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Woman Indicted in 1985 Death of Newborn Whose Body Found in Mass. Woods
Investigators say the 6-pound boy was born alive and survived a few hours before being left in the woods.
- On Monday, the Bristol County District Attorney announced that 59-year-old Dianne Curry Peck of Attleboro was indicted by a grand jury for the 1985 murder of her newborn son.
- Hunters discovered the newborn's body in the woods off Fruit Street in Mansfield on January 26, 1985, after noticing footprints in the snow leading to a stone wall.
- The Medical Examiner determined the 6-pound boy was born alive and in perfect health, surviving only a few hours before being left in the woods.
- Peck is scheduled for arraignment at 10 a.m. on Tuesday in Fall River Superior Court to face the murder charge brought more than four decades later.
- Investigators also noted an unidentified woman contacted the Mansfield Police on the night of the birth to report a disturbance in the area.
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