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Mom In 'Baby Mary' Cold Case Pleads Guilty: Morris County Prosecutor Mom In 'Baby Mary' Cold Case Pleads Guilty: Morris County Prosecutor
Mom In 'Baby Mary' Cold Case Pleads Guilty: Morris County Prosecutor A 57-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to abandoning her baby in Morris County almost 40 years ago, in a cold case that has been widely known as the "Baby Mary" case. Mary Catherine Crumlich was originally charged as a juvenile last April in the death of "Baby Mary," in a case that bedeviled authorities in Mendham Township for years.  The nearly four-decade investigation involving countless leads across three states led to the discovery of the biological mother of the infant — who was baptized and named “Baby Mary" — last year. Her name was not announced until this week. Crumlich, who…

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by Sam Barron
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Mom Of 'Baby Mary' Charged With Manslaughter In 1984 Morris County Cold Case Mom Of 'Baby Mary' Charged With Manslaughter In 1984 Morris County Cold Case
Mom Of 'Baby Mary' Charged With Manslaughter In 1984 Morris County Cold Case The biological mother of an infant found abandoned in Morris County nearly 40 years ago has been charged with manslaughter, authorities announced on Thursday, Sept. 7. Two boys found the abandoned newborn girl dead in a remote wooded area off of Mt. Pleasant Road in Mendham Township on Dec. 24, 1984. She was wrapped in a towel inside a plastic bag with her umbilical cord still attached, and the case was ruled a homicide. A nearly four-decade investigation involving countless leads across three states led to the discovery of the biological mother of the infant — who was baptized and named “…

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by Valerie Musson