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Case File: 604UFMN
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Composite of the victim by NCMEC


Unidentified Female
Date of Discovery: November 4, 1999
Location of Discovery: Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota
Estimated Date of Death: 1-2 weeks prior
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
** Listed information is approximate

Estimated Age: Newborn
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 21"
Weight: 6 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown, straight.
Eye Color: Irides are dark in color.

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Feet are 8 cm in length.

Dentals: Not available.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: The body was wrapped in a towel.

Jewelry: Unknown

Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Case History
The body of a full-term infant with the umbilical cord still attached was discovered 10 yards north of the Mississippi River shore near 800 Levee Drive. Authorities named her Jamie.

Another baby, 1044UMMN, was located in 2003, and is genetically related maternally. Police believe the children had separate fathers. Investigators believe that the infants were born alive. Autopsies were never able to ascertain causes of death. The mother of the children may have hidden the pregnancies and is probably familiar with the area.

Forensic artists from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children used photographs of the bodies and the infants' skull measurements to create composite drawings of what the babies might have looked like at the time of their deaths. The clothing in the drawings is not connected to the investigation.

Authorities hope the composites can help piece together a frustrating puzzle. Over the years they have had more than 100 leads.

After the discovery of the infants, a local couple paid to have them buried next to their own stillborn daughter, under headstones that read "God's Little Angel."

Investigating Agency(s)
If you have any information about this case please contact;

Agency Name: Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Lindsey Thomas
Agency Phone Number: 507-284-2121
Agency Case Number: GC99-158
NCIC Case Number: U530018814
NamUs Case Number: UP #4795
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Information Source(s)
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