Police identify 5-year-old boy found dead inside suitcase in Indiana, name two suspects
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After a six-month investigation covering multiple states, police have confirmed the identity of a 5-year-old boy who was found dead inside a suitcase in southern Indiana last April. The child was identified as Cairo Ammar Jordan, of Atlanta, Georgia, during a news conference held by Indiana State Police on Wednesday.
"It's a bittersweet day," said Sgt. Carey Huls, the public information officer for the Sellersberg branch of the Indiana State Police, at the conference.
"Bitter, because no matter what progress is made and what happens in a case, we're still dealing with the tragic death of a precious young child. And unfortunately, we can't change that," he continued. "But the wheels of justice do turn, and we do make progress and so we have information today regarding the case."
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