In Camden, Iowa, a woman had a package sent to the county treasurer, John Addison Pierson in Centerville, Iowa. The package was pasteboard. The package arrived on March 30, 1881, by train and at the time John Addison Pierson went to see if there was any official mail for the county and if there was anything for him. He paid for the package not knowing what was inside.
He brought the mail to his office. He opened the package and what was inside was horrifying. There was a newborn baby girl wrapped in an old skirt. It was obvious that the infant was murdered. There was concentrated lye or acid poured down her throat and splattered on one side of her face and body.
There were suspicions about who the mother was, but nothing was proved. It's unknown why the infant was killed because it seems likely the baby was sent to get a proper and paid for the funeral.
I could not find any sources that said this case was solved. According to Iowa Unsolved Murders, it was not solved.
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