Resolved MN- City of Blaine, Anoka County, Main St., side of the road, New born, "Rachel Marie Doe'',# UP128125, Jan.,1983, DNA- Parents identified, 2025.

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After 42 Years, "Rachel Marie Doe" is Now Identified

Anoka County Sheriff’s Office and Blaine Police Department Team with Othram to Identify 1983 Rachel Marie Doe

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In January 1983, a newborn baby girl was found on the side of the road on Main Street in the City of Blaine, Minnesota. Blaine is a suburb to the north of Minneapolis-St. Paul. The Blaine Police Department and Anoka County Sheriff’s Office immediately began their investigation into the baby’s death. An autopsy was performed and the medical examiner was unable to confirm whether the full-term baby, whose placenta was still attached, had been born alive. The infant was buried at a local church cemetery in a community funeral, becoming known as "Rachel Marie Doe." Despite an intensive investigation, the parents could not be identified and the case went cold.

Details of the case were entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as UP128125. In 2024, the Anoka County Sheriff’s Office’s Cold Case Homicide Unit submitted forensic evidence to Othram in The Woodlands, Texas where scientists determined that advanced DNA testing could help to identify the infant.''

''This renewed investigation led officials to the likely parents of the infant who were both interviewed by law enforcement. "Many law enforcement professionals throughout these decades have worked to bring answers to this sad situation, and we are proud to give all who were affected by this story some closure," said Anoka County Sheriff Brad Wise. The Anoka County Sheriff’s Office declined to file charges because they were not able to definitively establish a manner of death.''

 

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Nov 13, 2025
Cold case breakthrough: After 42 years, DNA testing identified the parents of “Baby Rachel Doe,” found in Blaine in 1983. No charges filed; answers finally revealed.

 

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DNA test solves 42-year-old mystery in Blaine | FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

The Anoka County Sheriff's Office says DNA tests allowed them to close the case on a 42-year-old mystery involving the death of a baby in Blaine.

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