33 years ago: Baby found dead, abandoned on front porch in Detroit

Abandoned baby still has not been identified

News Brief, 9/15/2022, Noon Update

DETROIT – A baby was found dead on the front porch of a home in Detroit more than three decades ago.

The baby was found on Jan. 19, 1990. It has been 33 years and she still has not been identified.

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She is described as Black, 1′4′' tall and weighed only four pounds.

Few details are available in this case. A cause of death was not shared.

Anyone with information should contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-1800.


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