TX - Woman charged with murder for putting newborn baby in suitcase in a dumpster - Forth Worth, July 2024

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Woman Allegedly Threw Suitcase Containing Newborn Baby in Dumpster

Courtney Minor is facing a capital murder charge after the baby was found in 2024.

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Forth Worth police told PEOPLE said the mother, Courtney Minor, was arrested in connection with the incident.

 

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The relevant NamUs case is #UP131485: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

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Respectfully wondering if the suspect is mentally challenged and may not have realized she had other options? speculation.

Arrest made after unidentified dead baby found in East Fort Worth dumpster last summer

Fort Worth police have made an arrest after a woman confessed to putting an infant in a suitcase and leaving it in a dumpster in Fort Worth over a year ago.

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August 26, 2025

'The Crimes Against Children Unit said Monday that the suspect ultimately confessed to the baby being alive at birth, and that she did put the suitcase, with the baby inside, in the dumpster.

According to Fort Worth PD, Courtney Minor is charged with abuse of a corpse and capital murder of a person under 10 years old.

There are resources in Texas where anyone can drop off a child safely under the Baby Moses Law: a fire department, hospital, or freestanding emergency room. ''