FBI Needs Help To Solve Baby's Death In South Jersey

Her remains were found wrapped in a towel with a design on it.

Posted Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 10:21 am ET|Updated Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 12:14 pm ET

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ — The FBI released a new call for help regarding a cold case involving a baby's body that was found in a dumpster in 1986.

On Dec. 4, 1986, a white, little girl's remains were found in a trash can behind a shopping center located at Ganttown Road and Route 42.

The baby had dark hair, brown eyes, and weighed between six and eight pounds

She was found in a plastic, silver garbage bag and wrapped in a beach towel that had an African Plains scene on it.

The girl's death was ruled a homicide by asphyxiation.

Anyone with information is asked to contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or submit through the portal site online.

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