Forensic science has led to the identification of the mother of an infant found dead by the side of a rural road in the unincorporated community of Las Lomas in Monterey County 30 years ago, the Sheriff’s Office said. Now the woman is being charged with murder.

On Dec. 3, 1994, a man was searching for bottles and cans near the area of Garin and Lewis roads in Las Lomas, south of Pajaro, when he came upon a paper bag. When he opened it, he discovered an infant in a disposable diaper, turquoise sleeping suit, blue jumper, white t-shirt, a stocking style cap and little white socks, wrapped in a striped baby blanket.

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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.