'Baby Doe' mystery case news: Pollen becomes first break in the case
A scientific analysis of microscopic evidence has become the first break in the case that gripped the hearts of many social media users, as investigators and police continue to struggle in identifying the child they called "Baby Doe."
First discovered in a trash bag with a white and black polka-dotted pair of leggings and a zebra-striped blanket in June 25, Baby Doe's body was washed up in a Boston, Massachusetts beach area by a lady who was walking her dogs.
According to local police, the girl was estimated to be about 4 years old, and despite the police releasing a forensic computer reconstruction of what she may have looked like while alive — with adorable brown eyes and an angelic face — no one has provided a strong lead to identify the girl.
Meanwhile, investigators were able to obtain pollen from Baby Doe's body and garments, and according to the results of the DNA testing, the child came from somewhere in the local Boston area.
Scientific investigators at a lab in Houston, Texas also found traces of soot mixed with the pollen, leading them to a conclusion that the girl was from a suburb nearby or a city, instead of a more populated area.
However, officials have admitted that though the findings are a significant development in the case, getting the pieces of the puzzle all together was still very far from happening, unless a solid breakthrough comes.
According to CNN News, one of the biggest mysteries is the fact that Baby Doe's initial tests showed no signs of trauma and her toxicology tests revealed no toxins or pathogens.
Jake Wark, a spokesman for Suffolk County District attorney Dan Conley said, despite the thousands of tips provided by numerous people even from outside the country, "We think it's going to take someone who knew her to tell us who she was, and that's really our priority right now."
