UNSOLVED MI - Flint, Baby in Shallow Grave at Unused Area of Cemetery, Jan'18

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[h=1]Skeletal remains of baby possibly found in shallow grave at Flint cemetery[/h]

FLINT (WJRT) (1/19/2018) - Workers digging a grave in Gracelawn Cemetery on Friday found a disturbing sight: The skeletal remains of a baby buried in a shallow grave.

Cemetery workers were digging in an untouched area of the cemetery grounds toward the rear of the property around 3:30 p.m. when they uncovered something suspicious. There was also some type of clothing in the hole.

The Flint Police Department responded to the cemetery on Friday afternoon to launch an investigation. The medical examiner is reviewing right now.
Authorities are not totally certain that a body was located, but they are treating the case as a homicide.

http://www.abc12.com/content/news/F...us-death-in-Gracelawn-Cemetery-470173423.html

 

[perfectingpink]

Police investigating after exposed human remains found in Flint cemetery


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Lt. David Kaiser, the public information officer for the Michigan State Police, said the remains are not fresh and the crime lab is being sent to the scene to process the remains.

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http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2018/01/remains_flint_cemetery.html

 

[Gardener1850]

[h=1]Information sought in suspicious human remains found at Flint cemetery[/h]

In a press release, Flint Police and Michigan State Police say officers were dispatched to the cemetery for what was believed to be the remains of an infant that were not buried in a casket.

Upon further investigation, a wooden casket was located in the ground near where the body was found.

Authorities believe the spot was an unmarked gravesite.

Anyone with information is asked to call Deputy Trooper Walters at 810-237-6916.

http://www.abc12.com/content/news/I...emains-found-at-Flint-cemetery-470419063.html

 

[Steelslady]

The poor sweet darling. I hope they found out who he/she is and find and arrest the parents of this baby.

 

[FL Wannabe]

The poor sweet darling. I hope they found out who he/she is and find and arrest the parents of this baby.

I'm not sensing a crime. Some sort of shifting, perhaps, that resulted in the remains and the burial coffin becoming seperated?

 

[iulia]

Article from January 23rd 2018

Anthropologist uncovers new details surrounding infant remains found at Flint cemetery

Flint Police say an anthropologist has determined the remains of an infant found at Gracelawn Cemetery in Flint on January 19th were buried in an unmarked grave 30 to 40 years ago.
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Due to the fact, the body was embalmed police do not believe this to be a homicide.

Investigators poring over records to ID decades-old remains at Gracelawn Cemetery

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However, authorities now believe the case is merely an unmarked gravesite.

The skeletal remains appear to be from a baby or small child buried about 20 or 30 years ago. Cemetery records identifying the remains had not been discovered by Tuesday afternoon.

 

[stringofpurls]

This makes me think of Eastern Cemetery in Louisville, Ky. Could it be another over populated cemetery?

EDIT - Interestingly, the cemetery was purchased by the current owners in 1996. Who owned it before then? It dates back to 1913. While it appears to look well maintained, has that always been the case? Has it ever had pauper's graves?