Overview

• Employees at the Alsco Uniforms facility in Shreveport discovered embalmed remains wrapped in linens on May 27 after initially mistaking them for a doll.
• Authorities traced the shipment back to Golden Gate Funeral Home & Crematory in Dallas, where the child died on May 3 and was scheduled for cremation after a May 17 service.
• Officers noted significant decomposition and a strong formaldehyde odor and identified clothing embroidered with the initials “K. M.” on the infant.
• The Shreveport Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit is leading the inquiry and the Texas Funeral Service Commission has opened a parallel investigation into possible negligence.
• The Caddo Parish Coroner’s Office has taken custody of the remains and is coordinating to return them to the baby’s family in Dallas.