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949UFPA - Unidentified Female


Baby Agnes Doe's grave in Oak Grove Cemetery, Tyrone, Blair County

Date of Discovery: February 5, 1987
Location of Discovery: Antis-Bellwood, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Estimated Date of Death: Unknown
State of Remains: Unknown
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description

Estimated Age: Infant
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers

Dentals: Not available.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: None listed.
Jewelry: None listed.
Additional Personal Items: None listed.

Circumstances of Discovery

Several months after her death, the Tyrone Knights of Columbus asked for and were given permission to give the child a proper burial. They chose the name Agnes for her, after the Roman Catholic Saint Agnes, who is considered the patron saint of little girls.

Baby Agnes was laid to rest in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Tyrone on June 20, 1987. An error in measuring for the plot was made and an unclaimed spot was found. The small area was developed into "The Home of the Holy Innocent", an area to accept Baby Agnes and other unwanted babies so that they wouldn't have to have a pauper's grave.

Each year since she was found, the Respect for Life March has been held, starting at St Matthew Church in Tyrone and ending 1.25 miles away at Baby Agnes' gravesite.

"I think possibly this little child accomplished more in the two days she lived than many will in a lifetime, for she affected so many people"....Father J. Joseph Strittmatter, June 20, 1987.

Twenty years after her discovery, Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Charles Aungst renewed efforts to identify the baby girl, publicizing her case in the local media in the hopes that someone would come forward, but Baby Agnes Doe's identity still remains unknown.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Pennsylvania State Police - Troop G - Hollidaysburg
Agency Contact Person: Dana Martini
Agency Phone Number: 814-696-6100
Agency Case Number: G1-294046 - ME Case Number: 87-02
NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: 16549

Information Source(s)

NamUs
The BA Blueprint

Admin Notes

Added: Prior to 2013; Last Updated: 9/2/2022


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