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IOWA CITY — A former Iowa City woman, who disposed of her newborn son in a trash receptacle and then the infant was unknowingly taken to the landfill in 1992, was formally charged Thursday in Johnson County District Court.

Cindy Sue Elder , 58, formerly known as Cindy Eckrich, was extradited Wednesday from Christian County in Missouri, to Iowa City. Elder had an initial appearance Thursday and was formally charged with first-degree murder in the death of her infant.

Investigators believe she disposed of the baby in 1992, shortly after giving birth in basement of a residence she was living at the time in Iowa City, according to a criminal complaint. Elder was 26 at the time and had concealed

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