The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation assisted the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation in solving a cold case from 31-years ago.
The case in involved the discovery of an infant girl's body inside a garbage bag in Picayune, MS, April 17, 1992.
The Mississippi State Medical Examiner determined that the cause of death was perinatal asphyxia due to smothering, and the case was classified as a homicide. In August of 2021, the Picayune Police Department and Detectives with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigations Detectives reopened the investigation.
With the help of advanced technology, DNA profiles and fingerprints were developed from the preserved evidence.
Through investigative means, detectives were able to identify the infant's parents as 50-year-old Andrew Carriere and 50-year-old Inga Johansen Carriere, who were living in Louisiana at the time of the death.
LSP Detectives obtained an arrest warrant through the 24th Judicial District Court for both Inga Johansen Carriere and Andrew Carriere for First Degree Murder.
On February 28, 2023, Inga Johansen Carriere was arrested at her residence in Avondale, LA.
On March 9, 2023, Andrew Carriere was arrested in Galliano, LA and ultimately booked into the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center.