Joseph Spring was a 2-year-old white boy who died in early summer 1980 in Lakeland, Florida, while under the care of 17-year-old babysitter Christine Falling. At the time his death was attributed to a viral infection and no foul play was suspected. Joseph’s death came three days after the death of his 4-year-old cousin, Jeffrey Davis, who also died while in Falling’s care and whose cause of death was listed as myocarditis.

Following later developments in 1982, including Falling’s arrest and her confession to smothering three infants, authorities noted a possible pattern linking those earlier deaths to Falling’s admitted crimes. Prosecutors did not pursue charges in Joseph’s or Jeffrey’s cases as part of a plea agreement. The available record indicates Joseph may have been one of Falling’s victims, but no formal charges were filed in his death.

Does anyone have information about Joseph’s last days, medical records, or witnesses who saw him in Lakeland in 1980?