Cold Case Homicide

At about 3:38 p.m., Saturday December 21, 1996, Virginia Beach Police were notified that a worker had found the body of a newborn baby in a locker area of the Lillian Vernon mail order warehouse, located at 2600 International Parkway. When officers arrived they were told a custodial worker had found a plastic bag hanging in the locker area and was about to throw the bag into a dumpster when he remembered there had been a bomb threat at the warehouse at about 2:30 p.m. With that thought in mind he looked into the bag and discovered the baby.

The baby was wrapped in a red "Colours" golf shirt, size small. On the left side of the shirt was an embroidered crest with the words "Sport, Athletic, Champion".

According to the medical examiner, the baby was a newborn girl with dark hair and had probably been dead for about 3 to 5 days. The body was taken to the Norfolk office of the State Medical Examiner for an autopsy. Due to the condition of the body the baby's race was not immediately determined.

Investigators are asking anyone with information about the baby or her parents to call Virginia Beach Crime Solvers at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

You WILL remain ANONYMOUS and can receive a reward of up to $1,000.