CA CA - Rocklin, WhtFem, Infant, UP91725, found in box, blue sweatshirt, July'82

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NAMUS UP91725​

Unidentified Female
Location Found: Rocklin, Placer County, California
Date Found: July 2, 1982

Race: White / Caucasian
PMI: Unknown
Estimated year of Death: Unknown
Estimated Age: Infant
Height: 1' 3"(15 inches) , Measured
Weight: Unknown
Hair: Blond/Strawberry, Slightly wavy, 3/4" inch, never been cut
Eye Color: Unknown
Clothing: Unknown
Circumstances: Partially decomposed/skeletonized infant located in a wooden box in a field. Infant appeared to be less than a month old and experienced a full term birth with a natural delivery.

Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Mummified
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered

Agency Info:
ME/C Case Number: 5311-82

Placer County Sheriff's Office- Coroner Division - (916) 409-8253
Agency Case Number: 5311-82

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Case Media:

"2 Infants' Bodies Found In Rocklin, Sacramento," The Sacramento Bee, July 3, 1982

"The body of a baby was found in a box in a field at the end of Rainier Avenue in the southwest part of town."

"The body was discovered a few minutes after 2 p.m by state Department of Transportation workers."

"The infant reportedly had been dead a long time."

"Bodies of Two Infants Discovered," The Sacramento Bee, July 3, 1982, pg 15.

"Infant found in box," The Placer Herald, July 8, 1982, pg 1.

"The baby was a full-term pregnancy."

"The box was wrapped in a blue hooded sweatshirt."

The other baby found on the same day is 1446UFCA and is also unidentified