Police Seek Info in Death of Girl Found in Box

A little girl whose body was found in a container Tuesday had one or more skull fractures, according to preliminary autopsy results.

The grisly discovery was made by a fisherman over the weekend during Harbor Walk’s first tournament in West Galveston Bay. More than 75 boats lined the marina for the event.

Some of the participants were believed to have fished in the proximity of the body, so detectives are hoping to hear from as many of them as possible. They want to know if anyone saw anything suspicious around the island where the container was found.

The container is described as a Sterilite brand model 1842. It is royal blue with a black handle.

Authorities say the child's body was found a few miles west/southwest of the Galveston Causeway.

Investigators say it contained the decomposing remains of a little girl, believed to be between 3 and 5 years old.

She had long, blonde hair, was about 33 inches tall and weighed about 25 pounds.

The child was wearing a size 2T pullover top—possibly pink and a matching pink skirt with the Cherokee label. The child was wearing size 8-1/2 size white tennis shoes with purple trim, velcro closures and small lights on the heel.

The body was taken to the Galveston County Medical Examiner’s where an autopsy was performed.

Detectives hope the autopsy will help lead to the child’s identity and cause of death.

They are treating the case as a homicide and checking records to see if any children have been reported missing from the area.

“Investigators are certainly looking at that angle—past Amber Alerts, missing children, things of that nature from this general area,” said Maj. Ray Tuttoilmundo with the Galveston County Sheriff’s Department.

Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers or the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office at 409-766-2222 or 866-248-8477.