Two people were arrested after an infant’s remains were found buried in a beer box at a property in suburban Will County, authorities said.
Will County sheriff’s officials said on Thursday authorities learned an infant was possibly buried at a property along Roberts Street near Bass Street in unincorporated Wilmington. Detectives conducted an investigation and learned a woman had given birth, and the child’s remains were located at the property in question.
The remains, authorities said, were marked with a “makeshift headstone” at the property.
After obtaining a warrant, deputies took several people into custody, and crime scene investigators began working at the scene. The investigators dug approximately 3 feet into the ground and found an Old Style beer box that contained the remains of a baby, sheriff’s deputies stated.
The remains, which were wrapped in a cloth, were handed over to the Will County Coroner’s Office. Deputies said two people, a 36-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman, were interviewed and made “incriminating statements” regarding concealing the infant’s death.
Formal charges were expected to be filed by the Will County Coroner’s Office once the autopsy is finished.
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