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DNA Breakthrough in 1985 Baby Doe Case | Wilmington News
A Massachusetts woman, Dianne Curry Peck, is facing murder charges for the 1985 death of her newborn son—found naked in the snow with the umbilical cord still attached. After decades as “Baby Boy Doe,” genetic genealogy breakthroughs linked the infant’s DNA to Peck via a soda bottle found in her trash. At just 17, Peck claims she handed the baby to her ex-boyfriend, believing he’d arranged an adoption—but prosecutors doubt the timeline, citing the baby’s condition and freezing temperatures. The ex-boyfriend, who died in 2020, reportedly knew of no adoption plan, and no one else was ever…
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