Decades-Old 'Baby Mary' Cold Case Solved: Mother Identified and Charged

The mother of a newborn girl, known as "Baby Mary," whose body was found in a New Jersey park on Christmas Eve in 1984, has been identified and charged in the death. The woman, who was 17 at the time, has been arrested and charged as a juvenile with manslaughter. The identity of the child's father was also determined, but he was unaware of the baby's birth and not involved in her death. The motive for abandoning the baby has not been disclosed. The breakthrough in the case came when a DNA match was made between the infant and the father. The woman is not currently in custody but is being monitored.