Overview

• Evidence preserved from the 2009 Union City dumpster case was reexamined using advanced DNA and genetic genealogy techniques earlier this year
• In a probable cause statement, Angela Onduto admitted to deliberately drowning her newborn daughter and disposing of the body in a dumpster
• On July 2, the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office formally charged Onduto with murder under California Penal Code 187 following a detailed forensic review
• Denver police arrested Onduto on a warrant issued by Union City and she remains in Colorado custody awaiting extradition to face trial
• The infant, named Matea Esperanza by investigators, has been honored since 2017 with an annual memorial and a permanent grave marker at Chapel of the Chimes