One may think that a cold case that remains unsolved for 45 years may never be solved, but there’s always a slim chance that a breakthrough could happen at any moment. Such is the case with baby “Rebecca,” a newborn who was found dead in 1981 at the Valley City State College campus. Police have formally charged 65-year-old, Nancy Jean Trottier with the murder of the baby.
The body of baby Rebecca was discovered 45 years ago. The body had been stuffed into a plastic bag and the umbilical cord was still attached. An autopsy on the newborn revealed that she had been alive after her birth and that the cause of death had been the result of acute asphyxia.
