NC NC - Durham, UnkNewborn, UP2645, in crawl space, wrapped in newspaper dated 9 Aug'91, Aug'91

[aThousandYearsWide]

The Doe Network

Unidentified Male

• Date of Discovery: August 29, 1991

• Location of Discovery: Durham, Durham County, North Carolina

• Estimated Date of Death: 2 weeks prior

• State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

• Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
** Listed information is approximate

• Estimated Age: Newborn

• Race: Unknown

• Gender: Unknown

• Height: 19" long

• Weight: 3 lbs.

• Hair Color: Black

• Eye Color: Unknown

• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

• Dentals: Not available.

• Fingerprints: Not available.

• DNA: Samples submitted - Tests not complete.

Clothing & Personal Items

• Clothing: None

• Jewelry: Unknown

• Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Case History
The body of a newborn was located in the crawlspace underneath a house at 317 E. Pilot Street in Durham, North Carolina, on August 29, 1991. The body was wrapped in a local newspaper dated August 9, 1991.

Please note: all cases in which the gender of the victim is unknown are assigned and filed as male.





Investigating Agency(s)
If you have any information about this case please contact;

• Agency Name: North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

• Agency Contact Person: Clyde Gibbs

• Agency Phone Number: 800-672-7042

• E-Mail

• Agency Case Number: 91-776

• NCIC Case Number: N/A

• NamUs Case Number: UP #2645

• Former Hot Case Number: 486

Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.





Information Source(s)

• NamUs

• NC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

The Doe Network: 1944UMNC

 

[Melt71]

So they have a date on the newspaper and a date baby was found. Who lived there in between?

 

[aThousandYearsWide]

So they have a date. on the newspaper and a date baby was found. Who lived there in between?

I thought about that as well. I looked up the house and it was built in 1967 and is a 4 bed/3 bath.

It could be it was vacant and listed for sale during that time. I saw a picture of the backyard on Trulia and it was very close to a wooded area.

Also thought that even if there was someone living there at the time maybe they didn't get enough evidence to be able to optain a DNA sample. I heard of a case from the late 80's where a newborn was found, but they couldn't prosecute the mother because they couldn't confirm the baby wasn't born stillborn like she was saying. You'd think being charged with abuse of a corpse would be an alternative option.