State Police continue to investigate cold case "Baby Wayne"

On the morning of February 27, 1987, a Palmyra man driving a propane delivery truck found a deceased male infant on the side of Marion-Walworth Road in the town of Marion.  Neither the baby nor the mother were identified, leading authorities to give him the name “Baby Wayne” for the county he was found in.  Police believe he was left on the side of the road, not thrown from a vehicle, because there was no bruising on his body.  Police also believe the infant was alive for at least several hours after being left on the side of the road.  He was partially wrapped in a brown women’s sweater, size small, that the police said could have been his mother’s (see picture).  Police also believe he wasn’t born in a hospital, as his umbilical cord was improperly cut.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the New York State Police Troop E Major Crimes Unit at (585)398-4100 or email: [email protected]