MA MA - Freetown - Unclothed WM Baby Abandoned in Woods - UP16437 - Nov'83

[YaYa_521]

Date Body Found November 6, 1983
Estimated PMI 1 Days
Location Found Freetown, Massachusetts
Circumstances of Recovery - Found outside.

Male, White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Range 0 Years
Estimated Age Group Infant
Height 1' 7"(19 inches) , Estimated
Weight 6 lbs, Measured
Hair Color Brown
Head Hair Description Short and sparse.
Eye Color Brown
Other distinctive physical characteristic - Umbilical cord attached; no placenta.

NamUs #UP16437
NamUs Case Created March 17, 2017
ME/C Case Number 1983-11140

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[amandab]

Interesting - Freetown isn't terribly far from Mansfield, where another caucasian baby was discovered

MA - MA - Mansfield-Snow Covered WM Baby in Woods-UP57741-Jan'85

Date Body Found January 26, 1985 Location Found Mansfield, Massachusetts Estimated Year of Death-- Estimated PMI-- Inventory of Remains All parts recovered Condition of Remains Recognizable face Circumstances of Recovery - A newborn caucasian male was found dead lying in the snow off Front...

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I wonder if the babies have been DNA tested against each other.....

 

[imstilla.grandma]

CASE #1

The first case dates back to Nov. 6, 1983, when a family picking a mushrooms off Route 24 in Freetown discovered the body of a baby boy.

“It was determined that the infant had been left there overnight or for several hours and died as a result of that being exposed to the elements,” Quinn said.

Police determined the Caucasian baby boy had been abandoned in the woods and died several hours prior to the discovery of his body.

The baby was later buried at the Notre Dame Cemetery in Fall River.

With little evidence to work with, a sample of blood was taken from the child’s body.

Scientists have now used that blood to create a DNA profile, which has been entered into a national database.

The district attorney's office is working with the FBI’s Genealogy Unit and a lab called Othram to identify the baby.

Quinn said this case is being considered a homicide, but they can’t start their search for suspects until they obtain an identity.

"That’s the point, you identify, get a family connection, investigate, and try to determine if it was in fact the parents or a family member who is responsible," Quinn said.

NBC 10 I-Team: District attorney reexamines John and Jane Doe cases of Bristol County

Unsolved cases involving unidentified human remains are being thrust back into the spotlight on the South Coast, years after they went cold.

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[imstilla.grandma]

The DA’s office has also published what they know about the unidentified remainson its website, including descriptions when possible and the circumstances in which remains were found. These include cases like the remains of a newborn boy discovered near a Route 24 rest area in Freetown in 1983 after apparently dying of exposure, skeletal remains found at the Raynham landfill in 2000 and the body of a woman in her 30s that was found wrapped in garbage bags floating in the water at Popes Island Marina in New Bedford in 1996, a case that Quinn says has stayed with him since he was a new prosecutor. bbm

The DA is pushing to identify unclaimed bodies. They've already identified one person.

The Bristol County District Attorney’s office has launched an initiative to identity previously-unidentified bodies and close cold cases.

www.heraldnews.com

CASE #1 (Baby Boy – Freetown – 1983)
On November 6, 1983, a man traveling north on Route 24 stopped at a rest area that bordered the Assonet River in Freetown. At that location, the man encountered a family of four that had stopped in this area to pick mushrooms. They alerted the man that while they were picking mushrooms, they had discovered a deceased infant at that location. The man immediately left the area and drove to the Freetown Police station where he reported this discovery.

The police responded and discovered the body of an unclothed newborn. The infant was determined to be a Caucasian baby boy. The investigation revealed that the infant had been abandoned in the woods along the highway and had died several hours prior to the discovery of his body. An autopsy was subsequently performed and revealed that the infant child had died as a result of exposure to the elements after having been left unclothed in the cold for a number of hours preceding his death. The infant was later buried at the Notre Dame Cemetery in Fall River. A sample of blood taken from the child’s body was tested and a DNA profile was obtained. The District Attorney’s Office is actively working with the FBI’s Genealogy Unit and Othram to identify this child. bbm

DA Quinn's "Unidentified Bodies Project" Results in Identification of Fall River John Doe After 17 Years - Bristol County District Attorney

Bristol County District Attorney’s Office Thomas M. Quinn III District Attorney Press Release September 1, 2022 In April, Bristol County District Attorney Tom Quinn announced the expansion of his successful Cold Case Unit to include a renewed effort to identify unidentified bodies and human...

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