IA Woman Arrested After Allegedly Killing Her Newborn In 92', Dumping His Body In The Trash

[Sugar Cookie]

The Iowa City Police Department has made an arrest in a 32-year-old death investigation.

On December 21, 1992, the body of an unidentified infant - Baby John Doe - was discovered at the Iowa City Landfill. The Iowa City Police Department, with assistance from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, launched an extensive investigation into the child's death. However, due to the lack of known circumstances surrounding the birth and death of the baby and limitations in DNA technology, the case did not progress.

Thanks to advances in DNA testing, the case was reopened in October 2020 and evidence was resubmitted for testing. As a result, investigators determined the mother of the child was 58-year-old Cindy Sue Elder, formerly known as Cindy Sue Eckrich. Elder was 26 years old at the time of the incident.

In February 2022, Elder was discovered to be living in Clever, Mo. Investigators spoke with Elder, who admitted to giving birth while living in an Iowa City residence. Elder told police the baby was born alive and she did not know how the baby died. She placed the newborn in a plastic sack and deposited it in a trash receptacle in Coralville, near the residence of the Elder's father. The father of the child told police he was unaware Elder was ever pregnant or that she had given birth to a child.

The investigation into the death of Baby John Doe determined Elder's actions led to the child's death. As a result, Elder faces one count of First-Degree Murder.

https://www.icgov.org/Home/Components/News/News/2223/390

 

[cubby]

It's quite apparent that you don't have to be smart to live in Clever, Mo., she just proved it. Bitch has got my name, she doesn't deserve it.

Thank goodness for DNA!

 

[Busy Bee]

So fascinating how technology and DNA has advanced! Makes it so much more difficult to commit a crime and get away with it!