Girls is yet to be identified.
By Raif Karerat
WASHINGTON, DC: A computer generated image of a four-year-old girl has generated an astounding 45 million views on Facebook as authorities try to identify the child whose remains were found in a trash bag on a Boston Harbor beach nearly a fortnight ago.
The girl — dubbed “Baby Doe†— was found on the western shore of Deer Island with a zebra print blanket and wearing white leggings with black polka dots, according to the Massachusetts State Police, who have no idea how she died.
They have not disclosed whether the trash bag containing her body washed up on shore or was left on the beach by someone.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children created the composite image by using autopsy information and images of the girl sent by police, reported the Washington Post.
Bob Lowery, the organization’s Missing Children Division vice president, called composites “vitally important†since photos like those of the dead child are “not appropriate†to share with the public. “But it’s the public we need to engage with, to look at this child, because that’s how we’re going to get her identified.â€
The attention the image generated “astonished†investigators, the Associated Press reported, shattering previous social media records for government pages and leading to “dozens and dozens†of public tips.
“It has by far shattered our previous record for Facebook views,†said Jake Wark, a spokesman for Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley, whose office is overseeing the investigation.
They also don’t know if the girl lived in Massachusetts or came from another state.