Remains of baby boy found in backpack

**Sister Iroz** · March 25th, 2009, 06:30 AM

Gila River Valley police found a baby boy's body inside a partially buried backpack Monday afternoon, near State Route 87 near Sacaton.

An officer was out on patrol around 12:30 p.m. and was looking through the desert area near the highway east of Sacaton, which is south of Chandler. The officer noticed a partially buried bag in the dirt and pulled it out. Upon opening the bag he realized there was a baby inside, wrapped in a plastic bed sheet. The sheet was taped around the infant, said Alia Maisonet, public information officer for police. The officer immediately called investigators and the baby's body was sent to the Pima County Medical Examiner's office. An investigation is under way and officials have not yet released an autopsy report expected to be completed on Tuesday. Police are seeking help from anyone who may know more about this infant. The Gila River Valley police can be reached at (520) 562-4511. be reached at (520) 562-4511.

http://www.azcentral.com/community/g...baby24-ON.html

**seductress** · March 25th, 2009, 11:34 AM

I wonder really how many babies are "disposed" of this way and we never know because they are never found. How sad...... RIP little one

**Insomniac** · March 25th, 2009, 12:21 PM

For fucks sake.
Number one fucking reason why a woman should be able to walk into a hospital or police station and hand over their baby no questions asked.

Rest in peace little one. I'm sorry your mother didn't give you the opportunity to be loved and cared for by someone who was willing to do so.

**Peeperann** · March 25th, 2009, 12:31 PM

Fuck. I just want to scream every time I hear these stories. Every freakin time.

Stop making women identify themselves and maybe we won't have these stories anymore!!!

**Silvahalo** · March 25th, 2009, 02:03 PM

Police Det. Michael Lancaster said the baby was found wrapped in a crib sheet with clear tape holding the sheet together.

While going through the bag, officers initially thought the baby was drugs wrapped in a sheet.

“It was wrapped up in tape," said Lancaster. "He cut open the package to see what was inside and discovered the remains of an infant child.”

Lancaster said he was unsure how long the baby had been there but said it hadn't been long.

Police also found several other items in the bag including several purses and baby clothing.

The baby was found near a makeshift shooting range where Lancaster said several bodies have been dumped in the past including one recent murder victim.

“I think basically, they mostly wanted this baby to be undiscovered," said Lancaster. "It’s the reason it was stuffed down in the backpack."

Its inexplicable, beyond me how a baby can be left to die in such a unforgivable way. I'm hoping the baby was born dead, that would be comforting at least, not to think of this babies last moments suffocating in a sheet, in a bag.

I know many babies are born unwanted for various reasons, that's life and I can accept that. Is it too much to ask to give up a child unwanted in a place of refugee that in hopes will end up in loving arms? It is a selfish and terrible thing to decide otherwise and dispose a baby like trash, to be forgotten.

So sorry sweet one, you were the light of life. I'll remember you as Michael Anael...

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**Wicked Doll** · March 25th, 2009, 03:19 PM

Originally Posted by Peeperann

Fuck. I just want to scream every time I hear these stories. Every freakin time.

Stop making women identify themselves and maybe we won't have these stories anymore!!!

I'm screaming right along with you, Peeper.

How many states actually require that a person identify themselves to drop off a baby no questions asked? Just curious.

**El Supremo** · March 25th, 2009, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by Wicked Doll

How many states actually require that a person identify themselves to drop off a baby no questions asked? Just curious.

Here in Mass, it is strongly encouraged that Safe Haven personnel ask the parent(s) for certain info, like their name, address, infant's birthplace, and if the parent(s) plan to seek future custody of the child. However, it is absolutely NOT required that they provide such information.

http://www.masschiefs.org/page.php?pageid=61

**Wicked Doll** · March 25th, 2009, 03:30 PM

Interesting. I answered by own question.

In approximately 13 States, anonymity for the parent or agent of the parent is expressly guaranteed in statute. In 28 States and Puerto Rico, the safe haven provider cannot compel the parent or agent of the parent to provide identifying information. In addition, 13 States provide an assurance of confidentiality for any information that is voluntarily provided by the parent.

In addition to the guarantee of anonymity, most States provide protection from criminal liability for parents who safely relinquish their infants. Approximately 30 States and Puerto Rico do not prosecute a parent for child abandonment when a baby is relinquished to a safe haven. In 16 States, safe relinquishment of the infant is an affirmative defense in any prosecution of the parent or his/her agent for any crime against the child, such as abandonment, neglect, or child endangerment.

The privileges of anonymity and immunity will be forfeited in most States if there is evidence of child abuse or neglect.

http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwi.../safehaven.cfm

**Wicked Doll** · April 17th, 2009, 07:58 PM

A Mesa woman is in jail after admitting to leaving her dead infant in a backpack near Sacaton last month, police said.

The Gila River Police Department arrested Faith Hope Caddo, 22, Tuesday on suspicion of abandonment or concealment of a dead body.

A police officer with the Gila River Indian Community discovered the baby boy March 23 in a partially buried light blue back pack under some brush.

The discovery was in an area northeast of state Route 87 and south of Chandler.

The baby's body was wrapped in a vinyl sheet and bound with tape.

According to court documents, Caddo's mother called police after seeing news reports on the discovery of the body. Caddo told investigators she gave birth to the boy, wrapped him in the blankets and tape and put him in a closet.

She later put him in a storage box, where the body was discovered by Caddo's mother. The body was later taken to the Gila River community, a court document states.

The baby's body was taken to the Pima County Medical Examiner for an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/138065

**nurseronda** · April 17th, 2009, 08:44 PM

Grandmother turns in daughter after body is found in desert

A Mesa woman has been arrested for leaving the body of a newborn infant in a backpack on the Gila River Indian Community, five miles southeast of Sacaton.

The baby's grandmother is said to be responsible for turning in the woman, who is her own daughter.

Tribal police arrested the 22-year-old, Faith Caddo, on Tuesday.

Authorities said she faces charges including transporting and concealing a dead body on the reservation.

Court paperwork reveals she admits to giving birth to the baby boy and wrapping him in bed sheets.

Then, she admits to wrapping tape around those sheets before putting the newborn inside a closet.

She said she later transported the child's body to the Gila River Indian Community desert where he was found about one month ago.

"It's pretty awful for somebody to do that with a strait mind, with a right mind," said Frank Rosino, a neighbor.

Right now, the FBI is investigating whether the infant was dead or alive when the baby was put inside the duffle bag.

The case also is being reviewed by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office.

http://www.abc15.com/content/news/so...qjz5AaO_Q.cspx

**Dakota Valkyrie** · April 18th, 2009, 02:45 AM

uhhhmmm... how did grandma know? Did she recognize the backpack? Did her daughter tell her it was her baby? Did she know there was a "missing grandkid"? Otherwise, I would think she would have hauled her daughter's ass in long ago to figure out what happened to the baby.

**sanityslipping** · April 18th, 2009, 09:15 AM

She later put him in a storage box, where the body was discovered by Caddo's mother. The body was later taken to the Gila River community, a court document states.

Why didn't the mother turn her daughter when she discovered the dead baby? Did grandma suggest a better spot to bury the baby, or what?

**Unamused Cat** · April 19th, 2009, 01:02 AM

Originally Posted by sanityslipping

Why didn't the mother turn her daughter when she discovered the dead baby? Did grandma suggest a better spot to bury the baby, or what?

Maybe she was waiting to see if a reward was offered.

**Dneilz** · April 19th, 2009, 01:26 AM

RIP little guy.... this world wasn't good enough for you. You were born to a coward of a mother who couldn't sacrifice her own need for yours. This has all become too common and I am sorry that you were denied the right to live due to her ignorance of adoption options..... rest assured, you are loved. You are in God's hands now.... he will hold you with his tender hands, talk to you with his loving words and love you with everlasting joy! You are in a better place and your mom will go to prison for what she has done. We know you are an angel now and because she is your mom, you will probably watch over her as she deals with the many horrors that criminals are faced with (rightfully) when they are incarcerated, but trust me.... when she becomes the judged by God, well..... she will wish she were still in prison because he will have no better use for her soul than to let her rest in an eternal hell. You were not known here on this earth, but you were loved by many. May your soul always be filled with our love! Forever!

( what a stupid, ill shaped human of a mother) Sick sick sick!

**LDhummingbird** · April 19th, 2009, 05:58 AM

I was trying to dredge something up from my memory all this time about the Italian (could've sworn it was also Hispanic) surname Esposito. It means, apparently, "exposed." I don't know much about their culture, but I know that Germanic culture in general and pre-Christian Scandinavians in particular considered it perfectly acceptable to put a newborn out into the elements, to die of cold or be eaten by the wildlife, for any number of reasons. If you don't have methods of contraception before that, you do what you can. We are not too far from that.

I was also trying to remember something I read once about churches and monasteries and a "baby hatch", but was too feeble-minded to actually have it at hand. Luckily, someone smarter than me has already written a Wikipedia article about it.
Baby hatch

Scroll down, folks, and pay attention to this image

and those like it. Read the captions. This problem isn't new.