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TCSO : TCSO Seeking Help Finding Mother Of Discarded Newborn

It has been two weeks since TCSO detectives began working the case of a newborn, discovered in a shallow grave, along a riverbank. With ...

September 7, 2021

It has been two weeks since TCSO detectives began working the case of a newborn, discovered in a shallow grave, along a riverbank. With few leads to follow, they’re seeking the public’s help finding the mother so they can piece together the events that lead to the baby’s death.

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“This baby wasn’t buried. She was discarded; thrown away.” said Homicide Sergeant Sylvia Leal, “The body was left in the woods, lying in a very shallow depression. It’s a miracle she was found so soon after being left. I believe we are meant to find the answers she deserves.”


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