The heartbreaking case of "Baby Andrew" unfolds after a newborn is found abandoned and deceased in a ditch outside Sioux Falls, South Dakota, in 1981. The community rallies around the infant, giving him a name, a funeral, and a grave, despite the case going cold for decades. With no initial leads beyond a bloodied blanket, some clothing, and a vague vehicle description, police hit dead ends for years—until advances in forensic genealogy finally identify the parents as Teresa and Dirk Bentass nearly 40 years later. Teresa, who kept her pregnancy a secret at 19, eventually enters an Alford plea to first-degree manslaughter. The episode highlights the emotional toll on detectives, particularly Mike Webb, whose dedication over decades brought long-awaited answers and a semblance of justice to a community that never forgot Baby Andrew.

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