{"id":2170664,"date":"2026-09-29T17:19:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T14:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2170664"},"modified":"2026-09-29T17:19:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T14:19:48","slug":"baby-found-dead-in-l-a-dumpster-mother-in-custody-amid-homicide-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2170664","title":{"rendered":"Baby Found Dead in L.A. Dumpster, Mother In Custody Amid Homicide Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/27\/16by9\/2026\/09\/29\/2742f9d4c4f9453c8f52bba6e4b09504_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Baby Found Dead in L.A. Dumpster, Mother In Custody Amid Homicide Investigation<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">6-Month-Old Baby<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Found Dead in L.A. Dumpster &#8230;<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Mom In Custody Amid Homicide Probe<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-29T10:19:48-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202609\"><br \/>\n                September 29, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            10:19 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-d930cdff70c818697c87fbe6150432b2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260929_2742f9d4c4f9453c8f52bba6e4b09504\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2c88c350-15c9-4a5f-9645-dbff8b74a9dd\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/27\/4by3\/2026\/09\/29\/2742f9d4c4f9453c8f52bba6e4b09504_md.jpg\" alt=\"baby found in dumpster dead getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty Composite<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1dbf38be1e58c9a367af4dbb1c890070\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A 6-month-old baby girl was found dead in a dumpster in South Los Angeles &#8230; and her mother is in custody as police investigate the infant&#8217;s death as a homicide.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-08fdd07401e3e26e5f9b5b50da64e49c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The baby was discovered in the trash receptacle late Monday night in South L.A. &#8230; though LAPD says the child had been left there sometime in the previous 24 hours.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1f2b9448641c3d4864d1d8d7e72fe57c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Cops say firefighters responded to the scene and took the baby to a nearby hospital &#8230; where she was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8a7550960b7507908711a307fe181a18\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260929_fdc1919cb3204770b527c3d5af115450\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2c88c350-15c9-4a5f-9645-dbff8b74a9dd\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/fd\/4by3\/2026\/09\/29\/fdc1919cb3204770b527c3d5af115450_md.jpg\" alt=\"baby found in dumpster KTLA\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">KTLA<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-043b84bd437fece29cc3a6759591ad98\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The LAPD tells TMZ &#8230; officers received a call about a death investigation late Monday for an infant female found in a trash can.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9d076aed8b56152b95eb23eadd4502af\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>LAPD&#8217;s Juvenile Division is investigating the child&#8217;s death as a homicide. Officers have already determined the child was not homeless, and the crime is not gang-related.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-de0d171eb0aa1cb4b92f65be2b49f57d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/baby-dead-being-found-dumpster-south-los-angeles-police-say\/19887001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ABC7<\/strong><\/a> reports they had a journalist on the scene who saw the baby&#8217;s mother placed in handcuffs and taken away in a police vehicle.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-710528e209b5c6fecfdf4f57e955a3f2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The outlet also reports they spoke to a couple who said the baby might be their granddaughter. 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Dumpster, Mother In Custody Amid Homicide Investigation 6-Month-Old BabyFound Dead in L.A. 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