TOLEDO, Ohio — Toledo police gave an update Wednesday on the discovery of a mummified baby girl recently found in a car registered to Jacob Cisneros. Cisneros and his wife, Jenna, already are charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of their infant son, whose remains were discovered in a vehicle in 2017.
According to Toledo Police Lt. Daniel Gerken, the vehicle was found in the parking lot of an apartment complex, the location of which is undisclosed at this time as the investigation is still underway.
A coroner's report on Tuesday said the baby girl's body was mummified and was full term. Identification and further investigation are still pending, according to Lucas County Deputy Coroner Cynthia S. Beisser. The girl, described as Jane Doe, was a white female, according to Gerken.
On Feb. 7, Jacob Cisneros' vehicle was towed to the Toledo police impound lot as part of the ongoing death investigation from 2017, when the remains of the Cisneros' son - Baby Doe - were found inside a different vehicle.
On Monday, a search warrant on the car was executed, and the second deceased baby was located.
Gerken was asked Wednesday if there was any indication that the baby girl could be a twin to the baby boy and he said, "I don't believe so. I'm going to assume not."
A second death investigation is now open. Anyone with any information on either dead child is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 419-255-1111.
When asked if there is a possibility of other deceased infants tied to the Cisneros, the lieutenant said, "if there's anyone with information, those are the people we are trying to talk to."
Full Wednesday press release
A pastor at Christ Presbyterian Church in Toledo said that both Jenna and Jacob Cisneros have been a member of the church since 2017. He said their arrests were very shocking because they both seemed like very kind, charitable people.
On Feb. 3, Toledo police arrested the parents of the male Baby Doe. The remains of the 2-month-old baby were discovered in a blue 1988 Ford Mustang in the 2400 block of Vaness Drive off Bancroft in 2017. Jacob and Jenna Cisneros, 33 and 34, respectively, were charged with involuntary manslaughter. They are each being held on a $500,000 bond.
Gerken said at the time that investigators were able to connect the suspects to the case using a private company called "AdvanceDNA." Police collected DNA evidence from the Cisneros and determined they are the parents of Baby Doe.
Full Feb. 4 Baby Doe press conference
Authorities said Jacob and Jenna Cisneros have three other children. They are with other family members and Lucas County Children Services is involved.
The idea of getting a private DNA company involved came after our 11 Investigates report "What will happen to Baby Doe" aired last August.
Original 11 Investigates | What will happen to Baby Doe?
“You can take credit for the latest development. If you had not called me, I wouldn’t have looked into it – it wasn’t on my radar. (It) definitely had a hand in the progress of this case," Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates told WTOL Anchor Kristi Leigh.
Bates said that from now on, her office will use this approach every chance they get and the plan is to use it in other cold cases that have been languishing, such as Baby Doe's.