RENDON, Texas - The investigation into the remains of three infants found hidden in Tarrant County has not hit a dead end, but detectives need a break.
This week, prosecutors sent the case back to the Tarrant County Sheriff's Office investigators for more work before accepting charges against Rachel New, the woman identified through DNA as the mother of all three babies.
But, Sheriff Dee Anderson said the investigation is advancing. He said, however, there is much more work needed since the case is complicated.
New bonded out of jail Friday after breaking off communication with investigators. Anderson said he is frustrated by the lack of help coming from those outside.
"Three babies can't be born and disposed of without someone knowing something about the pregnancies or the births of those children, " he said.
His department arrested New on a charge of tampering with evidence, but prosecutors said they need a stronger case to take to trial, including information on how the infants died and were they ever alive outside the womb before their bodies were stashed under the rural property in south Tarrant County.
Anderson concedes there isn't much physical evidence.
"We've got such limited ability to do things with the evidence it's made the examination of it difficult." he said. "I believe we have solid information that leads us to believe at least one of the children was born within the last two years."
That could be critical since some possible charges have a two-year statute of limitations.
It's a case Anderson hopes will move forward by someone who may know what happened coming forward.
"When you see not one, not two, but three infants discarded like garbage, that is a personal thing to people," Anderson.
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