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A homicide case involving an unidentified newborn found at the Iowa City Landfill in 1992 has been officially solved, more than 30 years after the child’s death. The infant, known for decades as Baby John Doe, was discovered just days before Christmas and remained unidentified despite an extensive investigation at the time.
On December 21, 1992, a landfill worker from a Kalona-based sanitation company discovered the naked body of a newborn baby boy while unloading trash at the Iowa City Landfill west of the city. The child was later identified by the medical examiner as a full-term White/Caucasian male infant with blue eyes and brown hair, weighing approximately 9 pounds and 3 ounces. The baby had sustained traumatic injuries, and authorities determined the case to be a homicide…