A woman on trial for the death of her newborn child in 2007 will not be able to assist in her own defense, says her lawyer, because she suffers from amnesia. Her amnesia allegedly caused her to have no recollection of being pregnant or giving birth, nor of how her newborn child came to be wrapped in plastic and dead of asphyxiation on her back porch. Her lawyer told the Daily News, "There are no witnesses to what happened, except for her ...there is no indication that the baby was bruised, no strangulation marks, and the baby could have been stillborn." more ›

Over the weekend, officials announced that they had identified the teenager who was found wandering in Times Square with near-total amnesia. She is 18-year-old Kacie Aleece Peterson of Hansville, Washington, who was first reported missing on October 2nd. But detectives in Washington found bank activity and other evidence that she was alive and getting by, so they did not issue an Amber Alert. Her father Henry Peterson is flying to NYC today, and he says his daughter has experienced amnesia before. more ›

A few days ago, city agencies asked for the public's help in identifying a teen girl found wandering in Times Square, because the girl could not remember anything about her past, save some recollections about a fantasy novel and writing some fantasy fiction. Now, a tipster has led police to believe she is a missing 18-year-old from Washington State. more ›

A teenage girl has been taken in by the Administration for Children's Services after she was found wandering Times Square with near-total amnesia around midnight on October 9th. The girl, who is probably between 14 and 17, is 5-foot-6, medium build, light complexion, short, with straight blonde hair and blue eyes. She has pretty much zero recollection of her past, and has said, "I just want to know who I am. I want to know who I am, and what happened to me." But there are only a couple obscure clues to her identity. more ›