Boston's 'Baby Doe' identified, source says

[B2G]

Source: CNN


(CNN)—The girl known as "Baby Doe" -- who in June was found dead, wrapped in a trash bag on a rocky shoreline in Boston Harbor -- has been identified as Bella Bond, a law enforcement source said Friday.

Rachelle Bond, the girl's mother, and her boyfriend, Michael McCarthy, have been arrested in connection with the death, the source said. The charges against them were to be announced Friday afternoon.

McCarthy is not Bella's biological father, according to the source.

The case of the mysterious girl, whose adorable brown eyes and cherubic face -- as rendered by forensic artist Christi Andrews and distributed by authorities in Massachusetts -- caught the attention of millions.


Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/18/us/boston-baby-doe-identified/

[smirkymonkey]

1. This is so sad. I have been following this case here in Boston.

The poor little girl. I just hope she didn't suffer. They still don't know how she died yet. Some people should just never have children.

[Warpy]

3. The tox screen will likely tell the sad story

especially if they're checking her hair, also.

Some addicted parents will drug the kids to get them to sleep while they party. It's a sad fact of life.

[B2G]

5. They found her body in June

No chemicals found in her body. No cause of death so far.

http://www.wmur.com/news/toxicology-tests-show-no-toxins-chemicals-found-in-baby-doe/34544384

[Warpy]

6. Interesting. I hope they sent a hair sample in, as well.

Four year olds are too old for SIDS and usually the COD is very obvious.

[smirkymonkey]

7. I'm not a toxicologist, but I'm not sure.

Would all the drugs have broken down in her system by the time they found her? There was no trauma on the body, so I think she must have been killed via drugs or some other internal method.

[Warpy]

8. They check the fluid inside the eye

because that's the last place they break down. A hair sample would tell them if she'd been given drugs over a long time.

[smirkymonkey]

9. Oh, thank you. That's good to know.

Anyway, I really hope they find out what happened to her and bring whomever was responsible to justice. This was just a really sad case.

[Sienna86]

2. I've been following the story also.

Relived this precious girl has been identified and hopeful the perpetrators will receive proper justice.

[hamsterjill]

4. That poor little darling!

So horrendous. So heart wrenching.

[Dont call me Shirley]

10. Bella...

[TheOther95Percent]

11. This poor child

Apparently she was beaten to death by her mother's companion. The mother is charged as an accessory after the fact.

http://www.wcvb.com/news/baby-doe-identified-5-investigates-reports/35348850

This poor kid.