CCC Special: SOLVED! The Case of Baby Jonathan Foundling Part 3

Classic City Crime

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4.9 • 631 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this special update of Classic City Crime, host Cameron Jay explores how the case of an infant baby boy was solved. The infant, named Jonathan Foundling by investigators, was discovered in the basement bathroom of the Oglethorpe House Dormitory at the University of Georgia just over 27 years ago. In recent weeks, investigators at the University of Georgia Police Department informed the community that the baby's mother had been identified through Genealogical DNA testing provided by Othram Inc. The mother's name? Katherine Grant. Grant was a student at the University of Georgia in 1995 and 1996, before transferring to another school. She would return to the University of Georgia after graduation, working for the College of Veterinary Medicine until her death by suicide in 2004.

In this first follow up episode, Cameron Jay sits down with Tracy Grant- the brother of Katherine Grant and the now-identified uncle of Jonathan Foundling to discuss the startling reality that is now his: not only did he have a nephew he knew nothing about, but police now believe his sister to be responsible for the baby's death. We also talk with a former colleague of Katherine's-- did she know anything was wrong?

To hear the first two parts of this case before diving in to the update, visit www.classiccitycrime.com/jonathanfoundling

***TW/CW: Infanticide, Neonaticide, Pregnancy, R*pe, incest, abortion, and the issues that accompany the discussions of the loss of an infant– listener discretion is advised. ***

Hosted, written and produced by Cameron Jay (@LifeofCameron). Original design by Kyle Kizziah (@Haizzik). Research assistance by Elizabeth Durusau. Intro music exclusively for CCC by Ryan McDaniel.

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*The views expressed by guests of Classic City Crime Podcast do not necessarily reflect the views of Cameron Jay, CCC, it’s advertisers, or any of its associates. All people discussed, whether interviewed or implied, are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. CCC does not encourage nor condone listeners taking the law into their own hands, contacting those associated with the case, or intervening in police investigations.*

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0:00.0	This episode will detail issues relating to the death of an infant, and we'll discuss issues surrounding infanticide, which some listeners might find disturbing.
0:11.5	Listener discretion is advised.
0:14.6	Welcome, welcome, welcome back.
0:16.6	This episode of classic city crime starts right now.
0:29.6	It's a case we've all covered here before, one that shocked the University of Georgia and Athens communities just over 27 years ago.
0:41.4	An infant found brutally murdered in the Oglethorpe House dormitory's basement bathroom
0:47.2	not long after coming in to this world.
0:51.6	And if you haven't heard the first two episodes, I'd ask you to take a moment
0:56.3	to pause, go back, and listen. For it was in these initial episodes that we detailed the crime
1:03.3	scene, one that would haunt investigators for life. A baby boy found stabbed in the heart and the neck.
1:13.5	We examined the grueling investigation that saw hundreds upon hundreds of students and
1:19.7	people interviewed, and at the time our podcast covered this case, well, it remained unsolved.
1:28.2	That is, until now.
1:31.7	In this episode, you're going to learn how the case of infant Jonathan Foundling was solved.
1:37.7	You'll hear the reaction from those investigators who responded to the case all those years
1:43.4	ago. And you're going to hear from the family of
1:47.9	the mother, a mother who has now been identified and who police say is responsible for the horrible
1:56.6	tragedy that took place. Thank you again for joining us for this update, one that I thought we might never see.
2:07.2	And I'll begin by saying that last week when the news broke of this case being cleared,
2:11.9	my phone began to buzz uncontrollably with messages from all of you and some of those messages read quote
2:19.4	have you seen the news others expressed so much sadness and sorrow and my heart joined with all
2:26.8	of you in feeling what can only be described as a mixed bag of emotions I felt sadness
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