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Electric Forest Festival grounds in 2012. C Flanigan/WireImage The FBI is offering up to $15,000 for any information that leads to the identification or arrest of the people responsible for leaving a deceased newborn in a portable toilet at a Michigan music festival last month.
In a statement shared Monday, July 13, the Michigan State Police said they continue to “investigate the circumstances surrounding the infant’s death,” and noted the FBI’s involvement. “To assist investigators in identifying and apprehending those responsible, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is offering a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual or individuals responsible,” they said.
The body of the newborn was discovered at a portable toilet at the Electric Forest Festival in Rothbury, Michigan late last month. An employee of the restroom vending company discovered the body “during routine maintenance” on June 28. The portable toilet was located on the festival’s campgrounds.
Details about the harrowing case have been scarce so far, but in their update Monday, the MSP did say that, based on preliminary autopsy findings, the newborn “was viable and was born alive.” They declined to share more at this time to “protect the integrity of the investigation.”
