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'Baby Doe' death investigation closes after four decades with no criminal charges
https://vtdigger.org/2024/05/29/baby-doe-death-investigation-closes-after-four-decades-with-no-criminal-charges/‘Baby Doe’ death investigation closes after four decades with no criminal charges
DNA testing identified the parents of the deceased infant found on a Northfield roadside in 1982, but detectives said they found no evidence of murder.
By Juan Vega de Soto
May 29, 2024, 5:45 pm
No criminal charges will be filed in the 1982 death of “Baby Doe,” Vermont State Police announced Wednesday, bringing the long-standing investigation to a close.
More than four decades after a group of schoolchildren found a deceased infant off the side of a road in Northfield, the techniques of genetic genealogy helped identify the baby’s biological parents. It is one of the first times that DNA has revived a cold case like this one in Vermont, according to Captain Jeremy Hill, who outlined the case for reporters in an afternoon video conference.
“The technology has advanced to the point where we’re able to do this now,” said Hill, who heads the state police’s Major Crime Unit.
After reviewing the evidence, including statements from both the mother and father, Washington County’s state’s attorney Michelle Donnelly said she decided not to charge the couple with murder.
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DNA testing identified the parents of the deceased infant found on a Northfield roadside in 1982, but detectives said they found no evidence of murder.
By Juan Vega de Soto
May 29, 2024, 5:45 pm
No criminal charges will be filed in the 1982 death of “Baby Doe,” Vermont State Police announced Wednesday, bringing the long-standing investigation to a close.
More than four decades after a group of schoolchildren found a deceased infant off the side of a road in Northfield, the techniques of genetic genealogy helped identify the baby’s biological parents. It is one of the first times that DNA has revived a cold case like this one in Vermont, according to Captain Jeremy Hill, who outlined the case for reporters in an afternoon video conference.
“The technology has advanced to the point where we’re able to do this now,” said Hill, who heads the state police’s Major Crime Unit.
After reviewing the evidence, including statements from both the mother and father, Washington County’s state’s attorney Michelle Donnelly said she decided not to charge the couple with murder.
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