Legacy MattersFor four years, detectives sought the identity of the young girl found dead in a duffel bag.
“We felt this was a good kid,” Dudek said. “We were doing everything we could.”
They rounded up specialists, who donated their time to examine her bones and her teeth. They had her DNA tested.
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The girl without a name was buried under a marker reading "Unknown Child of God" in a funeral paid for by nearly 100 people.
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Last week, they got their answer. The girl's mother was devastated.
“It's sad, but at least now she knows,” Dudek said.
Del Carmen was moved to learn how a community of strangers had come to care for her daughter, dedicating years to investigate her death and giving her a dignified burial, he said.