Abandoned infant, believed to have been hispanic between the age of 3 to 6 years old, and was named Amado Angelito by Social & County workers. Amado in Spanish means "Beloved" and Angelito for "Little Angel."
Identified in 2008
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Contributor: emisherex (50464084)∼A Houston woman accused of starving her 5-year-old son and discarding his body in a trash bin five years ago was trying to flee before police arrested her last week, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Maria Dana Martinez, 30, will remain jailed without bail as she awaits trial on a charge of felony murder, a judge decided. State District Judge Jim Wallace denied bail after hearing the report that she had planned to flee and learning she is a Mexican citizen who is in this country illegally. Martinez showed no emotion and listened quietly as a translator whispered in her ear during the brief probable cause hearing. Her son remained unidentified for five years until Houston police and the FBI arrested her last week, hours after the Spanish-language network Univision aired a story about the case on its international news program, Aquí Y Ahora. The boy's father, who broke up with Martinez years ago and had not seen his son in eight years, contacted authorities after seeing the TV program and identified the child as José Bernardo Martinez. The child, who was blind, died of starvation and dehydration, an autopsy revealed. He weighed between 18 and 28 pounds at the time of his death. A maintenance man found his body, clad only in a diaper, tossed in a trash bin at the Willow Creek Apartments at 7575 Office City Drive on the rainy morning of March 13, 2003. During his long period of anonymity, the child was known as "Beloved Doe" and was buried in a pauper's grave. When investigators tracked down the boy's mother last week, she admitted having care and custody of the boy when he died, prosecutor Connie Spence told the judge. Martinez also admitted to authorities that she then placed the child's body in a bag and tossed it in a trash bin, Spence said. The mother did not tell anyone the child had died and lied to her family about his whereabouts, Spence said. Wallace found probable cause to refer the case to a grand jury for review. Martinez's attorney, Rick González, declined to comment, saying he had just been appointed to represent her. Martinez's five surviving children — ages 13, 11, 8, 6 and 3 — all appeared to be in fine condition, police said. Since Martinez's arrest, they have been cared for by her sister, who also lives in Houston. Child Protective Services caseworkers hope to meet with the family today.
Identified in 2008
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Contributor: emisherex (50464084)∼A Houston woman accused of starving her 5-year-old son and discarding his body in a trash bin five years ago was trying to flee before police arrested her last week, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Maria Dana Martinez, 30, will remain jailed without bail as she awaits trial on a charge of felony murder, a judge decided. State District Judge Jim Wallace denied bail after hearing the report that she had planned to flee and learning she is a Mexican citizen who is in this country illegally. Martinez showed no emotion and listened quietly as a translator whispered in her ear during the brief probable cause hearing. Her son remained unidentified for five years until Houston police and the FBI arrested her last week, hours after the Spanish-language network Univision aired a story about the case on its international news program, Aquí Y Ahora. The boy's father, who broke up with Martinez years ago and had not seen his son in eight years, contacted authorities after seeing the TV program and identified the child as José Bernardo Martinez. The child, who was blind, died of starvation and dehydration, an autopsy revealed. He weighed between 18 and 28 pounds at the time of his death. A maintenance man found his body, clad only in a diaper, tossed in a trash bin at the Willow Creek Apartments at 7575 Office City Drive on the rainy morning of March 13, 2003. During his long period of anonymity, the child was known as "Beloved Doe" and was buried in a pauper's grave. When investigators tracked down the boy's mother last week, she admitted having care and custody of the boy when he died, prosecutor Connie Spence told the judge. Martinez also admitted to authorities that she then placed the child's body in a bag and tossed it in a trash bin, Spence said. The mother did not tell anyone the child had died and lied to her family about his whereabouts, Spence said. Wallace found probable cause to refer the case to a grand jury for review. Martinez's attorney, Rick González, declined to comment, saying he had just been appointed to represent her. Martinez's five surviving children — ages 13, 11, 8, 6 and 3 — all appeared to be in fine condition, police said. Since Martinez's arrest, they have been cared for by her sister, who also lives in Houston. Child Protective Services caseworkers hope to meet with the family today.
Abandoned infant, believed to have been hispanic between the age of 3 to 6 years old, and was named Amado Angelito by Social & County workers. Amado in Spanish means "Beloved" and Angelito for "Little Angel."
Identified in 2008
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/amp/Mother-charged-with-murder-in-2003-Beloved-Doe-1583442.php
Contributor: emisherex (50464084)∼A Houston woman accused of starving her 5-year-old son and discarding his body in a trash bin five years ago was trying to flee before police arrested her last week, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Maria Dana Martinez, 30, will remain jailed without bail as she awaits trial on a charge of felony murder, a judge decided. State District Judge Jim Wallace denied bail after hearing the report that she had planned to flee and learning she is a Mexican citizen who is in this country illegally. Martinez showed no emotion and listened quietly as a translator whispered in her ear during the brief probable cause hearing. Her son remained unidentified for five years until Houston police and the FBI arrested her last week, hours after the Spanish-language network Univision aired a story about the case on its international news program, Aquí Y Ahora. The boy's father, who broke up with Martinez years ago and had not seen his son in eight years, contacted authorities after seeing the TV program and identified the child as José Bernardo Martinez. The child, who was blind, died of starvation and dehydration, an autopsy revealed. He weighed between 18 and 28 pounds at the time of his death. A maintenance man found his body, clad only in a diaper, tossed in a trash bin at the Willow Creek Apartments at 7575 Office City Drive on the rainy morning of March 13, 2003. During his long period of anonymity, the child was known as "Beloved Doe" and was buried in a pauper's grave. When investigators tracked down the boy's mother last week, she admitted having care and custody of the boy when he died, prosecutor Connie Spence told the judge. Martinez also admitted to authorities that she then placed the child's body in a bag and tossed it in a trash bin, Spence said. The mother did not tell anyone the child had died and lied to her family about his whereabouts, Spence said. Wallace found probable cause to refer the case to a grand jury for review. Martinez's attorney, Rick González, declined to comment, saying he had just been appointed to represent her. Martinez's five surviving children — ages 13, 11, 8, 6 and 3 — all appeared to be in fine condition, police said. Since Martinez's arrest, they have been cared for by her sister, who also lives in Houston. Child Protective Services caseworkers hope to meet with the family today.
Identified in 2008
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/amp/Mother-charged-with-murder-in-2003-Beloved-Doe-1583442.php
Contributor: emisherex (50464084)∼A Houston woman accused of starving her 5-year-old son and discarding his body in a trash bin five years ago was trying to flee before police arrested her last week, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Maria Dana Martinez, 30, will remain jailed without bail as she awaits trial on a charge of felony murder, a judge decided. State District Judge Jim Wallace denied bail after hearing the report that she had planned to flee and learning she is a Mexican citizen who is in this country illegally. Martinez showed no emotion and listened quietly as a translator whispered in her ear during the brief probable cause hearing. Her son remained unidentified for five years until Houston police and the FBI arrested her last week, hours after the Spanish-language network Univision aired a story about the case on its international news program, Aquí Y Ahora. The boy's father, who broke up with Martinez years ago and had not seen his son in eight years, contacted authorities after seeing the TV program and identified the child as José Bernardo Martinez. The child, who was blind, died of starvation and dehydration, an autopsy revealed. He weighed between 18 and 28 pounds at the time of his death. A maintenance man found his body, clad only in a diaper, tossed in a trash bin at the Willow Creek Apartments at 7575 Office City Drive on the rainy morning of March 13, 2003. During his long period of anonymity, the child was known as "Beloved Doe" and was buried in a pauper's grave. When investigators tracked down the boy's mother last week, she admitted having care and custody of the boy when he died, prosecutor Connie Spence told the judge. Martinez also admitted to authorities that she then placed the child's body in a bag and tossed it in a trash bin, Spence said. The mother did not tell anyone the child had died and lied to her family about his whereabouts, Spence said. Wallace found probable cause to refer the case to a grand jury for review. Martinez's attorney, Rick González, declined to comment, saying he had just been appointed to represent her. Martinez's five surviving children — ages 13, 11, 8, 6 and 3 — all appeared to be in fine condition, police said. Since Martinez's arrest, they have been cared for by her sister, who also lives in Houston. Child Protective Services caseworkers hope to meet with the family today.
