VA - Baby Daniel, infant, dead under snow in Western Branch Park, 17 Jan 2003 *Mom arrested in 2020*

[JerseyGirl]

Chesapeake police said their ongoing investigation and forensic testing led them to charge Melissa Chrisman, 41, with felony murder and felony child abuse and neglect.

The infant, named Baby Daniel, was found wearing an oversized diaper and wrapped in two blankets. Police believed the baby was recently born as his umbilical cord was still attached. An 11-year-old boy found the baby dead at Western Branch Park on January 17, 2003 under a pile of snow. The boy reportedly ran away and flagged down a driver who called 911.

Court documents stated that in July, investigators sent the two blankets that were found with Baby Daniel to the state forensic lab for testing. A certificate of analysis filed in November stated that DNA on one of the blankets — and that Chrisman’s DNA profile was “consistent with a possible contributor."

Baby Daniel: Arrest made in cold case murder of baby boy found frozen, dead in park

 

[PayrollNerd]

Good grief, she was an adult. She should have known better even in a drug fog to leave her baby in a safe place. I hope they found his father too. This little guy deserves to have his name.

“I was shocked because it’s sad, but if you knew her, you knew that she was involved with drugs in the past. It’s not surprising,” said Harmony Harris, 18, who was close friends with Chrisman’s daughter and middle and high school.

WAVY reported that Chrisman has convictions for possession of heroin, grand larceny, and concealing merchandise. Harris claimed that Chrisman was split from her husband at the time of Baby Daniel’s birth.

 

[Legally Bland]

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[jaejae]

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[Jsizzle]

So sad .