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Ex-Kentucky Student-Athlete Indicted on First-Degree Manslaughter in Newborn’s Death

A medical examiner's finding that the baby was born alive with asphyxia prompted a Fayette County grand jury to pursue a homicide count.

Judge Orders No Bail After Long Island Woman Pleads Not Guilty in 1993 Newborn Killing

DNA Breakthrough Leads to Arrest in 1979 Columbus County 'Baby Doe' Case

Mother Accused in Manchester ‘Baby Grace’ Case Remains Jailed After Waiving Arraignment

France Arrests Woman After Two Newborns Found in Home Freezer

Autopsy Points to Live Birth in Majadahonda Newborn Case as Mother Is Accused of Killing

Newborn Girl Found Dead in Parasia Hospital Toilet in Chhindwara

Woman Pleads Not Guilty in 2020 Riverwoods Newborn Remains Case

Two Newborns Found Dead Behind Bhopal Hospital Mortuary, One Severely Burned

Autopsy Finds No Obvious Trauma in Newborn Discovered at Brittany Waste-Sorting Center

Probable Foetus Found on Waste-Sorting Belt in Brittany Triggers Police Investigation

Illinois Pair Charged After Newborn Found Buried Following Alleged Toilet Disposal Attempt

Body of Newborn Found at Finistère Waste Sorting Center as Brest Prosecutor Opens Inquiry

Illinois Pair Charged After Infant’s Remains Found Buried in Beer Box

Excavation at Tuam Finds Evidence of Second Infant Burial Ground

Newborn Found Dead in Bremen Construction Waste Was Born Alive, Autopsy Finds

Newborn Found Dead in Car Trunk on Pittsburgh’s North Side

Police Unveil New Clues in Baby Ava Case, Including DNA From Distinctive Underwear and a 20-Day Burial Window

Dresden Trial Over Newborn Found in Biowaste Hears Mother’s Account

Hechingen Court Sentences Albstadt Woman to Five Years and Six Months for Newborn’s Death in Washing Machine