FBI offers $15,000 reward in Electric Forest newborn death

Authorities in Michigan have revealed that a newborn baby found dead in a portable toilet at the Electric Forest music festival was born alive and was viable, capable of surviving outside the womb. The FBI has joined the investigation and is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

The infant's body was discovered on the morning of June 28, the final day of the four-day festival in Rothbury, Michigan. A maintenance worker for the restroom vending company found the deceased newborn during a routine check of a portable toilet in the festival's camping area at the Double JJ Resort. The Michigan State Police reported the preliminary autopsy findings on July 14.

No suspects have been publicly identified, and investigators have not released details on the infant's race, gender, or exact cause of death. Police said they investigated a tip last week regarding a woman from Muskegon who attended the festival. After a cooperative interview, authorities confirmed she has been eliminated as a suspect.

In a statement announcing the FBI's involvement and the reward, Michigan State Police expressed confidence that continued investigative efforts and forensic...