Overview

• Keri Mazzuca, 52, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in February 2025 for the 1997 death of her newborn, known as 'Baby Moses.'
• Advanced DNA technology linked Mazzuca to the remains of the infant, who was found burned and wrapped in a towel near a statue in Albany's Washington Park.
• Interrogation footage released by the Albany County District Attorney’s Office shows Mazzuca calmly confessing to suffocating and burning the baby after initially claiming it died during childbirth.
• The DNA technology used to identify Mazzuca is the same forensic method that solved other high-profile cases, including the Golden State Killer and Gilgo Beach murders.
• The resolution of the 'Baby Moses' case highlights the transformative role of genetic genealogy in solving decades-old cold cases.