"Detectives are now seeking the public's assistance as the investigation continues. The newborn was found inside a garbage can at Buckeye Park around 4 p.m. on Nov. 11, 1981. In a news release at the time, police said the baby had been dead only a few hours when found and died as a result of strangulation and severe head injuries. He was likely placed in the receptacle sometime after 11 a.m. that day, police said."
"SAN BRUNO Police have at long last identified a newborn boy found strangled to death at a San Bruno park in 1981 and are now asking for the public's help as the investigation into the cold case continues. On Tuesday, the San Bruno Police Department said it identified the baby's family through the use of forensic genealogy, which it described as a newly available investigative technology. Investigators, police added, worked with the Texas Department of Public Safety, law enforcement forensic partners and specialized labs."
"Investigators at the time determined the infant had Type O-positive blood. They also found reddish brown human hair and black dog hair on the sock used to strangle the baby. Despite an exhaustive investigation at the time, police said, investigators were unable to determine the child's identity or identify the person(s) responsible for the death."
San Bruno police identified the family of a newborn boy found strangled and discarded in Buckeye Park on Nov. 11, 1981, using forensic genealogy. The infant was discovered inside a garbage can around 4 p.m., having died from strangulation and severe head injuries and likely placed there after 11 a.m. Investigators previously determined the infant had Type O-positive blood and found reddish brown human hair and black dog hair on the sock used to strangle the baby. Police did not release the parents' names. Detectives are asking the public for information as the investigation continues.
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