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BABY JOHN DOE: WM, Infant, found in Iowa City landfill - 21 Dece
mber 1992
By: Akoya Date: July 1, 2020, 9:18 am
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Four days before Christmas in 1992, a worker from a Kalona, Iowa
sanitation firm found a naked, newborn baby boy’s body in a pile
of trash at the Iowa City Landfill west of Iowa City.
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Re: BABY JOHN DOE: WM, Infant, found in Iowa City landfill - 21
December 1992
By: Akoya Date: July 1, 2020, 9:23 am
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Unidentified Baby John Doe
Homicide
Unidentified Baby John Doe
Newborn
Found in Iowa City Landfill
Iowa City, IA
Johnson County
December 21, 1992
Case Summary by Jody Ewing
Four days before Christmas in 1992, a worker from a Kalona, Iowa
sanitation firm found a naked, newborn baby boy’s body in a pile
of trash at the Iowa City Landfill west of Iowa City.
The caucasian infant — identified by the medical examiner as
Baby John Doe — weighed 9 pounds and 3 ounces.
The landfill worker discovered the body on a Monday over the
noon hour.
Despite below freezing temperatures early in the day, the baby’s
body was not frozen. Pathologists told police the weather had
been cold and cloudy enough to preserve the infant’s body for a
longer period of time.
The baby, police said, could have been picked up on a route used
by Iowa City Transfer & Storage Co. or by a private contractor
who used a van to collect refuse.
Two other dump trucks used the landfill during the noon hour the
day the boy was found. A vehicle from Goodwill Industries of
Southeast Iowa had visited the landfill before noon to dump some
mattresses, though Iowa City Police Chief R.J. Winkelhake said
landfill operators believed the baby arrived after the Goodwill
truck had already gone.
Investigators concentrated on the areas where trash had been
picked up that Monday, which included sections of southern Iowa
City, Coralville apartment complexes and the smaller towns of
Lone Tree and Hills. They conducted numerous door-to-door and
face-to-face interviews, and also spoke to those with knowledge
about commercial dumpsters in Hills and Lone Tree.
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Re: BABY JOHN DOE: WM, Infant, found in Iowa City landfill - 21
December 1992
By: Akoya Date: July 1, 2020, 9:24 am
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The Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center takes in
approximately 125,000 tons of trash each year. It is about 400
acres in size — around half of which contains buried trash.
(Courtesy photo City of Iowa City)
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Re: BABY JOHN DOE: WM, Infant, found in Iowa City landfill - 21
December 1992
By: Akoya Date: July 1, 2020, 9:25 am
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In an early January 1993 public briefing, Winkelhake told
reporters police were still puzzled about how the baby died and
how he ended up in the landfill. Nor did they know who the
mother was or where she might be.
Iowa City Landfill
The Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center takes in
approximately 125,000 tons of trash each year. It is about 400
acres in size — around half of which contains buried trash.
(Courtesy photo City of Iowa City)
“Somebody knows exactly what happened,” Winkelhake said in a
Cedar Rapids Gazette article published January 9, 1993. “We
don’t know who that is at this point, but I think, for
everybody’s sake, we would like to be able to resolve this
matter. Everybody gets emotional with a child, and so everybody
needs to know what happened out there.”
Winkelhake said the baby might have been born anywhere from five
to seven days before he was found. Johnson County Medical
Examiner T.T. Bozek had originally estimated a shorter time
frame somewhere between a few minutes to 24 hours.
It is unknown if the newborn belonged to a local resident or
whether he was dumped by someone just passing through.
Approximately 50 people attended “Baby John Doe’s” funeral. The
infant was then laid to rest in Iowa City’s Oakland Cemetery.
Information Needed
If you have any information regarding this unsolved murder,
please contact the Iowa City Police Department at 319-356-5275.
Sources:
Iowa City Police Department
“Cracking cold cases: Johnson County agencies consider forming a
team to tackle unsolved murders,” by Zack Kucharski, The Cedar
Rapids Gazette, December 12, 2006
“Cold Cases: Technology, tips help clear old homicides, but time
takes toll on investigations,” by Christoph Trappe, The Cedar
Rapids Gazette, September 21, 2003
“Baby remembered,” The Cedar Rapids Gazette, December 28, 1996
“Landfill baby case probe continuing: Investigators are
interviewing area residents,” by Lyle Muller, The Cedar Rapids
Gazette, January 9, 1993
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Re: BABY JOHN DOE: WM, Infant, found in Iowa City landfill - 21
December 1992
By: Akoya Date: July 1, 2020, 9:27 am
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Re: BABY JOHN DOE: WM, Infant, found in Iowa City landfill - 21
December 1992
By: Akoya Date: July 1, 2020, 9:29 am
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Re: BABY JOHN DOE: WM, Infant, found in Iowa City landfill - 21
December 1992
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