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Cold Case Revisited: Baby’s Fate in Question | Sioux City News
A cold case from 1992, involving a baby found at an Iowa landfill, is heating up again as the accused, Cindy Elder, moves to dismiss charges — claiming her confession was coerced and that the baby may have been stillborn, making murder impossible. DNA evidence reopened the case in 2020, leading to her arrest last year, but new forensic testing in 2021 couldn’t confirm if the baby was born alive. Defense lawyers argue the key interrogation twist — that the baby was making noise — was planted by investigators, undermining the prosecution’s case. Prosecutors haven’t responded yet, with court…
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