Posted on 11/21/2021 10:15:41 AM PST by simpson96
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. - A Central Florida woman has been arrested in the death of an infant in Connecticut back in 1986, police said Friday.
Janita Philips, 62, of Lake Mary was arrested for the charge of Murder, according to police. Her bond is set at $50,000.
According to Greenwich police in Connecticut, on May 16, 1986, an infant boy was found deceased inside a sanitation truck that had just emptied a dumpster at the apartment building.
"The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that the cause of death was strangulation and ruled the case a homicide. It was determined that the child was born alive and that he was killed soon after birth," police said.
For years, they were unable to positively identify the killer.
In 2020, the Greenwich Police Cold Case Unit employed newly available forensic testing to link physical evidence found at the scene to the mother of the deceased child.
"Additional investigation, including assistance from law enforcement officials in Florida, confirmed the identity of the parent of the deceased child as Janita Philips, a resident of 27 Havemeyer Place at the time of the infant’s death."
Detectives in Connecticut traveled to Florida in September 2021 and with the help of the Seminole County Sheriff's Office located Philips.
"During this interview, and in a subsequent written statement, Philips admitted that she was the mother of the child and that she caused his death. Additional DNA testing further confirmed that Philips was the mother of the deceased child."
(Excerpt) Read more at fox35orlando.com ...
Sad for the child and hr family.
But she needs to be punished.
“23 and me”
I always find these “Florida man/Florida woman” stories humorous but not why you’d think.....anyone who’s lived here for and length of time (and I have) knows florida IS NOT full of native Floridians.
It’s actually mostly yankees
Not happy.
Genetic genealogy strikes again. It is an amazing breakthrough for solving cold cases and identifying remains.
What’s the difference between a Yankee and a damn Yankee?
The Yankee went home 😁
And there’s A LOT of damned ones here nowadays my friend.
Her kid would be my husband’s age. That’s just so sad.
Our oldest son is 2 years older, and our youngest is 2 years younger. So sad about that precious innocent.
Freakin’ oj simpson is here somewhere.
Was in S Dade county and left back to Las Vegas maybe .
She was arrested in a dumpster?
Yeah, I was wondering the same thing.
Years ago, there was a criminal case in Brooklyn, NY that shocked the self-policing Jewish neighborhood where it happened, the wider Jewish community of NY and indeed, the whole nation. There was a criminal investigation, an apprehension, a prosecution, a verdict and finally, a sentence was pronounced. When the process concluded, reporters asked members of the victims community if they felt that justice had been served. Speaking for them, a rabbi said, “We concern ourselves with the law. We leave justice to a higher authority.”
The law is reason, free from passion. Aristotle
Yes, it’s true. We’re not out to get her, but we must afford her little boy his day in court.
Know any people in islamorada? They own a boat called,” The Phoenix”.
“I always find these “Florida man/Florida woman” stories humorous but not why you’d think.....anyone who’s lived here for and length of time (and I have) knows florida IS NOT full of native Floridians.
It’s actually mostly yankees”
I made that same comment one time around a bunch of people. One guy got all upset and told me he was from south Florida and I was full of crap....and he said it with the most obvious New York accent I’ve ever heard.
Special place in hell for her.
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