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DARE COUNTY INFANT DOE: U, 0-12 months - Found under trash can
in Nags Head, NC - April 4 1991 - *IDENTIFIED*
DIR By: Scorpio
Date: February 12, 2020, 11:04 pm
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B0DY F0UND IN APRIL 0F 1991 UNDER A TRASH CAN THE B0DY WAS
MUMMIFIED.
DEATH IS ESTIMATED FEBRUARY 1991 AND AGE IS TO 8 MONTHS. IT IS
ESTIMATED THE B0DY WAS LEFT UNDER THE TRASH CAN F0R 6 T0 10
WEEKS PRI0R T0 DISC0VERY.
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Re: DARE COUNTY INFANT DOE: U, 0-12 months - Found under trash
can in Nags Head, NC - April 4, 1991
DIR By: Scorpio
Date: February 12, 2020, 11:04 pm
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Case Numbers
NCMEC Number --
ME/C Case Number 91-4757
Demographics
Sex: Unsure
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Possible First Name --
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Possible Nickname--
Estimated Age Group: Infant
Estimated Age Range: (Years)0-1
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Height: 1' 7" (19 inches) , Estimated
Weight: 7 lbs, Estimated
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Found: April 4, 1991
NamUs Case Created: July 7, 2015
ME/C QA Reviewed--
Location Found Map
General Location -- Nags Head, North Carolina
County: Dare County
GPS Coordinates--
Circumstances of Recovery B0DY F0UND IN APRIL 0F 1991 UNDER A
TRASH CAN THE B0DY WAS MUMMIFIED.
DEATH IS ESTIMATED FEBRUARY 1991 AND AGE IS TO 8 MONTHS. IT IS
ESTIMATED THE
B0DY WAS LEFT UNDER THE TRASH CAN F0R 6 T0 10 WEEKS PRI0R T0
DISC0VERY.
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains One or more limbs not recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Mummified
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Re: DARE COUNTY INFANT DOE: U, 0-12 months - Found under trash
can in Nags Head, NC - April 4 1991 - *IDENTIFIED*
DIR By: Scorpio
Date: December 19, 2021, 8:17 pm
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North Carolina Couple Arrested 30 Years After Infant Was Found
Beaten, Suffocated, and Stuffed in Trash
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A married couple in North Carolina was arrested this week in
connection with the cold case death of an infant who was beaten
and suffocated before being stuffed in the trash over three
decades ago, police said.
Deputies with the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) on
Oct. 21 took Scott Gordon Poole, 54, and his wife Robin Lynn
Byrum, 51, into custody on one count each of concealing the
birth of a child, a Class I felony. Additional charges are
expected pending further investigation, police said.
According to a press release, the Nags Head Police Department
contacted the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office concerning the
cold case investigation dating back to April 4, 1991. On that
date, Nags Head police responded to a call in the 8600 block of
East Tides Drive in response to a report about human remains
being found in a trash can rack. Upon arriving at the address,
first-responders were able to identify the remains as an infant
but were unable to confirm the child’s gender due to severe
decomposition. Based on the rate of decomposition, authorities
said the child “appeared to have been deceased for some time.”
An autopsy conducted by the Pitt County Medical Examiner’s
Office in Greenville determined that the infant’s death was a
homicide caused by blunt force trauma to the face and
asphyxiation, the sheriff’s office said.
Investigators with Nags Head PD continued to revisit the case
multiple times over the last three decades in an effort to find
who was responsible. The department caught a break in 2019 when
detectives re-opened the case of “Baby Doe” and sent a child’s
rib bone to Othram Inc., a private lab in Woodland, Texas that
specializes in genealogy and DNA testing.
According to police, the lab “recovered human DNA from the bone
and used that hereditary material to conduct a genealogical
profile, which led to a family in North Carolina.”
In a multi-agency operation involving Nags Head PD, the
Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, and the North Carolina State
Bureau of Investigations, authorities obtained DNA samples from
Poole and Byrum. Those samples were tested and allegedly
confirmed that they were the parents of the deceased infant.
“The tragedy of this child’s death and the manner in which his
body was disposed of is compounded by the fact that, until now,
no one has been found responsible for this incredibly
heartbreaking act,” Nags Head Police Chief Phil Webster said in
a statement. “But, through the hard work of Nags Head Police
investigators and our law enforcement partners in the case,
those who did this will be held accountable for a death that has
remained unsolved for three decades.”
Poole and Bynum were both processed and placed in the Alexander
County Detention Center before being transferred to the Dare
County Detention Center on Saturday. A judge set their bond at
$250,000.
“These arrests are a result of many years of diligent
investigation by our highly-trained and dedicated law
enforcement professionals,” said Nags Head Mayor Ben Cahoon.
“While they are responsible for responding to accidents and
crimes, they must also defend the innocent. This is a true
example of that. The Board and I appreciate their diligence in
working to solve this crime.”
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