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Virginia Man Found Guilty Of Desecrating Baby's Remains Discovered In Jersey City

Jersey City

A Hudson County jury found a Virginia man guilty of desecrating the remains of his baby daughter, whose body was inside a suitcase near railroad tracks in Jersey City according to the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office.

According to officials, Travis Plummer, 38, was arrested when he little girl's body was discovered in Jersey City in April 2018 when his 23-month-old daughter Te'Myah went missing from her home in Richmond Virginia.

Officials say Plummer was picked up in Puerto Rico and charged with the dumping the girl's body at the Jersey City location.

The jury Plummer of 2nd-degree Desecration of Human Remains.

Te'Myah's death was ruled a homicide, but it is not clear which jurisdiction would lead the investigation.

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