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31 Years Later, Police Identify 'Baby Hope' and Her Parents
THURSTON COUNTY, WASHINGTON, JUL 14 – Thurston County's new cold case unit aims to solve decades-old cases amid ongoing investigations, while Franklin police identified Baby Hope's parents after 31 years using DNA technology.
- In Franklin yesterday, Franklin Police announced a major update on the 1994 Baby Hope murder case, which remains unsolved after 31 years.
- Last week, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office launched a two-person cold case unit, staffed by Special Deputy Jim Lindsay and Detective George Oplinger, the agency announced.
- Authorities reopened the case in 2019, using public genealogy data to identify Hope's parents.
- Franklin Police Chief Kirby Cochran said, 'We are here today with some closure for our community,' but the case remains open with no further updates, authorities stated.
- Community members can report tips to New Castle County Division of Police at 302-395-8110, with rewards up to $5,000, to aid the ongoing case.
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Cambria County Coroner provides update on 45-year-old Gallitzin baby case
CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- Cambria County Coroner Jeff Lees announced a press conference concerning updates surrounding two baby skulls discovered at a museum in Philadelphia. The skulls, originally discovered at the Mutter Medical Museum, were identified as children from a murder case in Gallitzin. The case stems from resident Stella Elizabeth Williamson, who was born in 1904 and died in 1980. When Williamson died, police found a trunk in th…
Parents of Baby Hope from 1994 Franklin cold case identified
By Michaela Springer Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Ind. (WISH) — The biological parents of an unidentified baby girl found murdered in a Franklin park in 1994 have finally been identified. Franklin Police Chief Kirby Cochran, along with other investigators, made the announcement Monday morning. Around 5 p.m. April 13, 1994, two kids looking for recyclables while walking home from school found Hope’s body in a trash can at Te…
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hot1009.comFranklin Police Identify Parents of ‘Baby Hope’ After 31 Years
Source: WISH-TV / WISH-TV FRANKLIN, Ind. — Police say they’ve identified the parents of “Baby Hope,” the infant girl found stabbed to death in a Franklin trash can in 1994. But no one has been arrested, and the case is still open. The baby’s mother was Cheryl Dawn Larson, who passed away in 2018. The father, Paul Shepherd, didn’t know she had been pregnant. When police contacted him, he worked with investigators and gave a DNA sample. He later c…
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