Overview

• Workers at an Alsco Uniforms facility in Shreveport discovered the body of a stillborn infant after it was misdirected alongside soiled linens from Dallas.
• The child was stillborn on May 3 and laid to rest at a May 17 service at Golden Gate Funeral Home & Crematory, where the remains were scheduled for cremation.
• Employees initially believed they had found a doll wrapped in linens before Shreveport Police’s Violent Crimes Unit confirmed the remains were those of a stillborn baby.
• No foul play is suspected as the Texas Funeral Service Commission investigates potential negligence in the transport of the remains across state lines.
• The Caddo Parish coroner now holds custody of the remains and plans to return them to the infant’s family in Dallas.