Dozens of people attended baby Jane Doe’s funeral making it hard for people to believe the infant child was found abandoned and left for dead in late July. 

Corona Police officers discovered the infant's remains near Interstate 15 and Cajalco Road. She was inside a cardboard box and was wrapped in a striped T-shirt with a flower design on it. Detectives are still searching for anyone who knew anything about the baby. 

“We didn’t want baby Jane to be buried without a proper burial,” said Detective Jason Waldon, Corona Police Department. 

Officers, Corona Firefighters and first responder association members raised money to hold a proper burial service for baby Jane along with receiving help from Thomas Miller Mortuary, Sunnyslope Cemetery and Flowers Del Sol. 

The police department informed the community about baby Jane Doe’s funeral and more than 50 people showed up. 

“We don’t know how much love baby Jane got in her life and I think it’s important that in her afterlife, she sees that she’s cared for and she’s loved,” said Katie Bourgeois, a mother and Corona resident.

Bourgeois was a new mom herself when she heard the news about baby Jane Doe being found. She had just given birth to her three-week-old daughter, Chloe. 

“I was just going through my Facebook feed and the Corona Police Department popped up. I saw it and it took me a good 10 to 15 minutes until I was able to speak,” said Bourgeois. 

Jane, whose real name remains a mystery, was found about two miles away from a Safe Surrender site. The state of California signed the Safely Surrendered Baby Law into action in 2006.

The goal was to save the lives of newborn infants at risk of being abandoned by encouraging parents or people with lawful custody to safely surrender the baby within 72 hours with no questions asked. There are at least 20 other Safe Surrender sites in Riverside County.

These locations are police departments, fire stations and local hospitals. 

“It’s her story that we’re going to continue on, but I hope mothers who are scared know this story and know that there are options,” said Andrea Thompson, a grandmother from Corona. 

Even though baby Jane Doe’s story is a tragic one, the people who went to her funeral plan on sharing her story in the hopes of saving other babies from sharing her fate. 

Anyone with information about baby Jane Doe is encouraged to please contact Detective Mario Hernandez at (951) 279-3659.

For more information about Safe Surrender sites, visit: http://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/Safely-Surrendered-Baby/Surrender-Sites.