Man Tried To Flush Newborn After Mom Gave Birth In Toilet: Will County Sheriff
Two suspects detained after infant remains found buried in a beer box; autopsy pending and charges possible, police said.
- On Friday morning, Will County deputies and detectives found infant remains buried on a Roberts Road property, 1900 block , and detained two people around 9 a.m. Friday.
- After a tip on Thursday, investigators established a 36-year-old woman gave birth in October 2024 at a Manhattan home and the infant was buried on the Wilmington property.
- Crime Scene Investigators dug about 36 inches and found the remains wrapped in a plastic bag and cloth inside an Old-Style Beer box at a site marked by a makeshift headstone.
- The coroner performed an autopsy Dec. 6 and authorities said formal charges could follow pending autopsy and toxicology reports; two people face desecration of a corpse charges.
- A forensic pathologist concluded the female child was between 22 and 27 weeks old, weighed five to seven pounds at delivery, and Nicole Pokrzywa, 36, and William Cosmen, 38, were booked on charges of abuse of a corpse and desecration of a corpse.
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Two arrested after remains of baby found in makeshift grave at suburban Chicago home
Investigators discovered the remains of the baby buried in a beer box, police said
2 charged after body of infant found buried in beer box in Illinois
A man and a woman have been charged after an infant was found wrapped in plastic and buried in a beer box on a property in northeast Illinois, authorities said. Nicole Pokrzywa, 36, and William Cosmen, 38, were booked into the Will County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday afternoon on charges of abuse of a corpse, according to online jail records. Pokrzywa is the baby girl’s mother, police said, though Cosmen’s relationship to the infant was not imme…
2 charged after infant's remains found buried at Wilmington home, Will County sheriff says
Two suspects have been charged with desecration of a corpse after the remains of an infant who was born last year were found buried on their south suburban property, officials said.
Grim Discovery: Illinois Couple Charged And Released After Infant Found Buried In Beer Box
A couple in Illinois has been charged and released after detectives unearthed the remains of an infant girl buried inside a beer box in a Wilmington backyard. The investigation began on Thursday, December 4, when the Will County Sheriff’s Office received a tip about a possible unreported burial at a property on the 1900 block […] Grim Discovery: Illinois Couple Charged And Released After Infant Found Buried In Beer Box
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