Computer-Generated Image Released After Remains of Child Found Off Massachusetts Coast

The investigation in Massachusetts is ongoing

Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley, along with state and local police, have released a computer-generated image of a child whose remains were found off the coast of Massachusetts.

Authorities say there are no strong leads in regards to the child's identity, so they are asking for the public's help. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has also been made aware of this situation.

Police believe the girl's age was around 4. She is believed to have been about 30 pounds and three and a half feet tall, with brown hair and brown eyes. The girl was wearing white leggings with black polka dots manufactured by the brand Circo, sold at Target.

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Massachusetts State Police

In addition, a fleece blanket with black and white zebra print was also recovered. Police say the blanket may have been important to the child. That blanket is believed to have been made by Cannon, sold at Kmart.

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Massachusetts State Police

The girl was found in an industrial-style trash bag.

"We don't think she was there too, too long, but again, forensic science isn't to the point we can say with precision how long," said Conley. "There was some decomposition."

A cause of death has not been released, but Conley says it was unnatural. He added that authorities are concerned about other children that may be in custody with the young girl's guardians.

"She's a beautiful child and she deserves dignity here," said Conley.

Authorities are hoping pediatricians, pre-school teachers, or day care providers will think about children they haven't seen in a while. Maj. Frank Hughes of Massachusetts State Police suggested that people attending Fourth of July functions be on the lookout for children who would normally be in attendance.

The remains were discovered by a woman walking her dog last week on Deer Island in Massachusetts. Deer Island is a peninsula in the Boston Harbor.

"We've even had people call us, offering to pay the burial expenses for this young child," Conley said. "But who she is remains a mystery to us."

The union president of Massachusetts Water Resources Authority says they will pay burial if the child is not claimed. The group is also raising funds for a bench and tree where the girl's body was found.

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