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One year later, authorities identify baby found in gruesome discovery during San Antonio drug raid

Devin Stripling, a 3-month-old boy, was discovered in a trunk during a west-side drug raid on July 3, 2018.

SAN ANTONIO — Just over a year after Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies discovered a baby’s body inside a trunk during a west San Antonio drug raid – a year that has provided little clarity on the child’s identity – BCSO officials have now provided a name.  

Authorities confirmed the identity of the victim to KENS 5 as 3-month-old Devin Stripling. Last July, Sheriff Javier Salazar said Stripling’s body was found “completely dried out, completely desiccated” inside the Bronco Lane home, a gruesome discovery of child remains in such a state that not even the gender could be immediately determined.

As recently as February, Salazar said the baby could have been dead for over a decade when it was found, but the investigation might have some leads.

“We believe we might know who the baby is, and we might know some circumstances surrounding their death,” he said at the time. 

BCSO arrested a dozen people during the drug raid, but no one has been charged in connection with Devin's death. 

Neighbors of the residence where the drug raid was carried out told KENS 5 that summer that they had reported trouble stemming from the address for some time, and police records outline an extensive history of visits made to the home for disturbances, assaults, narcotics calls and other incidents. 

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