This Bath Mat Could Be Key To Solving PA Infant's 1993 Death, State Police Say This Bath Mat Could Be Key To Solving PA Infant's 1993 Death, State Police Say
This Bath Mat Could Be Key To Solving PA Infant's 1993 Death, State Police Say Nearly 30 years after an infant girl was found dead in a trash bag off the side of a Schuylkill County backroad, state police investigators are still trying to learn her name.  The child, known to authorities only as Baby Jane Doe, was lifeless when she was found in New Castle Township on June 13, 1993, troopers said in a release. She was wrapped in a blanket and a bath mat before being placed in the bag, state police said. In a 1993 article, the Allentown Morning Call reported that the bag was thrown into the woods from the north edge of Darkwater Lane, about three-quarters of a mile off…
Bucks Dad 'Violently Shook' 4-Month-Old Son To Death, DA Says Bucks Dad 'Violently Shook' 4-Month-Old Son To Death, DA Says
Bucks Dad 'Violently Shook' 4-Month-Old Son To Death, DA Says A Bucks County father is accused of killing his 4-month-old son, said District Attorney Matthew Weintraub's Office.  Tyler Sullivan, a 30-year-old Bristol resident, is charged with homicide and two counts of aggravated assault, the DA wrote in a release on Thursday, May 25.  It started the night before at 11:35 p.m. when Bristol police were called to the 1000 block of Radcliffe Street for an infant in cardiac arrest, authorities said. When they arrived, the 4-month-old child was "not breathing and cold to the touch," according to the release.  Officers performed life-saving …
6-Week-Old Paterson Child Dies Suddenly: What Happened? 6-Week-Old Paterson Child Dies Suddenly: What Happened?
6-Week-Old Paterson Child Dies Suddenly: What Happened? Authorities are investigating the early-morning death of a 6-week-old child in Paterson. City police and firefighters responded to a 911 call at a second-floor apartment in a multi-family house on 9th Avenue off East 18th Street at 6:18 a.m. Thursday, April 20, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. The infant was found in cardiac arrest and rushed to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, responders said. Doctors there pronounced the baby dead at 6:56 a.m., Valdes said. The prosecutor didn't classify the death as a homicide or otherwise and didn't say whether anyone was taken…
UPDATE: Possible Infant Remains Found Outside Revere Apartment Identified UPDATE: Possible Infant Remains Found Outside Revere Apartment Identified
Update: Possible Infant Remains Found Outside Revere Apartment Identified Local and state authorities are investigating after possible remains of an infant were found outside a Revere apartment building this week. Revere Police responded after a man found the remains outside a multi-unit building at 86 Dolphin Avenue around 6:23 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11, Massachusetts State Police report. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner took custody of the possible remains and determined they belonged to a baby girl who was at or close to full-term, police said. She was also likely to be white or light-skinned, police added.  Investigators have determined the body …
7-Month-Old PA Baby Dies Of Fentanyl Overdose While In Grandma's Care: Authorities 7-Month-Old PA Baby Dies Of Fentanyl Overdose While In Grandma's Care: Authorities
7-Month-Old PA Baby Dies Of Fentanyl Overdose While In Grandma's Care: Authorities A Pennsylvania infant has died from acute fentanyl toxicity, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 14, 2023.  The announcement comes two months after 7-month-old Zhuri Sade Bogle was found unresponsive in her bed in the 8100 block of Chaske Street, Penn Hills on January 14, 2023, at 6:44 a.m., according to the release.  "When first responders arrived, they found Zhuri’s father performing CPR. First responders took over, but at 7:05 a.m. she was pronounced deceased at the scene," Allegheny County officials stated in the release. "Detectives learned Zhuri was in the care of her grandmother …
Baby Clinging To Life After Lower Paxton Drowning Dies, Dad Charged With Murder, Police Say Baby Clinging To Life After Lower Paxton Drowning Dies, Dad Charged With Murder, Police Say
Baby Clinging To Life After Lower Paxton Drowning Dies, Dad Charged With Murder, Police Say On August 18, 2022, a Lower Paxton Township dad was spotted screaming his "infant had drowned"— now the baby has died, authorities announced on March 8, 2023.  Devine Davis, 29, was arrested on assault charges for the drowning in the 4900 block of Wynnewood Road after an investigation, according to the Lower Paxton Township Bureau of Police.  The infant had suffered life-threatening injuries but clung on until Feb. 22, 2023, the police say.  Davis was charged with murder on March 7, 2023.  He has been denied bail and remains in prison.  No additional information …
Dad Shook Infant Son To Death, Officials In Virginia Find 39 Years Later Dad Shook Infant Son To Death, Officials In Virginia Find 39 Years Later
Dad Shook Infant Son To Death, Officials In Virginia Find 39 Years Later William Faulkner famously once said “the past is never dead. It’s not even past,” and that proved to be true in Prince William County, where police solved a 37-year cold case involving an infant this week. Samuel Harry Dicola, 58, who has no fixed address, has been charged with murder i connection to the death of his infant son in their former family home in the 9600 block of Lafayette Avenue in Manassas in 1984. Then, the initial investigation determined that on Nov. 29, 1984, the victim, a 3-month-old boy, was in the care of Dicola, who was 20 at the time, at their Manassas home when, at …
1-Year-Old's Death At Capital Region Home Under Investigation (Developing) 1-Year-Old's Death At Capital Region Home Under Investigation (Developing)
1-Year-Old's Death At Capital Region Home Under Investigation (Developing) Police are investigating the death of an infant child in the region. The 1-year-old’s death occurred in Schenectady County at a home in Glenville, located on Sacandaga Road, Glenville Police Chief Stephen Janik confirmed to Daily Voice. Janik said the investigation remained “fluid” Thursday afternoon, Jan. 5, and more information may be released in the future. He did not elaborate on the circumstances surrounding the child's death or speculate on a possible cause.  Police did not immediately say if they suspect foul play and no arrests have been made. This is a developing story. Che…
Fentanyl-Formula Elixir That Killed Infant Lands Parents In Prison Fentanyl-Formula Elixir That Killed Infant Lands Parents In Prison
Fentanyl-Formula Elixir That Killed Infant Lands Parents In Prison The Maryland mom who accidentally contaminated her baby's bottle with fentanyl leading to his death will be joining her husband behind bars. Heather Marie Frazier, 35, of Mount Airy, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with all but five years suspended after pleading guilty over the summer to involuntary manslaughter, according to the Frederick County State's Attorney Charlie Smith's Office. She will also serve five years of supervised probation upon her release. Her husband, Jeremy Whitney Frazier, 35, also pleaded guilty in March to the same offense and received the same sentence. On Ju…
Jersey Shore Man Who Smothered 6-Week-Old Daughter For Crying Is Sentenced: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Who Smothered 6-Week-Old Daughter For Crying Is Sentenced: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Who Smothered 6-Week-Old Daughter For Crying Is Sentenced: Prosecutor A 26-year-old man from Monmouth County has been sentenced to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison for smothering his six-week-old baby girl to get her to stop crying, authorities said. Austin Meli, a Wall Township resident, already is serving a 10-year sentence for abusing his then 15-month-old son, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. The new sentence will be tacked onto the end of the existing one.  On March 9, 2019, Wall Township Police Department responded to a residence in their jurisdiction regarding an unresponsive six-week-old infant.  The…
Judge Rejects Guilty Plea From Amherst Dad Accused Of Killing Infant Son: Report Judge Rejects Guilty Plea From Amherst Dad Accused Of Killing Infant Son: Report
Judge Rejects Guilty Plea From Amherst Dad Accused Of Killing Infant Son: Report Isaac Villalobos admitted on Monday, Dec. 12, to killing his 4-month-old son in 2019, but a judge rejected his plea, saying the prosecution hadn't presented enough evidence to make a manslaughter charge stick, reports said.  Villalobos, who also goes by the name Angel M. Carattini-Rivera, is accused of using an infant syringe to give his baby boy a lethal dose of adult sleeping medication, the Northwestern District Attorney said. The former Amherst resident pleaded not guilty in July to charges of manslaughter, assault and battery on a child causing substantial injury, reckles…
Child Pulled From Hot Car In NJ Dies: Prosecutor Child Pulled From Hot Car In NJ Dies: Prosecutor
Child Pulled From Hot Car In NJ Dies: Prosecutor An infant died after being found in a hot, locked car on Tuesday, Aug. 30 in Central Jersey, authorities said. The incident happened on Summerall Road in Franklin Township, where the baby was found unattended in the unattended car around 3:20 p.m., developing reports say. Temps hovered around 91 degrees with 51 percent humidity levels at the time of the incident in Somerset County, according to the National Weather Service. The New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating.