mother pleads guilty in 1994 cold case death of newborn son

SALINAS, California (KSBW) -- A Watsonville mother has pleaded guilty to abandoning her newborn son over 30 years ago, causing his death along Garin Road in the Las Lomas area.

www.channel3000.com

''SALINAS, California (KSBW) -- A Watsonville mother has pleaded guilty to abandoning her newborn son over 30 years ago, causing his death along Garin Road in the Las Lomas area.''

''Pamela Ferreyra in court Friday. Watsonville mother accused of killing newborn in 1994 pleads not guilty She will be sentenced to 13 years and four months in state prison in February 2026, per Pacioni.''

"When interviewed, Ferreyra said she hid her pregnancy from her husband and children, and she delivered the baby alive in her home.

Ferreyra allegedly told investigators that she dressed him, put him in her car, drove him to a remote Prunedale location, and left him there. Pacioni said that Ferreyra never went back to check on her son.''

I am always wondering what drives an apparently happily married mom to conceal a pregnancy and kill the newborn. Onset of some mental illness? I mean, some women may have had abusive partners, gotten pregnant from an affair, were overwhelmed with too many kids (and birth control or early abortion were not available or no option) but that does not seem to have been the case here.

jmoo

 

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DEC. 5, 2025

California mother pleads guilty in 1994 cold case death of newborn son

SALINAS, California (KSBW) -- A Watsonville mother has pleaded guilty to abandoning her newborn son over 30 years ago, causing his death along Garin Road in the Las Lomas area.

www.channel3000.com

''SALINAS, California (KSBW) -- A Watsonville mother has pleaded guilty to abandoning her newborn son over 30 years ago, causing his death along Garin Road in the Las Lomas area.''

''Pamela Ferreyra in court Friday. Watsonville mother accused of killing newborn in 1994 pleads not guilty She will be sentenced to 13 years and four months in state prison in February 2026, per Pacioni.''

"When interviewed, Ferreyra said she hid her pregnancy from her husband and children, and she delivered the baby alive in her home.

Ferreyra allegedly told investigators that she dressed him, put him in her car, drove him to a remote Prunedale location, and left him there. Pacioni said that Ferreyra never went back to check on her son.''

If only she'd left him at a hospital, or somewhere where he could've been found alive

 

[dotr]

I am always wondering what drives an apparently happily married mom to conceal a pregnancy and kill the newborn. Onset of some mental illness? I mean, some women may have had abusive partners, gotten pregnant from an affair, were overwhelmed with too many kids (and birth control or early abortion were not available or no option) but that does not seem to have been the case here.

jmoo

A different father from the rest of the kids? speculation, imo.

 

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A different father from the rest of the kids? speculation, imo.

Unless it is for some reason obvious the baby is not the husbands, it was long before reliable DNA testing, it was also no good reason to conceal an affair pregnancy. They had bloodgroup paternity tests but they were not super reliable. Many people found out in recent years their bio fathers were not who they were told.

I wish we knew her motivation. Maybe she acted out of some stress situation but there is no indication that she went through a marriage crisis or had too many pregnancies too closely together. I hope we will eventually find out. Because understanding the psychology behind infanticide and concealed/denied pregnancy in seemingly stable circumstances can help prevent future cases.

jmoo

 

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2024

Mom arrested for cold-case murder of newborn left in bag at California dump 30 years ago

A California mother was arrested for the cold case murder of her newborn baby whose body was found at a dumpsite 30 years ago, according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office. Better DNA e…

nypost.com

''Ferreyra is an in-home health care provider and the mother of multiple children, local station KSBW-TV reported, without saying exactly how many kids she has.''

Watsonville mother pleads guilty in 1994 cold case death of her newborn son

The mother of a newborn baby who was found dead in Monterey County in 1994 has pleaded guilty to her son's death, prosecutors said.

www.cbsnews.com

''Ferreyra will be sentenced to 13 years and four months in state prison at a hearing on Feb. 18, 2026.''

 

[ChatteringBirds]

If only she'd left him at a hospital, or somewhere where he could've been found alive

Exactly. She could have easily planned to leave him in a place he'd be found alive.