Twenty-three years after a newborn was found dead outside a Brighton auto repair shop, police are still searching for anyone related to the baby boy.
The sheriff’s office commissioned a comprehensive genealogical profile for the infant, but no definitive familial ties have yet been established, according to . The case has been logged into , a national resource center for missing, unidentified and unclaimed person cases, as UP10386.
On Sept. 11, 2002, employees of L&M Auto Repair noticed the infant under a bush outside the shop. He was wrapped in a blue blanket that said “Skate Bear” and had a graphic of a bear, the release states.
There were no other clues found on the scene that indicated anything about the newborn or the circumstances surrounding his death.
The newborn had dark hair and was estimated to be white, Latino and/or Italian. He weighed about seven pounds and was 21 inches long when he died, according to the release.
Pathologists determined the baby was born healthy between 10 p.m. the night before and 2 a.m. that day, but were unable to definitively establish a cause of death, the release states.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Cold Case Detective Byron Kastilahn at 970-356-4015 or contact the county’s tip line at 970-304-6464 or CrimeTips@Weld.Gov.
Updated at 4:02 p.m. Sept. 11, 2025: This article was updated to correct the baby’s body was found 23 years ago. Because of a reporter’s mathematical error, that timing was initially misreported.
