‘Baby Angel,’ girl found slain and burned in 1979 identified

After nearly half a century, the name of a baby found beaten and burned in Springfield Township is finally known.

“Baby Angel” was Velina Jeter, born June 10, 1977 in Columbus, Ohio, Hamilton County Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco said in a press conference May 29.

At 18-months-old, Velina was found in February 1979, charred and mutilated in a wooded area behind the Clovernook Country Club near the former Providence Hospital site…

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