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Unidentified Uncertain Male
Age 0-0
from Des Moines, Iowa

Victim Details

Created
Dec 14, 2012

Case Added
Feb 06, 2018

Case ID
15816

Case Number
10-1397

Estimated Age Range
Infant

Pid
24733

Ethnicity
Uncertain

Primary Ethnicity
Uncertain

Gender
Male

Estimated Death Year From
1953

Date Found
1953-11-12

City
Des Moines

State
Iowa

County
Polk County

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency Contact

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Case Description

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Infant's skull was struck and then thrown into Des Moines River. Body was cremated.
Date Found: 1953-11-12

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