Breakthrough In 1981 California Infant Death Case: Investigators Believe 'Persons Of Interest' Are In North Texas

CBS Bay Area/ CBS Texas

October 23, 2025

Investigators using forensic genetic genealogy — a newly available investigative technology — are on the verge of cracking a cold case involving the death of an unidentified infant found in Buckeye Park in San Bruno, California, in 1981.

Authorities now believe the "persons of interest" may be residing in North Texas.

"The investigators believe (the) persons of interest are in the North Texas area," William Lockridge, spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, told CBS News Texas.

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