The child, estimated to be between a year and 2 years old, appeared to have characteristics of Down Syndrome or another genetic abnormality. [1] He was identified in 2021 using GEDmatch. The little boy has been identified as Stevie Crawford. The boy was reburied in a white casket 1 foot wide and 2 feet long. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. Oregon State Police Medical Examiner's Office Assists @JCSO_Oregon in identifying the oldest unidentified human remains case in Oregon-https://t.co/RsBq7OUZGU pic.twitter.com/JXCfPN7gLz, IDENTIFIED AFTER 58 YEARS!Oregon authorities and countless others worked tirelessly over many years, and have identified a little boy found deceased in Jackson County in 1963 as 2-year-old Stevie Crawford.https://t.co/hZ2GT5snsa. Try again. "We won't be worrying about Stevie anymore," she reportedly told him. Parabon has also helped to identify dozens of unidentified bodies, and this past October, a DNA profile suitable for comparison to genealogy databases put the Keene Creek Boy on that same path. Our objective was to bury him properly and mark his headstone with his name and reunite him with any family or ancestry that we could identify. He said as investigators have been working the case, community members have been bringing toys and flowers to the little boys grave in the Garden of Angels section of Hillcrest Memorial Park for years. Under what circumstances did he die? Fagan asked. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Crystal Bonvillian, Cox Media Group National Content Desk, Boy identified in Oregons coldest Baby Doe case. An interview with a maternal half-brother in Ohio revealed he had a young sibling with Down syndrome who was born in New Mexico but disappeared, the sheriff's office said. In 2008, his body was exhumed and DNA was extracted from his femur. When I brought this file to the detective sergeant, he said, This is not good. Over the course of his career Crawford won 25 caps for Scotland, scoring 4 goals. His final season at Dunfermline was the club most successful season in a number of years, which saw them finish 4th thanks to Crawford's 13 goals. His hay-colored hair and how he was fully dressedwrapped in a weighted blanketset off alarm bells for Oregon investigators who have long counted his case as the longest unsolved mystery and cold case in the state. But the bundle, a blanket and quilt wrapped with wire, contained a boy's body.An autopsy performed the next day estimated that his death likely happened after October 1962. [25], Crawford then joined Dunfermline Athletic as a coach. In August 1963, the case file was archived. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Images of the tiny shoes and the blankets found with the remains were made public in the hope they would jog the memory of someone who had known the boy. Available. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. The New Mexico records department discovered a birth certificate for Steven Alexander Crawford, born October 2, 1960, to the listed mother (not named here for privacy purposes) in Las Cruces, New Mexico. [8], In December 2020, the Jackson County Sheriffs Office submitted the boy's DNA to Parabon NanoLabs and GEDmatch for phenotyping and genealogical analysis with the help of GEDmatch's chief genealogist, CeCe Moore. Adams, working with Dr. Nici Vance from the Oregon State Police Human Identification Program, submitted a biological sample for genealogical DNA testing. A boy whose body was discovered in a reservoir east of Ashland in 1963 has been identified. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 9 January. At some point during 1963, his mother had taken him on a trip. The family plans to have him reinterred in New Mexico An unidentified boy was discovered July 11, 1963 in Kenne Creek Reservoir, Jackson County, Oregon wrapped in two blankets held together with wire. Ashland, Oregon His remains were concealed in a blue blanket, a patchwork quilt with several red designs. Steven Alexander Crawford was born on 2 October 1960, in Doa Ana, New Mexico, United States as the son of Mr Crawford. Stephen Crawford Young. He helped Dunfermline reach the 2007 Scottish Cup Final in which he played as a substitute, however for the third time in four seasons Crawford ended up on the losing side in a Scottish Cup final against Celtic. [28] He left this position in September 2022 to become assistant manager at Dundee United. Eight upper and eight lower teeth. [2][5] The coroner performed an autopsy the next day, and estimated that the boy had died sometime after October 1962. Span Or to keep it anonymous, click here. Moore found two potential siblings for the unidentified boy found at the Keene Creek Reservoir. Crawford signed a two-year-deal with Scottish Second Division side East Fife a few days later. The boy, who had been in the water for months, was 2 years old when he died, authorities have determined. [254] His clothing included a red and white-striped long sleeved pullover, gray corduroy trousers which had an elastic waistband and a belt buckle. Crawford was appointed assistant manager of Falkirk in October 2011. It was reported in July 2008 that Crawford had turned down a move to the English Championship in favour of continuing his football in Scotland. Red long-sleeved shirt with thin white stripes. Crawford played in three Scottish Cup Finals (two for Dunfermline and one for Dundee United) in the mid-2000s, losing all three to Celtic. In August 2008, the boys tiny body was exhumed from Hillcrest Memorial Park in Medford and a DNA sample was taken. Make sure that the file is a photo. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. In 2007, the Keene Creek toddler case was reopened by Detective Sergeant Colin Fagan and special investigator Jim Tattersal. Under what circumstances did he die? Fagan asked. This case represents a remarkable amount of persistence and inter-agency collaboration throughout three generations of Jackson County Sheriffs Office detectives, Jackson County medico-legal death investigators, Oregon State Police, the Oregon State Medical Examiners Office, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the FBI, DNA Labs International, and Parabon Nanolabs, state police officials said. Two years later, in 2010, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children used a cranial reconstruction to create a composite image of what the dead boy might have looked like. Doing this, he came across the unidentified young boy's case and informed Fagan. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. According to ABC News, the boys disability, or the possible lack of adequate medical care, could have been a factor in his death. After 58 years, the Keene Creek Baby Doe had a possible name.. A two-year-old previously known only as the 'Boy in a Bundle' has been identified through DNA testing as Stevie Crawford, nearly. When the boys body was first discovered, investigators did extensive research, including comparing his footprints to more than 100 records of ink footprints of infants born at local hospitals, said Colin Fagan, who retired recently and was a sergeant detective with the sheriffs office. Gender. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. The third game of the season saw him score a hat-trick against Dundee leading to him challenging for top scorer of the season with 19 goals in 35 games. Your new password must contain one or more uppercase and lowercase letters, and one or more numbers or special characters. Characteristics of Down Syndrome.IdentifiersDentals: Available. His grave marker bore the words Unknown Baby Boy 1961 - 1963.. Recently, they were able to uncover a birth certificate for Stevie Crawford, born Oct. 2, 1960, in Doa Ana County, N.M. Oddly enough, when Tattersall retired, he moved to Colorado and,. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). He has since worked as an assistant manager at Falkirk, Hearts and Milton Keynes Dons. Stevie Crawford on the Doe Network. The third game of the season saw him score a hat-trick against Dundee[6] leading to him challenging for top scorer of the season with 19 goals in 35 games. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. In efforts to identify the child, examiners took his footprints and compared them to those taken from other children from a local hospital and none apparently matched. According to our Database, He has no children. The aqua blanket and handmade patchwork quilt were bound with wire and weighted down with iron molds, according to Jackson County Sheriffs Office officials. Despite the remaining questions, the investigators are gratified to know they have returned the toddler to his family after more than half a century. A mouth swab provided by the brother proved Stevie and the dead toddler were one and the same, authorities said. [20] After just over a year as manager, Crawford resigned as manager of East Fife, but remained with the club as a registered player. Oregon State Police Medical Examiner's Office Assists @JCSO_Oregon in identifying the oldest unidentified human remains case in Oregon-https://t.co/RsBq7OUZGU pic.twitter.com/JXCfPN7gLz, IDENTIFIED AFTER 58 YEARS!Oregon authorities and countless others worked tirelessly over many years, and have identified a little boy found deceased in Jackson County in 1963 as 2-year-old Stevie Crawford.https://t.co/hZ2GT5snsa. Cast iron molds used to weigh down the bundle concealing the body. **He has been identified as Stevie Crawford. Moore has helped to identify Steven "Stevie" Alexander Crawford, 2, as the toddler pulled July 11, 1963, from the Keene Creek Reservoir near Ashland, Ore. (NBCUniversal via Getty Images). The two then committed to identifying the toddler. Family members linked to this person will appear here. When no new leads surfaced, the investigators hearts sank. When Roy Rogers, 65, of Rogue River, snagged the body of the little boy in the summer of 1963, John F. Kennedy was president. [253]The child's autopsy indicated he likely died in the autumn of 1962 and he possibly had Down syndrome or a similar disability. [26] After over two years in charge of the side, Crawford announced his resignation at the end of the 202021 season. Moore tweeted that she was proud to have worked with everyone involved in identifying Stevie after so long. The report predicted this child was of Northern European descent, with very fair skin, brown eyes and brown to light blonde hair. Moore, Parabons genealogist, then plugged the genetic data into GEDmatch, where she found members of the boys immediate family who were able to help identify him. Those relatives led police to one of the boys immediate family membershis half-brother. Sheriff's officials said no charges are expected. The first Parabon Nanolabs report to be completed was a DNA Phenotyping Report, where genetic material was used to determine eye color, hair color, skin color, and the ancestry of the deceased, the agency said in a Wednesday press release. GREAT NEWS! Ashland Baby Doe: The Keene Creek Reservoir, pictured, is the site where a toddler's body was pulled from the water July 11, 1963, near Ashland, Ore. After 58 years, the boy has been identified through genetic genealogy as Steven Stevie Alexander Crawford, who was born in October 1960 in Las Cruces, New Mexico. You may not upload any more photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this memorial, This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 30 photos, This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 15 photos to this memorial. He originated from New Mexico, and had been born with Down Syndrome. This lead also went cold when the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) returned no matches., Ashland Baby Doe: Pictured is a 2009 facial reconstruction of a toddler whose body was pulled from the Keene Creek Reservoir July 11, 1963, near Ashland, Ore. After 58 years, the boy has been identified through genetic genealogy as Steven Stevie Alexander Crawford, who was born in October 1960 in Las Cruces, New Mexico.