Dad Missing As Child, 2, Found Dead In Suitcase In NJ Is ID'd

A 2-year-old girl who has been missing for 8 months and believed to be with her father, possibly in the Charlotte area, has been identified as the dead child found recently in a suitcase near train tracks in New Jersey.

Te'Myah Plummer has been identified as the 2-year-old who was found two weeks ago in the suitcase near the PATH tracks in Jersey City, according to NBC 4 New York and RLS Media. She and her father, Travis, were missing from Virginia since August 2017.

The Richmond Police Department had been asking for the public's help to locate Te'Myah and her father, Travis Plummer, 37. A month ago, RPD detectives said they did not believe the two are in danger.

"We would like to hear from whomever may be caring for Te'Myah Plummer, probably a family member," Major Crimes Sergeant Frank Scarpa said in a Facebook post. "We need to confirm that she is safe."

The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office also had been seeking the public's help in identifying the baby. "The investigation is ongoing and pending the medical examiner's report," Raymond Worrall with the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office told Patch.

The baby was found April 11, shortly after 12:30 p.m., when the Port Authority Police Department received a report of suspected human remains being recovered near the train tracks underneath the Tonnelle Avenue Bridge, just off Broadway in Jersey City, according to the HCPO.

The suspected human remains were found in a suitcase by a Port Authority employee during a routine inspection. Responding Port Authority police officers confirmed the finding, established a crime scene and contacted the Hudson County Prosecutor's Homicide Unit.

Te'Myah was described as a 2-year-old black female with a light complexion. She was last seen by Richmond-based family members in August, 2017.

Her father, 37, was described as a black male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a medium complexion, weighing approximately 250 pounds.

A month ago, it was believed they may have relocated to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County, N.C. area or, perhaps, Jersey City.

The Prosecutor's Homicide Unit is actively investigating this case with the help of the Regional Medical Examiner's Office and Port Authority Police Department.

Investigators are urging anyone with information about this incident or anyone who remembers seeing something suspicious in this area to contact the Prosecutor's Homicide Unit at 201-915-1345 or leave an anonymous tip on the Prosecutor's website. All information will be kept confidential.

Anyone who could share information was also asked to contact Richmond Major Crimes Sergeant F. Scarpa at 804-646-6772.

Reporting by Patch Editor Tom Davis

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