“People either think the parent was an absolute monster, or we tend to think of them as horrible victims. The truth tends to run somewhere in between.”
-Steven Shea, Forensic Psychologist- University of South Carolina
Sourced from: Anderson, Virginia. “Portrait of infant killers hard to put into focus, psychological experts say.” Atanta Journal Constitution, 13 Jan 1996, p. C6.
Episode 1:
Classic City Crime completed episodes one and two of this special series before the case was announced as solved and closed in March of 2023. Parts 3 and 4 will detail the solving of the case, interviewing the family of the now-identified mother along with investigators who worked the case 27 years ago.
Episode 2:
Episode 3: SOLVED! Released 03.28.2023
The Final Episode: SOLVED! Released 04.03.2023
About “Our Child: The Case of Infant Jonathan Foundling”
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Where: Oglethorpe House.
Oglethorpe House, known to students as “O-House” is a dormitory on the campus of the University of Georgia located on South Lumpkin street. It is home to 500 students each year, housing both male and female students.
In 1996, there was a basement in the dorm which contained laundry rooms, a student lounge, and restrooms.
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When: January 8, 1996.
At 1611 hours on January 8, 1996, officers were dispatched to the dorm in reference to the body of an infant being found in the basement bathroom trashcan by a custodian.
The arriving officer quickly secured the scene and turned it over to superiors.
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Episode Guests
Former University of Georgia Assistant Police Chief Connie Sampson (left) and Police Chief Chuck Horton were tasked with investigating the death of the baby boy found in the dorm. They named him, “Jonathan Foundling.”
Dr. Debra Cowart Steckler returns to CCC for a psychological analysis of this tragic case.
