Suspected mother charged in abandoned Minnesota newborn’s 2011 death
- Jennifer Nichole Baechle, 43, is charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter related to her newborn's death in 2011, as filed in Winona County District Court.
- Authorities linked Baechle's DNA to samples found in a tote bag containing the infant, according to court documents.
- An updated autopsy review in 2024 indicated that the infant sustained injuries to the head while alive.
- The complaint noted that Baechle had a duty to seek medical care for the infant before and after birth.
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Winona State faculty member arrested in in Baby Angel case from 2011
WINONA, Minn. (WLAX/WEUX) - A faculty member at Winona State University has been charged in the death of an infant known as Baby Angel, who was found in the Mississippi River nearly 14 years ago. 43-year-old Jennifer Baechle of Winona has been charged with two counts of 2nd-degree manslaughter. In September of 2011, the Winona County Sheriff's Office reported a call of a newborn baby seen floating down the Mississippi River. Crews found the newb…
Mother Arrested Over 10 Years After ‘Baby Angel’ Found Floating in Mississippi River – Knowhere News
A Minnesota woman, Jennifer Nichole Baechle, has been charged in connection with the death of a newborn baby girl, whose body was found floating in the Mississippi River over a decade ago. The baby, who had been dubbed “Baby Angel,” was discovered in September 2011, seven miles south of Winona, Minnesota, in a bag adorned with incense, a pendant, and several angel figurines. DNA evidence now links Baechle, 43, as the mother of the infant. Discov…
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