HAUNTING new evidence suggests a newborn baby found dead inside a music festival porta potty may have been born inside the toilet.

The full-term infant was found alongside a placenta and umbilical cord.

New evidence suggest a newborn baby found dead inside porta potty at Electric Forest music festival may have been born inside the toilet

Federal agents have also joined the investigation into the baby found dead in a portable toilet at the Electric Forest music festival

The horrific discovery was made on June 28 at the Electric Forest music festival at the Double JJ Resort in Rothbury, Michigan.

A cleaning crew working for the portable toilet vendor found the baby during a routine service check on the final day of the four-day festival.

Michigan State Police later confirmed that an autopsy found the baby “was viable and born alive.”

According to the News 8 report fluid was found in the newborn’s lungs and stomach, indicating the baby had taken breaths after being born.

The placenta and umbilical cord were also reportedly discovered inside the portable toilet, raising the possibility that the birth happened there.

The woman who gave birth has not been located, and no arrests have been made.

The FBI has now joined Michigan State Police in the investigation and is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of a suspect or suspects.

“We believe that there are definitely people who know something about it,” MSP Lt. Pat Agema told News 8.

Investigators are facing a huge task after around 50,000 people attended the festival and another 12,000 worked at the event.

The FBI’s Detroit Field Office is assisting state police as investigators review footage and follow up on a steady flow of tips.

“It’s a top priority. We are invested in this investigation,” Agema said.

“We have multiple people working on it daily. We have tips that are coming in constantly.”

The disturbing case has also sparked a wave of rumors and theories online, forcing authorities to push back against misinformation.

One Muskegon-area woman, Falana Scott, was wrongly identified on social media as the woman connected to the baby’s death.

Michigan State Police investigated the tip and announced Friday that she had been “fully cooperative” and eliminated as a suspect after “the necessary investigative steps.”

Scott later told MLive that she provided every type of DNA sample requested by investigators and said testing cleared her.

Scott later told MLive/Muskegon Chronicle that she provided every type of DNA sample requested by investigators and said testing cleared her.

“I’m innocent,” Scott said.

“(This has) been a lot of emotions and a lot of things to process. America still thinks I did it.”

Scott said she attended Electric Forest for the 10th time this year and was about 10 to 13 weeks pregnant during the festival before later suffering a miscarriage.

She said the false accusations had taken an emotional toll as claims about her continued spreading online.

“Sometimes no response is the best response,” she said.

“Don’t judge a book by its cover. Not everything is what it appears to be.”

Michigan State Police have repeatedly urged the public not to spread unverified information as detectives continue trying to identify the baby and locate the woman who gave birth.

Meanwhile, a second body was found by Rothbury cops at the Electric Forest music festival earlier this month.

Jerard ‘Jay’ Jackson, 28 was discovered by cops just hours after his friends reported him missing.

Jackson’s friend Connor Prettyman had posted on social media pleading to find his friend.

“It is thought that he might have had some sort of mental crisis and wandered off when we were asleep,” Prettyman wrote.

Jackson’s car was found near the festival compound with his wallet and keys inside.

Police did not suggest any foul play in his death.

Source: https://www.the-sun.com/news/16688376/baby-dead-music-festival-porta-potty-born-inside/