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PAM810613; June 13 1981 Huntington Township, Adams
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Adams County Baby John Doe
Unidentified White Male Newborn

Found June 13, 1981 in Huntington Township, Adams County.

Case Details

On Saturday, June 13, 1981, between 12 and 12:30pm, a newborn male child was found on the bank of a pond on White Oak Tree Road in Huntington Township. The pond is located on private property. The property owners said that the child had apparently been put into a white plastic bag and placed in the pond. The bag may have been in the pond as early as Thursday, June 11th. The residents' children had seen the bag floating in the pond, but didn't think it was anything unusual since it was about the same color and size of the gallon milk jugs that their mother used to mark off the area of the pond used for wading.

It wasn't until the owner and a relative were adding an algacide to the water that they noticed the bag, which by then was on the bank of the pond. A closer look at the torn bag revealed the child's remains.

An autopsy conducted by both the County Coroner and a forensic pathologist revealed that the baby had been born alive and was likely 2 or 3 days old at time of death. He was uncircumsized and the umbilical cord was not tied off, leading investigators to believe that his birth was not attended by a medical professional. He was probably placed in the pond between June 7th and June 11th.

The pond where the infant was found is in a remote area, not visible from the road. Whoever dumped the baby would likely have walked along White Oak Tree Road, then walked through the high grass to toss the baby into the pond. Despite the pond's remote location, there is no concrete evidence suggesting that the child's mother is local and therefore familiar with the road and the pond's location. The possibility exists that the child was discarded by someone passing through the area.

Police are asking that anyone who knew a woman who was full-term pregnant in the summer of 1981, who lost a child for unexplained reasons, to please come forward.

If you have any information about this case, please contact:

Pennsylvania State Police
Troop H - Gettysburg
Trooper Michael Gayman
717-334-8111

Sources
Adams County Crimestoppers
Pennsylvania State Police - Gettysburg
The Gettysburg Times
NewsLibrary.com
http://pennsylvaniamissing.com/adamscntybabyjohndoe.html
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June 13, 1981
On June 13, 1981 the State Police at Gettysburg were called to 700 White Oak Tree Rd. in Huntington Township, Adams County for a baby death. Property owners discovered a white garbage bag laying on their pond bank. When the bag was opened, a male baby was discovered inside. It was believed that the male baby was placed in the pond between 6/7-6/11/81. An autopsy was performed at Carlisle Hospital. The pathologist that completed the autopsy described the male as being caucasian and approximately 2-3 days old. The child was uncircumcised and the umbilical cord was not tied off, which would lead an individual to believe that the child was not born in a hospital.

It is believed that the person that placed the body was from the area in knew about the farm pond because the pond is not visible from the highway. The suspect apparently parked along White Oak Tree Rd and walked through the high grass and threw the plastic bag containing the baby into the farm pond.

We are requesting anyone who knew a woman in the area at that time, who was full term pregnancy and either lost a child for unexplained reasons or the whereabouts of the infant were unknown to come forward.

Adams County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward up to $1,000 for information concerning this case.

http://www.adamscountycrimestoppers.org/ColdCaseFiles.html
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