Louisiana resident Alice Bunch Idlett, 75, was arrested last week and charged with second-degree murder for the death of her 16-month-old son on Jan. 20, 1970, according to KPLC.
The Sulphur Police Department launched an investigation into the 1970 death in 2022 at the request of the child’s family, according to the outlet.
Baby Earl D. Bunch III suffered from injuries that were reported to be from falling out of a crib, investigators said. The child’s father, Earl Bunch Jr., was overseas during the time of the baby’s death.
