BTW. Do not the LAPD have better things to do? Whoever was involved in it is surely dead by now.
Wojtek
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Dennis Claxton <ddclaxton at earthlink.net>wrote:
> Speaking of 1930s Los Angeles:
>
>
> http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/08/dead-babies-1930s-lapd-basement.html
>
> LAPD chief vows 'long-term' investigation of babies found dead in L.A.
> basement [Updated]
>
> August 18, 2010 | 8:36 am
>
> LAPD Charlie Beck promised a vigorous investigation after the remains of
> two babies believed to have died seven decades ago were found in the
> basement of an apartment building near MacArthur Park.
>
> The remains were found in a steamer trunk wrapped in Los Angeles Times
> newspapers from the 1930s. A ticket to the 1932 Olympics and other items
> were found nearby.
>
> "We'll put detectives on this case for the long term," Beck told The Times.
> "We'll try to reconstruct the circumstances based on what the coroner tells
> us, based on the history of the residence and based on science. We have many
> more tools and technology available to us than before, which may allow for
> identification of the victims and closure to any family members."
>
> Authorities said they are classifying the discovery as a "death
> investigation" because it's unclear how and under what circumstances the
> babies got to the location. Sources stressed it's far too early to tell
> whether this is a homicide case.
>
> Investigators with the LAPD's juvenile division have gathered evidence from
> the scene as they try to reconstruct the scene and build a historical record
> to help solve the mystery.
>
> [Updated at 8:41 a.m.: Sources told The Times that both babies appear to
> have been newborns and that one might have been premature. The remains were
> found inside some type of medical bags, wrapped in the papers.]
>
> Ed Winter, assistant chief of the Los Angeles County coroner's office, said
> Wednesday that medical examiners also were trying "to connect the dots."
>
> "We'll be going step by step on this," Winter said. "This is a case of
> where did they come from, why were they there?"
>
> The remains were found Tuesday night when workers were cleaning out the
> basement of the apartment on the 800 block of Lake Street. In the 1930s, the
> area was considered one of the more fashionable parts of town. A source said
> the remains appeared to be mummified.
>
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