Reconstruction of the victim by the University of South Florida.
Reconstruction of the victim by the University of South Florida.
Date of Discovery: August 6, 1980
Location of Discovery: Larksville Borough, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Estimated Date of Death: Hours prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Homicide
Estimated Age: Newborn
Race: White
Sex: Male
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Not available.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Around 2:40 pm, a bulldozer operator discovered the body of a baby boy in the West End Landfill in Larksville.
The victim was born alive and lived 24 to 72 hours after he was born. The coroner ruled the manner of death to be homicide, as it appeared he had not recieved adequate attention follwing birth.
It is theorized he originated from Kingston, Larksville, Courtdale, Wilkes-Barre, Wyoming or the Berwick area, based on the trash near the body.
The baby's body was kept for nearly two weeks at the coroner's funeral parlor in hopes that someone would claim the remains. Later, a funeral was held and he was buried on August 18, 1980 in St. Anthony of Padua's Cemetery with a stone reading: "Baby Boy Aug. 1980."
He was exhumed on September 26, 2016.
Agency Name: Pennsylvania State Police
Agency Contact Person: Detective Edward Urban
Agency Phone Number: (570) 821-4110
Agency E-Mail: eurban@pa.gov
Agency Case Number: P01-0075473
Agency Name: Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 1-800-4PA-TIPS
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: UP15765
Former Hot Case Number: 946
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Added: 1/31/08; Last Updated: 09/06/2022
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