{"id":2687891,"date":"2026-10-19T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-cops-search-for-suspect-after-infant-found-dead-near-fort-worth-dumpster\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T15:38:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T19:38:00","slug":"texas-cops-search-for-suspect-after-infant-found-dead-near-fort-worth-dumpster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-cops-search-for-suspect-after-infant-found-dead-near-fort-worth-dumpster\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Cops Search for Suspect After Infant Found Dead Near Fort Worth Dumpster"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-cops-search-for-suspect-after-infant-found-dead-near-fort-worth-dumpster%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2687891&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another tiny life has been thrown upon the trash heap of modern America.<\/p>\n<p>Fort Worth police said they found a dead infant abandoned near a dumpster Sunday night, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcdfw.com\/news\/local\/police-find-body-of-infant-next-to-dumpster-in-fort-worth\/4092767\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KXAS-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The baby\u2019s body was found at about 8:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Police said they received a call and responded to the scene to find the dead child.<\/p>\n<p>Forth Worth\u2019s Crimes Against Children Unit is involved.<\/p>\n<p>As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/news\/fort-worth-police-investigate-report-deceased-infant-near-dumpster\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KDFW-TV<\/a>, police have not said whether the child was put in the dumpster or was lying near it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Police found an infant\u2019s body next to a dumpster near a Fort Worth motel https:\/\/t.co\/MjCxIic8wR<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBC DFW (@NBCDFW) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NBCDFW\/status\/2112194507584295232?\">October 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As of Monday, no arrest was announced, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.star-.com\/news\/local\/fort-worth\/article317682698.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fort Worth Star-<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Details about the infant, such as its gender, have not been released.<\/p>\n<p>The Tarrant County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office has not released any information about the cause of death.<\/p>\n<p>Texas, as with many states, has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfps.texas.gov\/child_protection\/child_safety\/resources\/baby_moses.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">safe haven law<\/a> that allows a parent to surrender a newborn child to a fire department or hospital, with no legal ramifications.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, the law works. In June, a spate of children were turned over in Woodlands, Texas, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kbtx.com\/2026\/07\/14\/third-newborn-week-surrendered-safe-haven-baby-box\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KBTX-TV.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The child found dead in Fort Worth is not the only recent tragedy of its kind.<\/p>\n<p>In Utica, New York, an infant was found dead last week amid the recycling of a regional waste disposal facility, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/crime\/2026\/10\/chiefs-plea-to-mom-of-baby-found-dead-in-trash-facility-we-need-to-know-what-happened-here.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Syracuse.com<\/a>. The facility accepts garbage and recycling from a five-county area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaybe you were scared, maybe you were desperate, but we need to know what happened here,\u201d Utica Police Chief Mark Williams said Thursday in addressing the baby\u2019s mother. \u201cThis baby girl deserves a proper burial and an identity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The dead baby was only a few weeks old, Utica Police Capt. Michael Curley said. 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