Archive · 22 May 2025
US Woman Confesses to 1997 Baby Moses Murder
In 1997, a baby, nicknamed Baby Moses, was found dead in a park.
The case went unsolved for years.
Recently, DNA technology helped police find the baby's mother, Keri Mazzuca.
Initially, she denied involvement but later confessed on camera.
She admitted to giving birth, suffocating the baby, and burning the remains.
The baby was later buried and honored by the community.
Mazzuca was sentenced to 25 years in prison for manslaughter.
The case highlights the importance of DNA in solving cold cases.
Keri Mazzuca confessed to the 1997 murder of 'Baby Moses' during a police interview.
The infant's body was found in Albany's Washington Park in 1997.
DNA evidence linked Mazzuca to the crime, leading to her confession.
Mazzuca admitted to suffocating the baby after initially claiming the baby was handed off to a stranger.
She received a 25-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter.
- Who
- Keri Mazzuca, the mother of Baby Moses.
- What
- Keri Mazzuca confessed to the 1997 murder of her infant, Baby Moses.
- When
- 1997 (crime), September 2024 (interview), February (guilty plea).
- Where
- Albany's Washington Park.
- Why
- Details not fully stated in the article.
- Perpetrator
- Keri Mazzuca
- Victim
- Infant 'Baby Moses'
- Crime
- Manslaughter
- Sentence
- 25 years in prison
- Location of Discovery
- Albany's Washington Park
- Year of Crime
- 1997
- Discovery of Remains
- Charred blue pillowcase