FL FL - Gainesville, pond off Rte 121, BlkFem Infant, UP476, Aug'03

[YaYa_521]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Female Infant Doe ​

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP476
Female, Black / African American
Date Found. August 20, 2003
Location Found. Gainesville, FL
Estimated Age Range 0-12 Months
Estimated Age Group Infant
Estimated Age Range. (Years) 0-1
Estimated Year of Death. 2003
Estimated PMI. 1 Days
Height 1' 10"(22 inches) , Estimated
Weight. 10 lbs, Measured

Inventory of Remains. All parts recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Street Address
Pond at 1903 NWQ 102 Place 606 SW 3rd Ave.
Gainesville, Florida
Alachua County

Circumstances of Recovery
Infant found floating in pond' estimated age is 2 to 2.5 months; DNA determined race to be African American

2 images; 3 comparisons.

 

[PayrollNerd]

The location is confusing. If it is 1903 NWQ 102 Place, that is a very rural, only a local would know it was there, kinda pond.

There are businesses around 606 SW 3rd Ave but no pond close by.

I tried to find the intersection of 1903 NWQ 102 Place & 606 SW 3rd Ave but that doesn't compute on the map.

Location listed:
Pond at 1903 NWQ 102 Place 606 SW 3rd Ave.
Gainesville, Florida

 

[GatorFL]

The location is confusing. If it is 1903 NWQ 102 Place, that is a very rural, only a local would know it was there, kinda pond.

There are businesses around 606 SW 3rd Ave but no pond close by.

I tried to find the intersection of 1903 NWQ 102 Place & 606 SW 3rd Ave but that doesn't compute on the map.

Location listed:
Pond at 1903 NWQ 102 Place 606 SW 3rd Ave.
Gainesville, Florida

I think the address is wrong, try 1903 NW 102 Place. There's a pond off Route 121 there. The report said the pond was off 121.

The 606 SW 3rd ave address is right in the center of town a few blocks from UF. I have no clue why it would be in this report.

Anything typed into NamUs is error prone.

 

[PayrollNerd]

I think the address is wrong, try 1903 NW 102 Place. There's a pond off Route 121 there. The report said the pond was off 121.

The 606 SW 3rd ave address is right in the center of town a few blocks from UF. I have no clue why it would be in this report.

Anything typed into NamUs is error prone.

I think so too. The pond is very rural, not something everybody would know about. There are a lot of young college students in the area. Even so, I think the parents were local.

I hope they have enough DNA to ID her. Poor kid, she wasn’t a newborn so someone has to wonder where she is.

 

[GatorFL]

I think so too. The pond is very rural, not something everybody would know about. There are a lot of young college students in the area. Even so, I think the parents were local.

I hope they have enough DNA to ID her. Poor kid, she wasn’t a newborn so someone has to wonder where she is.

It's actually not super rural. Gainesville is a town-not a city-and even off the beaten path areas like this are known to locals. What is amazing is there is so little reporting on this little one.

 

[YaYa_521]

This sweet little baby still has only 3 exclusions. I wonder if @othram could help.

Updated:
Circumstances of Recovery - Infant found floating in pond off route 121 with an estimated age of 1 to 3 months; DNA determined race to be African American.

 

[YaYa_521]

626UFFL

626UFFL - Unidentified Female​

Date of Discovery: August 20, 2003
Location of Discovery: Alachua County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: 1-3 days prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 2 weeks to 5 months old
Race: Black, of Caribbean decent
Gender: Female
Height: 22"
Weight: 10 lbs.
Hair Color: Black. Short and curly.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not available
Fingerprints: Not available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: None
Jewelry: None
Additional Personal Items: None

Circumstances of Discovery​

The victim was located at 1903 NW 102nd Place, Gainesville, Florida on August 20, 2003.

An Alachua County resident discovered the baby floating in a private pond at an old catfish farm. She was found in 2 to 4 feet of water. The pond is located at the end of NW 102nd Place, just 3 miles north of the Highway Patrol Station.

NW 102nd Place is a dirt road that runs east off of State Road 121, and after a half a mile, dead ends into private property. The baby is believed to have been dumped at the location.

DNA testing indicated the female was born to two black parents that were of Caribbean descent.

Isotope testing indicated that the baby was born in the United States.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Alachua County Sheriff's Department
Agency Contact Person: Kevin Allen
Agency Phone Number: 352-384-3323
Agency E-Mail: kallen@alachuasheriff.org
Agency Case Number: 03-9523

Agency Name: District 8 Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Catherine Weldon
Agency Phone Number: 352-273-9292
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: ME03-336

NCIC Case Number: U230004262
NamUs Case Number: 476
NCMEC Case Number:1107219

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
Alachua County Sheriff's Office
University of South Florida
NCMEC
FLUIDDB

 

[Hochman]

I feel like USFL's reconstruction is much more accurate than NCMEC's.

 

[Laughing]

from post above, copied from Doe Network:

DNA testing indicated the female was born to two black parents that were of Caribbean descent.

Is the search for familial matches happening?

 

[John/Jane Doe]

626UFFL

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping