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After more than 31 years, police have finally identified the parents of a newborn baby girl found stabbed to death in a Johnson County trash can.
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 14 July 2025
Christian's body was found two days later inside a trash can in the Chipman Street rental home.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 6 July 2025
Animal Control was able to halt the cremation of Louie and run tests that revealed traces of succinylcholine and rocuronium in his system — drugs that were found in the vials in the trash can.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 8 July 2025
She'd been bound and raped before she was wrapped in trash bags and put in the trash can.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 6 July 2025
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 14 July 2025
Christian's body was found two days later inside a trash can in the Chipman Street rental home.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 6 July 2025
Animal Control was able to halt the cremation of Louie and run tests that revealed traces of succinylcholine and rocuronium in his system — drugs that were found in the vials in the trash can.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 8 July 2025
She'd been bound and raped before she was wrapped in trash bags and put in the trash can.
—Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 6 July 2025
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“Trash can.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trash%20can. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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