Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania State Police are renewing calls for the public’s help this week as investigators revisit a decades-old cold case involving the 1972 death of a 4-year-old boy in Buckingham Township, Bucks County. A $5,000 reward remains available for information that identifies who may have been responsible.
According to the Pennsylvania State Police, the child — identified in official records as Michael Daum — was found unresponsive on the front lawn of a neighbor’s home along Pa. Route 413 on June 26, 1972. Troop M’s Criminal Investigation Assessment Unit continues to review the case.
Investigators say the victim displayed facial injuries, and his death was attributed to asphyxiation associated with aspirated vomitus. Despite interviews, evidence reviews, and periodic reexaminations over the years, the case has never been solved.
Police are urging anyone with historical knowledge of the incident, neighborhood recollections, or secondhand information shared over the years to come forward. Even small details, investigators note, could help close one of Bucks County’s longest-standing unsolved cases.
Residents with information are asked to contact PSP Troop M’s CIA Unit at 610-861-2066 or submit an anonymous tip through the PSP Tips Line at 1-800-4PA-TIPS or online via the agency’s reporting portal.
All callers may be eligible for a cash reward if the tip leads to an arrest, the resolution of a cold case, or the recovery of a missing or wanted person. Police emphasize that all information is accurate as of the latest release and may be subject to updates as new leads develop.
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