Autopsy reveals newborn baby found in Electric Forest festival port-a-potty was “viable” and “born alive”
The FBI has offered a $15,000 reward to anyone who can provide information leading to the “identification, arrest and conviction” of suspect(s) involved in the case.
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On the morning of June 28, a maintenance employee at Electric Forest’s annual music festival discovered a deceased newborn in a port-a-potty on the festival’s campgrounds in Michigan. Weeks later, Michigan State Police police have yet to find a suspect, and the FBI announced on Monday it would offer $15,000 to anyone who could provide information leading to the “identification, arrest and conviction” of suspect(s) involved in the case.
The baby was a neonate, a newborn infant 4 weeks old or younger. Preliminary autopsy reports released on July 13, however, determined that the baby was living and viable when they were born. A Muskegon woman had been questioned by police in the incident’s direct aftermath but later cleared of any wrongdoing. The Michigan State Police shared in a statement that it “remains committed to a thorough investigation of this incident,” adding: “We are confident that continued investigative efforts, combined with forensic science, will ultimately lead to the identification of the person responsible.”
Electric Forest is an annual three-day festival held every June at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, Michigan, a general law village on the state’s western border. This year’s performing acts included Kaskade, The String Cheese Incident, and Illenium.
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