Texas Woman Arrested for 2001 Newborn Death After DNA Breakthrough

Shelby Stotts charged with second-degree manslaughter two decades after 'Angel Baby Doe' was found dead along a roadside.

Authorities used forensic genome sequencing to identify Stotts as the baby's mother.
The newborn was abandoned with her umbilical cord still attached, leading to her death.
Stotts allegedly failed to seek medical care after giving birth outside a medical facility.
The case was revived in 2021 with the help of advanced DNA testing techniques.
Stotts is being prosecuted under the laws in effect at the time of the incident.