When the body of a toddler washed up on the rocky shoreline of Deer Island in Boston Harbor near Logan Airport, the country mourned. Another child discarded inside a trash bag. For 85 days, Baby Doe went unidentified until a break in the case not only gave the child a name, Bella Bond, it led to the arrest of 40-year-old Rachelle Bond, the mother, and 35-year-old Michael McCarthy, the mother's boyfriend.
Giving the Child a Face
Without the help of Christi Andrews at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Bella may never have been identified. She created the image that captured the world and made it possible for someone who knew Bella to identify her. Along with the image created by Christi, a zebra blanket,