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'Baby Doe' Candlelight Vigil Planned On Deer Island

BOSTON (CBS) - A candlelight vigil is planned for a little girl who was found dead on Deer Island last month.

Massachusetts State Police have announced that a vigil to honor 'Baby Doe' will be held on the island Saturday at 7:30 p.m., exactly one month after her remains were discovered.

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An updated computer-generated image of the unidentified Deer Island girl with earrings. (Image credit Mass. State Police)

The girl's body was found in a trash bag on Deer Island on June 25. Her identity is still a mystery.

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"Hopefully this will raise some awareness in our community and someone will recognize this precious little girl and help identify her," Massachusetts State Police said.

She's believed to have been about 4 years old at the time of her death. The girl had brown eyes and brown hair, weighed about 30 pounds, and stood about 3-and-a-half feet tall.

Investigators have also released pictures of a pair of leggings and a zebra blanket that were inside the trash bag where the girl was found.

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A blanket and pants that were found with a girl who was found dead on Deer Island. (Images: Massachusetts State Police)

If you want to track the status of Baby Doe's case, you can follow it on the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System website.

Anyone with information can text GIRL followed by the tip to 67283.

In addition, tips can be called in anonymously to the 24-hour phone line at (617) 396-5655.

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