Maine State Police
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UPDATE: Investigators say they have identified the mystery child found dead on the side of a rural road as Camden Pierce Hughes. The 6-year-old is from Texas and a woman believed to be his mother is in custody… More to come.
Maine State Police are working to identify an unknown child after discovering the boy on the side of a rural road. The four or five-year-old was found dead Saturday, 5 p.m. under a green fleece blanket on South Berwick. The cause of death has not been released and investigators say it is suspicious. Authorities also say a witness noticed a woman driving a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck earlier in the day. There could be a military connection based on a naval insignia seen on or near the license plate.
Authorities say the child was clean, well nourished and wore nice clothes. The sneakers on his feet were virtually brand new and could have been purchased within the last week.
The FBI is joining the hunt to find a suspect who authorities say abducted a child out of her bed over the weekend as she was sleeping . The 9-year-old victim was home with her older brother and younger sister as their mom — a single parent — was at work. Upon review of security video, investigators believe she was kidnapped between 11 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday. A blue or black pick up was seen in the area at the time of the abduction. The victim was dumped a few miles away.
