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BABY AGNES DOE: WF, 0-12 months, found in Blair County, PA - 5 F
ebruary 1987
By: Akoya Date: May 31, 2020, 11:18 am
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It was a cold winter night on a Thursday in February, 1987 when
a dog found the body of a baby abandoned near the backyard of a
home near Kerbaugh Road, in Bellwood. The child had been stuffed
into a plastic bag and was missing a notable portion of its
body. The baby had been disposed into the woods, police
theorized. An autopsy determined that the dead body was that of
a white female infant.
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Re: BABY AGNES DOE: WF, 0-12 months, found in Blair County, PA -
5 February 1987
By: Akoya Date: May 31, 2020, 11:20 am
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Re: BABY AGNES DOE: WF, 0-12 months, found in Blair County, PA -
5 February 1987
By: Akoya Date: May 31, 2020, 11:23 am
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Re: BABY AGNES DOE: WF, 0-12 months, found in Blair County, PA -
5 February 1987
By: Akoya Date: May 31, 2020, 11:24 am
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Re: BABY AGNES DOE: WF, 0-12 months, found in Blair County, PA -
5 February 1987
By: Akoya Date: May 31, 2020, 11:25 am
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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP 16549 Female, White / Caucasian
Date Found February 5, 1987
Location Found Pennsylvania
Estimated Age Range 0-12 Months
Case Information
Case Numbers
NCMEC Number--
Case Number 87-02
Demographics
Gender Female
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group Infant
Estimated Age Range 0-12 Months
Estimated Year of Death 1987
Estimated PMI Weeks
Height Cannot Estimate
Weight 10 lbs, Estimated
Circumstances
Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Found February 5, 1987
NamUs Case Created April 19, 2017
Agency QA Reviewed--
Location Found Map
General Location--Pennsylvania
County Blair County
GPS Coordinates--
Circumstances of Recovery It was a cold winter night on a
Thursday in February 1987 when a dog found the body of a baby
abandoned near the backyard of a home near Kerbaugh Road in
Bellwood. The child had been stuffed into a plastic bag and was
missing a notable portion of its body. The baby had been
disposed into the woods, police theorized. An autopsy determined
that the dead body was that of a white female infant.
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains All parts recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Circumstance Notes
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The Regional Program Specialist contact for this case is Amy
Dobbs
(865) 235-6523
Amy.Dobbs@unthsc.edu
Investigating Agencies
PA State Police
Case Contributors
Amy Dobbs, Regional Program Specialist
UNT Center for Human Identification
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Re: BABY AGNES DOE: WF, 0-12 months, found in Blair County, PA -
5 February 1987
By: Akoya Date: May 31, 2020, 11:27 am
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Case File: 949UFPA
The Doe Network
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Baby Agnes Doe's grave in Oak Grove Cemetery, Tyrone, Blair
County
Unidentified Female
Date of Discovery: February 5, 1987
Location of Discovery: Antis-Bellwood, Blair County,
Pennsylvania
Estimated Date of Death: Unknown
State of Remains: Unknown
Cause of Death: Unknown
Physical Description
** Listed information is approximate
Estimated Age: Infant
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Not available.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Unknown
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: None listed.
Jewelry: None listed.
Additional Personal Items: None listed.
Case History
Several months after her death, the Tyrone Knights of Columbus
asked for and were given permission to give the child a proper
burial. They chose the name Agnes for her, after the Roman
Catholic Saint Agnes, who is considered the patron saint of
little girls.
Baby Agnes was laid to rest in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Tyrone
on June 20, 1987. An error in measuring for the plot was made
and an unclaimed spot was found. The small area was developed
into "The Home of the Holy Innocent", an area to accept Baby
Agnes and other unwanted babies so that they wouldn't have to
have a pauper's grave.
Each year since she was found, the Respect for Life March has
been held, starting at St Matthew Church in Tyrone and ending
1.25 miles away at Baby Agnes' gravesite.
"I think possibly this little child accomplished more in the two
days she lived than many will in a lifetime, for she affected so
many people"....Father J. Joseph Strittmatter, June 20, 1987.
Twenty years after her discovery, Pennsylvania State Police
Trooper Charles Aungst renewed efforts to identify the baby
girl, publicizing her case in the local media in the hopes that
someone would come forward, but Baby Agnes Doe's identity still
remains unknown.
Investigating Agency(s)
If you have any information about this case please contact;
Agency Name: Pennsylvania State Police - Troop G - Hollidaysburg
Agency Contact Person: Trooper Charles Aungst
Agency Phone Number: 814-696-6100
Agency Case Number: Unknown
NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: Not listed
Former Hot Case Number: 993
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with
information regarding this case.
Information Source(s)
Pennsylvania Missing
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Re: BABY AGNES DOE: WF, 0-12 months, found in Blair County, PA -
5 February 1987
By: Akoya Date: May 31, 2020, 11:29 am
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It was a cold winter night on a Thursday in February 1987 when a
dog found the body of a baby abandoned near the backyard of a
home near Kerbaugh Road in Bellwood.
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Kerbaugh Rd
Bellwood, PA
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Re: BABY AGNES DOE: WF, 0-12 months, found in Blair County, PA -
5 February 1987
By: Akoya Date: May 31, 2020, 11:30 am
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Kerbaugh Rd, Tyrone, PA 16686
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Re: BABY AGNES DOE: WF, 0-12 months, found in Blair County, PA -
5 February 1987
By: Akoya Date: May 31, 2020, 11:36 am
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Pennsylvania Missing Persons
and Unidentified Victims
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Baby Agnes Doe
Unidentified White Female Newborn
Found February 5, 1987 in Antis-Bellwood, Blair County
Case Details
On Thursday, February 5, 1987, the partial remains of an infant
baby girl were found in the yard of a home on Kerbaugh Road in
Antis Township. The child had been stuffed into a plastic bag.
Police theorize that the infant had been disposed of in the
nearby woods where a dog had found her. When the baby was
discovered, a significant portion of her tiny body was gone.
While gender was not readily apparent, an autopsy determined
that the remains were those of a white female infant. Despite
extensive testing, her exact cause of death was not determined,
but it is believe she lived for about two days.
Several months after her death, the Tyrone Knights of Columbus
asked for and were given permission to give the child a proper
burial. They chose the name Agnes for her, after the Roman
Catholic Saint Agnes, who is considered the patron saint of
little girls.
Baby Agnes was laid to rest in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Tyrone
on June 20, 1987. An error in measuring for the plot was made
and an unclaimed spot was found. The small area was developed
into "The Home of the Holy Innocent", an area to accept Baby
Agnes and other unwanted babies so that they wouldn't have to
have a pauper's grave.
Each year since she was found, the Respect for Life March has
been held, starting at St Matthew Church in Tyrone and ending
1.25 miles away at Baby Agnes' gravesite.
"I think possibly this little child accomplished more in the two
days she lived than many will in a lifetime, for she affected so
many people"....Father J. Joseph Strittmatter, June 20, 1987.
Twenty years after her discovery, Pennsylvania State Police
Trooper Charles Aungst renewed efforts to identify the baby
girl, publicizing her case in the local media in the hopes that
someone would come forward, but Baby Agnes Doe's identity still
remains unknown.
HTML http://pennsylvaniamissing.com/images/350_Baby_Agnes_Doe_Feb_1987.jpg
Baby Agnes Doe's grave in Oak Grove Cemetery, Tyrone, Blair
County
If you have any information about this case, please contact:
Pennsylvania State Police
Troop G - Hollidaysburg
Tpr Charles Aungst
814-696-6100
Sources
Pennsylvania State Police
Tyrone Daily Herald
Altoona Mirror
NewspaperArchive.com
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Re: BABY AGNES DOE: WF, 0-12 months, found in Blair County, PA -
5 February 1987
By: Akoya Date: May 31, 2020, 11:38 am
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Pro-life activists remember Baby Agnes
Hundreds turn out in Tyrone for 30th Respect Life March
LOCAL NEWS
JAN 16, 2017
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Mirror photo by Russ O’Reilly Hundreds turned out for the 30th
annual Respect Life March on Sunday, which featured a prayer
service at St. Matthew’s Church in Tyrone and about a mile walk
to the grave of Baby Agnes Doe at the Oak Grove Cemetery.
TYRONE — Remembering the shocking discovery of decomposed human
baby remains outside of Bellwood by a dog in 1987, about a few
hundred people gathered Sunday for a march to the cemetery where
the unidentified body is properly buried.
The 30th annual Respect Life March was held at noon Sunday with
a prayer service at St. Matthew’s Church in Tyrone and about a
mile walk to the grave of Baby Agnes Doe at the Oak Grove
Cemetery.
The march is sponsored by the The St. Gregory Council 1218
Knights of Columbus, where Peter Kreckel is the pro-life
director.
“Outside of Bellwood, the remains of a child were found back in
1987, and her decomposed body was drug into a yard by a dog.
What happened was, this family member found it and called the
police. They’ve done coroner inquests, they’ve done all types of
investigations, and they’ve never been able to elucidate who
this child belongs to,” Kreckel said.
“In June of 1987, the Knights of Columbus of St. Gregory’s
Council in Tyrone gave a really nice funeralMass, as well as a
dedication in Oak Grove Cemetery to this baby.”
Anti-abortion and pro-abortion rights activists both claim to be
on mercy’s side in cases of unexpected pregnancies.
The marchers on Sunday prayed for widespread adoption of a
worldview that is generous to life at conception through old age
as well as scientific and social change to eliminate reasons
that lead to abortions.
“We’re not making it our job to change laws, but we can change
how people feel about it and change hearts,” said Bill
Stadtmiller of Altoona.
Stadtmiller said the march in the small borough was a quiet
statement about the importance of protecting life. He and his
three children, ages 4, 8 and 10 years old, walked the route to
the cemetery while his mother-in-law, Mary Engelman, 79, rode to
the cemetery in one of the several cars participating in the
march.
A handful of lawmakers attended the march.
Wearing jeans and casual winter coats, Sen. John H. Eichelberger
Jr., R-Blair, Rep. Judy Ward and Rep. John McGinnis mixed in
with the marchers. Eichelberger is the chairman of the pro-life
caucus in the state senate.
He is the prime sponsor of a bill that was introduced last week,
the “Conscientious Objection Act,” which aims to protect health
care providers and institutions who decline to counsel or
perform health care services that violate their consciences.
The decision to have an abortion is typically motivated by
multiple reasons, according to a study for the Guttmacher
Institute. The themes of responsibility to others and resource
limitations, such as financial constraints and lack of partner
support were recurrent reasons given in the study.
Complications with the health of a fetus is widely accepted as a
valid reason for an abortion.
“Turn around and look at the boy right behind you,” Mike Isola
of Bellwood said to a reporter framing the question. “He
wouldn’t be here if his parents thought that.”
Walking a few feet behind Isola was Aaron Bucher, a polite and
happy teenager with Down syndrome who Isola said will be
confirmed in the Catholic church this year.
His mother, Angela Bucher, of Bellwood said she didn’t have the
prenatal tests done to know for sure whether Aaron would be born
with Down syndrome, but her blood work suggested it could be
likely.
“I never thought his life was a mistake or a problem or a
hindrance. I always felt I was given this life to respect,” she
said.
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