‘Mummified' baby found at dry cleaners wrapped in dirty laundry from funeral home as cops probe ‘disturbing' mystery
A MUMMIFIED baby wrapped in dirty laundry was found by a horrified employee at a dry cleaner.
Cops have now launched a probe to investigate the sickening ordeal and figure out how the baby was shipped with soiled linens to a cleaning facility in Louisiana.
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A mummified baby was found wrapped in dirty clothes at a dry cleaner
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Cops rushed to the chilling scene at Alsco Uniforms
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The shipment was received from Golden Gate Funeral Home, in Dallas, Texas
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The embalmed infant was
But in a haunting twist, the
The nightmarish mix-up occurred despite the baby having had a funeral on May 17 at Golden Gate Funeral Home & Crematory.
Cops said the linens which were holding the corpse were sent from this same funeral home.
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Preliminary findings indicate that the
Local cops said the
Tuesday morning
, at around 5:30am.
The employee who first found the tot was seemingly unaware of the fact that they had uncovered a human baby at first.
They reportedly believed the disturbing find was a doll wrapped in linen.
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The local Violent Crimes Unit was immediately dispatched to the scene in the 500 block of
Hollywood
Avenue.
Authorities are currently investigating how the remains were misplaced, and whether any parties were aware of the horrifying error.
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Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith said: "This is a deeply distressing situation.
"Our thoughts are with the family of the child as this investigation unfolds."
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Local cops ruled out foul play for the time being, but this could change as the probe goes on.
In February, a teenager was arrested after she
The baby plummeted 30ft to his death in the senseless killing.
American Mia McQuillin, 18, was charged with "child homicide" after her baby boy from the second floor of the Ibis Styles hotel in
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