Bomb breakthrough in the unsolved murder case of baby Moses, found in a flowerbed almost 30 years ago

Nearly three decades after the infant victim was found in a park flowerbed, police believe they have finally solved the heartbreaking unsolved case of Baby Moses.

Keri Mazzuca, now 52, ​​was arrested Saturday and accused of murdering her newborn son 27 years ago in 1997 and callously dumping his body in Washington Park in Albany, according to the Daily Gazette.

The baby was not even twelve hours old when it was discovered by horrified park workers on a late summer morning that would haunt the city for decades to come.

Workers planting flowers came across the horrific sight: a partially charred blue pillowcase with burnt matches scattered across it.

When they poked the bundle with a shovel, the lifeless body of a newborn boy emerged.

The baby, less than 12 hours old, was discovered by horrified park workers on a late summer morning that would haunt the city for decades.

The shocking discovery sparked a manhunt that would last nearly three decades.

When the tracks were lost, the city of Albany did not want to allow “Baby Moses” to be forgotten.

They even “adopted” the baby and named him Moses Washington after the park statue near where he was found.

The little victim was buried in a white coffin at Graceland Cemetery.

His grave was marked by a tombstone with a marble lamb on it.

The gravestone inscription reads: “Citizen of Albany, Child of God.”

But baby Moses never received justice – until now.

FBI researchers identified a relative of the baby several years ago after analyzing the victim's DNA.

City detectives worked with the New York State Police, the FBI and the Albany County District Attorney's Office to identify and arrest the baby's mother.

This genetic evidence led investigators to Mazzuca’s front door.

At the time of Moses' death, she lived just five blocks from the park.

Then DNA from the trash outside Mazzuca's current home in Guilderland confirmed that the woman in the trash was baby Moses' biological mother, police said.

The little victim was buried in a white coffin at Graceland Cemetery

His grave was marked by a tombstone with a marble lamb. The epitaph reads: “Citizen of Albany, Child of God”

Mazzuca is currently behind bars in the Albany County Jail, facing charges of second-degree murder, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with evidence.

Just three years after baby Moses' death, New York passed the Abandoned Infant Protection Act.

This law allows parents to anonymously surrender their babies aged 30 days or younger without facing criminal prosecution.

Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan released a statement recalling the shared “shock and disbelief” that prevailed throughout the community at the time of the murder.

“I remember the shock and disbelief that prevailed throughout Albany when the body of 'Baby Moses' was discovered,” Sheehan wrote.

“I want to commend the hard-working members of law enforcement, especially the Albany Police Department, who never gave up on seeking justice in this case. The resolution of this 27-year-old murder case once again demonstrates the incredible dedication of the men and women of the Albany Police Department under the leadership of Chief Hawkins.”

Mazzuca pleaded not guilty in Albany District Court and is being held without bail. She is due back in court on October 25.

One of the original investigators on the case, Police Sergeant Steven Riley, told News 13 that he had wanted to speak to the suspect for 27 years to understand what brought her to this point.

“I am not anyone's judge. I am not their judge,” he said.