Author Topic: A CHILD OF GOD: M, Infant, found in a Buena Vista County recycling center shredder - 30 May 2002  (Read 346 times)

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Baby's body found in recycling center near Storm Lake
Nate Tullis
Jun 1, 2002

he discovery of infant remains at a rural Storm Lake, Iowa, recycling center has left area authorities with many unanswered questions.

Buena Vista County Sheriff Chuck Eddy said the remains were discovered Thursday afternoon after they went through the mechanized recycling process. An employee at the Harrold Rowley Recycling Center, located southeast of Storm Lake, noticed a head of an infant and shut down the line.

"It was kind of at the end of the whole process where the stuff that goes to the compost pile gets separated from the stuff that goes to the landfill," Eddy said. "It just happened that one Dumpster was full and he was putting another one in when he could see the chute where the stuff comes out. He could see what looked like human remains or a head."

Investigators from the Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office, Storm Lake Police Department and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are working on the case along with the Iowa State Medical Examiner.

On Friday afternoon, a report from the Iowa State Medical Examiner revealed the child was born 24 to 48 hours prior to its discovery at the recycling center. The infant was found to be a male with dark hair. The infant's race or ethnicity is not known, except that he was not black.

Due to the condition of the infant, a cause or manner of death has not been determined. More extensive tests are being performed by the medical examiner. The case is being investigated as a suspicious death, but a homicide investigation may ensue.

"It depends on what turns up," Eddy said. "We're interviewing people -- people at the hospitals, doctor's offices, schools, public health, Planned Parenthood, garbage services -- anything that we can think of to come up with some leads to get information on who possibly could have had this child and disposed of it."

The recycling center gets material every day from many different areas throughout the county, Eddy said. The general public can drop off recyclable material and it also serves communities such as Alta and Sioux Rapids. The origin of the remains remained a mystery Friday evening.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Buena Vista County Sheriff's Office at (712) 749-2530.