OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 15, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — The Ogden City Police Department is asking for tips on a cold case homicide involving the body of a full-term baby girl found in a pond.
That case turns 50 years old today.
“On 9/15/1974, Ogden City Police officers were dispatched to a baby located in Beus Pond,” the OCPD statement says.
“The baby was described as a full-term female infant, estimated as having been in the water for 15-20 days.
“Officers located, separately, a plastic bag containing the placenta and umbilical cord. An autopsy was conducted but the cause of death was not determined.”
Investigators conducted follow-ups but were unable to locate the mother of the baby, and the case was closed.
“To provide a tip https://bci.utah.gov/coldcases/baby-jane-doe-ogden-city/. For a list of our other Ogden cold cases click here https://www.ogdencity.com/2666/Cold-Cases.”
The statement ended with “Gone but never forgotten. Together we uncover, together we solve.”
