Cold Case Break Brings Charges In 1979 Landfill Baby Death

1 sourceUpdated Feb 28, 2026

Nearly half a century after a newborn was found discarded at a North Carolina landfill, investigators have identified the child’s mother, closing one of the county’s longest-running cold cases. According to the New York…

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