FL Umatilla, Lake County- Newborn, White Female, Placenta still attached- March, 1971.

[PatLaurel]

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Date of Discovery: March 14, 1971
Location of Discovery: Umatilla, Lake County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: Hours prior
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: Newborn
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: Unknown
Weight: 6 lbs.
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not available.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery​

The body of a newborn girl was discovered floating in Lake Umatilla on March 14, 1971. Her placenta was still attached.

She was later buried.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: District 5 Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Lindsey Bayer
Agency Phone Number: 352-326-5961
Agency E-Mail: Lindsey.Bayer(at)marioncountyfl.org
Agency Case Number: A-19-71

Agency Name: Lake County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 352-343-2101
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: Unknown

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 6038
Former Hot Case Number: 2228

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[PayrollNerd]

They need to exhume her and get her DNA processed. Once her DNA is in the GEDmatch and ftDNA databases they’ll be able to find her family. It wouldn’t surprise me if it was a teen couple. To dispose of her so quickly after birth, the Mom must have had help.

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[PayrollNerd]

I wonder since she was found floating in the lake, if the mother gave birth in the lake that day, or maybe the day before. The mother could have stayed mostly submerged until her body passed the placenta. Then the mother could have walked out, perhaps unnoticed depending on the time of day.

 

[carbuff]

If they can't get DNA, there's really no way to get an identification, unless somebody confesses.