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Unsolved homicide

Killing of (Baby) Jane Doe

Year
1982
Where
Henrico County, Virginia
Source
Virginia State Police
Evidence
1
What the record says

On March 19, 1982, a newborn baby was discovered deceased, inside a trash dumpster at the Gayton Crossing Shopping Center (9800 Gayton Road). She was wrapped in a green plastic bag. The baby's death was due to asphyxiation and/or exposure. The autopsy results estimated the baby's age to be one day old.

From the Virginia State Police cold case database. Records change. The source is the authority.

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