Global InformationKilling of Ronald Eugene Woodham IV information
Ronald Eugene Woodham IV | |
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 Facial reconstruction of Woodham created for identification purposes.[1] | |
| Born | c. December 3, 2008 |
| Status | Identified on March 3, 2020; 11 years, 2 months, and 28 days after discovery |
| Died | December 4, 2008 (approx. age 1 day) Conway, Horry County, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Homicide by exposure |
| Body discovered | South Carolina Highway 544, Conway, Horry County, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hillcrest Cemetery |
| Other names | "Baby Boy Horry" |
| Known for | Previously unidentified murder victim |
| Parent(s) | Jennifer Sahr (mother) Ronald Woodham III (father) |
| Killing of Ronald Eugene Woodham IV | |
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| Location | Conway, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Date | December 4, 2008 |
Attack type | Child homicide by exposure, hypothermia, filicide, infanticide, neonaticide, child abandonment |
| Victim | Ronald Eugene Woodham IV |
| Perpetrator | Jennifer Lynn Sahr |
| Motive | Unconfirmed; Sahr claimed her motive was panic after unexpectedly giving birth |
| Verdict | Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions | Voluntary manslaughter |
| Charges | Homicide by child abuse (dropped after plea deal) |
| Sentence | 4 years in prison, plus 6-year suspended sentence and a $1,700 fine[2] |
Ronald Eugene Woodham IV[3] (c. December 3, 2008 – December 4, 2008) was a formerly unidentified American baby and homicide victim whose body was found off of South Carolina Highway 544, on the outskirts of Conway in Horry County, South Carolina on December 4, 2008. Known as "Baby Boy Horry" while unidentified, his case remained cold for over 11 years, until his parents were identified in March 2020. His mother, Jennifer Sahr, left him in a box on the side of Highway 544, leaving him to die of hypothermia. Sahr was arrested in March 2020, and pleaded guilty to manslaughter in his death in 2022. In June 2023, she was sentenced to 4 years in prison.[2]
- ^ "Unidentified Remains". South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
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