TX BABY MADISON: F, 2-6, found in suitcase in Madisonville, TX - 17 Sept 2016 - feeding tube

Demographics
Sex: Female
Race / Ethnicity: Uncertain
Estimated Age Group: PreAdolescent
Estimated Age Range (Years): 2-6
Estimated Year of Death: 2016
Estimated PMI: 4 Months

Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: September 17, 2016

Location Found Map
Location: Madisonville, Texas 77864
County: Madison County
Circumstances of Recovery: Remains of a female child with a feeding tube found inside a suitcase in a pasture next to highway. Child may be from Texas, Mexico, Arizona, Mew Mexico, or possibly California.

Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton

Physical Description
Hair Color: Black
Head Hair Description: Hair color could also be brown, past shoulders in length

Distinctive Physical Features
Deformity: The lower jaw would have been smaller than the rest of her face, causing a receded chin and was most likely unable to close her mouth. The skull was deformed and flattened on one side. The girl's head and face would have been asymmetrical. The left side of her face would have been more prominent.

Clothing and Accessories
Accessories: military issued camo shirt (desert digital pattern) ; Silver child's bedspread ; Grey adult sweatshirt ; Small green blanket - Near the Body
Clothing: Pink dress (size 4T, Brand "Mon Petit)) with colorfully embroidered butterflies and the words "Follow Your Dreams" ; Size 4 Diaper - "Parent's Choice" brand - On the Body

3 Missing Person Exclusions
Myrisha Campbell - Age 3 - Goliad, TX - 1958
Shelby Roberts
Amaya Arretta-Lopez

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Baby #JaneDoe with a feeding tube found inside a suitcase in a pasture next to highway in Madisonville, Texas in 2016

The lower jaw would have been smaller than the rest of her face, causing a receded chin and was most likely unable to close her mouth. The skull was deformed and flattened on one side. The girl's head and face would have been asymmetrical. The...

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Investigators release new details in Baby Madison cold case

Authorities believe 'Baby Madison' had been left along the stretch of highway in Texas for 3 to 5 months before being found.

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Investigators release new details in Baby Madison cold case​

Investigators are detailing new clues they hope will help solve a Texas cold case.

Initially, police believed the child suffered from Micrognathia, a condition where the lower jaw is smaller than usual. But based on new forensic assessments, it’s now believed “Baby Madison” did not have this medical condition.

“The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released a facial reconstruction photo in 2016 with Micrognathia in mind, and today, we are releasing a new forensic reconstruction photo also created by NCMEC, which may better support “Baby Madison’s” true likeness without that condition,” Criminal Investigations Division Sergeant Chelsea Stamford said.

These are among the first steps in solving this case, but the sheriff’s office and FBI assured neighbors they will do what they can to get justice for “Baby Madison.”

“She deserves the peace. She deserves answers. She deserves justice, and most importantly, she deserves the dignity of being properly identified and properly remembered,” Wilkes said.

 

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A Decade Without a Name: Can You Help Identify Madisonville Jane Doe?

It’s something you don’t ever forget....

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A Decade Without a Name: Can You Help Identify Madisonville Jane Doe?​

It’s something you don’t ever forget.

Several years ago, as part of NCMEC’s work to raise awareness in the case of an unidentified child, investigators took me to the field where she was found. I remember standing there, looking at the nearby highway and wondering who this little girl was and how she ended up there.

You don’t have to stand in that field to feel the urgency of this case. It’s heartbreaking to know that after 10 years, we still don’t know her name.

The Discovery​

On Sept. 17, 2016, a man mowing a pasture off Interstate 45 made a grim discovery: the skeletal remains of a little girl inside a black suitcase.

She had been wrapped in white garbage bags. Inside the suitcase, investigators found a pink dress decorated with hearts and butterflies and the words “Follow Your Dreams,” along with a size 4 diaper.

She is believed to have been between 2 and 6 years old, White or Hispanic, with long, thick, dark hair that fell just past her shoulders.

There was something else investigators hoped might help identify her.

The little girl had a feeding tube, indicating that she required medical care during her life. Investigators previously believed she may have had a medical condition that impacted the size of her jaw. Investigators now know she did not have that condition, and the current NCMEC facial reconstruction reflects what they believe she may have looked like in life.

Someone cared for this little girl. Someone knew her medical history. Investigators hoped the feeding tube might lead them to those people and, ultimately, to her name. But there wasn’t enough information to trace it.

And the years passed.

10 Years of Searching​

For a decade, investigators with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, NCMEC and other agencies have been working to identify her.

Advances in forensic genetic genealogy helped investigators find some answers. Ongoing research has revealed that the little girl had ancestral ties to Nuevo León, Mexico, or El Salvador, although investigators still do not know where she was born or where she lived.

That distinction is important. Her ancestry may lead investigators across borders, but this little girl could have lived anywhere. Somewhere, there may be a relative who recognizes part of her story or someone who remembers a little girl with significant medical needs who seemingly disappeared.

This is why we’re asking people to pay attention to her again.

Look at her face. Maybe something about her is familiar. Maybe a detail that seems insignificant is exactly what investigators have been missing.

All of us can do something.

Talk about what happened. Please share her story. Help us reach the person who has the piece of information that could finally lead investigators to the answers they’ve been searching for.

After 10 years, this little girl deserves her name back.