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Mother of 'Baby Skylar' infant found dead in Phoenix airport trash can arrested
Posted on 2/20/24 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 2/20/24 at 5:16 pm
Mother of 'Baby Skylar' who was found dead in Phoenix airport trash can 19 years ago is arrested
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The mother of a newborn girl found dead in a garbage can at a Phoenix airport in 2005 has been arrested after investigators dug back into the cold case using genetic genealogy, police announced Tuesday.
The infant, called “Baby Skylar," was found deceased, wrapped in newspapers and a white towel and stuffed in a plastic Marriot hotel bag, in a Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport women's restroom on Oct. 10, 2005.
For years, investigators searched for suspects in Baby Skylar's death.
Nineteen years later, police have identified a suspect — the baby's mother — Annie Anderson, 51, of Washington state.
Baby Skylar's death
The infant's death was ruled a homicide by suffocation, the local medical examiner ruled at the time, police said Tuesday.
“The evidence on scene indicated that the birth likely did not occur at the airport and the bathroom was where the baby was abandoned by the suspect or suspects,” Phoenix Police Lt. James Hester told reporters.
DNA evidence collected at the scene was identified as belonging to the mother of the infant.
It was put into the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System, also known as CODIS, which is a database of DNA profiles from convicted offenders, unsolved crime scene evidence and missing persons cases. However, it yielded no match.
Investigators worked the case but exhausted all leads, and the case was passed on to the cold case homicide unit.
A fresh look at the case
The breakthrough in the case came thanks in part to the FBI Violent Crimes Task Force and advances in DNA technology and investigative genetic genealogy.
Using the DNA evidence from Baby Skylar's unidentified mother, officials created a DNA profile and a family tree of potential relatives.
“Through the genealogy, we identified someone in the family tree. That person consented to a sample and led the investigation further to Miss Anderson,” said Dan Horan, supervisory Special Agent for the FBI Phoenix field office.
Anderson "identified herself as the mother of the victim and provided an account of what occurred," Hester said.
It's not clear exactly when officers met with Anderson.
Police did not disclose Anderson's account of events, but said she admitted to the baby's death.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 5:18 pm to stout
I really dislike lots of people.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 5:21 pm to stout
Ancestry.com and 23 & Me
Yall just giving it away
Yall just giving it away
Posted on 2/20/24 at 5:23 pm to stout
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advances in DNA technology and investigative genetic genealogy. Using the DNA evidence from Baby Skylar's unidentified mother, officials created a DNA profile and a family tree of potential relatives.
That's a lot of words to say "23 and me" opens their system to the Fed government and you are screwed if anyone in your family is dumb enough to send their DNA to that place. I was extremely pissed when my dumb arse sister in law gave those kits to my kids without my consent and got them to send them in. I think she was hoping I wasn't the father.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 5:29 pm to Rouge
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Ancestry.com and 23 & Me
Yall just giving it away
Lol, yep.
And my dang sister signed up on the latter last year to find our roots and gave them all my genetic blueprint. Thanks, Sis.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 5:35 pm to clamdip
Damn, I don’t remember this at all and I feel like I should.
The thought of wrapping a tiny baby in all that shite and abandoning it to die is something I can’t even wrap my head around. Glad they finally got her.
The thought of wrapping a tiny baby in all that shite and abandoning it to die is something I can’t even wrap my head around. Glad they finally got her.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 5:55 pm to stout
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“The evidence on scene indicated that the birth likely did not occur at the airport and the bathroom was where the baby was abandoned by the suspect or suspects,
How did TSA miss a fetus in the luggage?
Posted on 2/20/24 at 6:04 pm to stout
Wtf!?
They arrested the baby found in the trash can?
They arrested the baby found in the trash can?
Posted on 2/20/24 at 6:04 pm to stout
All those commercials. Pay $200 and find out if you are descended from royalty! Nah, you’re descended from baby killers and thanks for the evidence.
I dug into my family history once. Not with DNA but from online records. I found out some things that were probably better left in the past.
I dug into my family history once. Not with DNA but from online records. I found out some things that were probably better left in the past.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 6:07 pm to Rouge
I've never trusted that crap... especially if a Hitler type comes into power.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 6:20 pm to stout
Wow so not even some teenager mother. She was 32 years old when she did this. Lock her up and melt the key
Posted on 2/20/24 at 6:23 pm to jbgleason
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I was extremely pissed when my dumb arse sister in law gave those kits to my kids without my consent and got them to send them in. I think she was hoping I wasn't the father.
Damn, that's cold blooded.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 6:47 pm to jbgleason
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and you are screwed if anyone in your family is dumb enough to send their DNA to that place.
If anyone in my family did that, I hope my DNA sends them to the nitrogen asphyxiation chamber.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 6:48 pm to Rouge
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Ancestry.com and 23 & Me
Yall just giving it away
You trying to protect baby killers, and sex offenders?
Posted on 2/20/24 at 6:56 pm to stout
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but said she admitted to the baby's death
She always knew they were coming.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 6:59 pm to stout
For you baws who want to get all jiggy with your DNA tests, it might come back to haunt you some day.
Jess Sayne.
Jess Sayne.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 7:10 pm to stout
I get that sharing DNA is problematic, but I have zero problems with it being used for this purpose.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 7:56 pm to Rick9Plus
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. I found out some things that were probably better left in the past.
I deadass don’t understand what this means, if it’s far enough back you didn’t know it’s something you shouldn’t really care about or has any impact on you.
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