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NamUs #UP1247 / DoeNetwork 1650UFFL
Demographics
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Fetus
Estimated Age Range (Years): N/A
Estimated Year of Death: 1984
Estimated PMI: 3 Days
Height: 1'6" (18 inches), Estimated
Weight: 3 lbs, Measured
Cause of Death: Undetermined
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: August 31, 1984
NamUs Case Created: April 7, 2008
ME/C QA Reviewed: December 28, 2011
Location Found: Bonita Springs, Florida
County: Lee County
Circumstances of Recovery: On August 31, 1984, the parents of 20-year-old Carol Woolsoncroft received an anonymous call from an unknown male. The caller said that the body of Carol, who disappeared from Fort Myers on August 4 of the same year, could be found near abandoned cars and wrecked buildings off Coconut Road, near Battista Farms outside Bonita Springs. Carol's parents alerted authorities, who quickly responded and began conducting an air and ground search of the area. During the search, police found the body of a female infant in a ditch along Coconut Road, tied in a black plastic bag. They found no trace of Carol. As of 2022, Carol is still missing.
The infant's body was badly decomposed, although an autopsy revealed the child had likely been born alive. The umbilical cord was still attached. There were no outward signs of foul play, such as broken bones.
Inventory of Remains: N/A
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face
Physical Description
Hair Color: Black
Head Hair Description: Fine black hair on back of head
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinctive Physical Features: No information entered
Clothing and Accessories
-Two terry cloth towels, one dark blue and the other white, as well as a white terry cloth washcloth (Near the Body)
News Coverage
Dan Yount, "Infant's Body Found in Field Near Bonita," Naples Daily News, 6 September 1984, 11A.
The decomposed body of an infant girl wrapped in a blue and white terry cloth towel and tied in a black plastic bag, was found last week in a field north of Battista Farms off Coconut Road.
[...]
Capt. Tom Wallace of the sheriff's department said the Caucasian infant was a new-born with the umbilical cord still attached. The child had been dead several days before the body was discovered.
Authorities said there is no apparent connection between the disappearance of Miss Wolsoncroft [sic] and the discovery of the child's body.
Beth Markett and Frances D. Williams, "Authorities still without clues to newborn's death," News-Press [Ft. Myers, FL], 7 September 1984, 1A, 18A.
[part 1] [part 2]
"We don't know if the caller was someone who knew we have a high priority on the Woolsoncroft case and used her name to initiate the search, or if it was actually information about Woolsoncroft and we just accidentally found the baby," Wallace said.
Dan Yount, "No Foul Play in Infant's Death, Report Concludes," Naples Daily News, 10 September 1984, 15A.
Lee County Medical Examiner Dr. Wallace Graves said the infant's body was too decomposed to determine the exact cause of death, but there were no broken bones or injuries.
[...]
The infant's body had apparently been tossed in a ditch in a field near Battista Farms some time prior to Aug. 31 when the parents of Carol Woolsoncraft -- a 20-year-old Fort Myers girl who disappeared Aug. 4 -- received an anonymous telephone call from a man who said their daughter's body could be found there. They immediately notified authorities, who combed the area and discovered the infant's body tied in a plastic bag.
Demographics
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Fetus
Estimated Age Range (Years): N/A
Estimated Year of Death: 1984
Estimated PMI: 3 Days
Height: 1'6" (18 inches), Estimated
Weight: 3 lbs, Measured
Cause of Death: Undetermined
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: August 31, 1984
NamUs Case Created: April 7, 2008
ME/C QA Reviewed: December 28, 2011
Location Found: Bonita Springs, Florida
County: Lee County
Circumstances of Recovery: On August 31, 1984, the parents of 20-year-old Carol Woolsoncroft received an anonymous call from an unknown male. The caller said that the body of Carol, who disappeared from Fort Myers on August 4 of the same year, could be found near abandoned cars and wrecked buildings off Coconut Road, near Battista Farms outside Bonita Springs. Carol's parents alerted authorities, who quickly responded and began conducting an air and ground search of the area. During the search, police found the body of a female infant in a ditch along Coconut Road, tied in a black plastic bag. They found no trace of Carol. As of 2022, Carol is still missing.
The infant's body was badly decomposed, although an autopsy revealed the child had likely been born alive. The umbilical cord was still attached. There were no outward signs of foul play, such as broken bones.
Inventory of Remains: N/A
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face
Physical Description
Hair Color: Black
Head Hair Description: Fine black hair on back of head
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinctive Physical Features: No information entered
Clothing and Accessories
-Two terry cloth towels, one dark blue and the other white, as well as a white terry cloth washcloth (Near the Body)
News Coverage
Dan Yount, "Infant's Body Found in Field Near Bonita," Naples Daily News, 6 September 1984, 11A.
The decomposed body of an infant girl wrapped in a blue and white terry cloth towel and tied in a black plastic bag, was found last week in a field north of Battista Farms off Coconut Road.
[...]
Capt. Tom Wallace of the sheriff's department said the Caucasian infant was a new-born with the umbilical cord still attached. The child had been dead several days before the body was discovered.
Authorities said there is no apparent connection between the disappearance of Miss Wolsoncroft [sic] and the discovery of the child's body.
Beth Markett and Frances D. Williams, "Authorities still without clues to newborn's death," News-Press [Ft. Myers, FL], 7 September 1984, 1A, 18A.
[part 1] [part 2]
"We don't know if the caller was someone who knew we have a high priority on the Woolsoncroft case and used her name to initiate the search, or if it was actually information about Woolsoncroft and we just accidentally found the baby," Wallace said.
Dan Yount, "No Foul Play in Infant's Death, Report Concludes," Naples Daily News, 10 September 1984, 15A.
Lee County Medical Examiner Dr. Wallace Graves said the infant's body was too decomposed to determine the exact cause of death, but there were no broken bones or injuries.
[...]
The infant's body had apparently been tossed in a ditch in a field near Battista Farms some time prior to Aug. 31 when the parents of Carol Woolsoncraft -- a 20-year-old Fort Myers girl who disappeared Aug. 4 -- received an anonymous telephone call from a man who said their daughter's body could be found there. They immediately notified authorities, who combed the area and discovered the infant's body tied in a plastic bag.
