Arrest made in death of infant found in Lake County woods five years ago

Five years after Riverwoods police began investigating the death of an infant whose remains were found in a wooded area, an arrest has been made.

Natalie E. Schram, 40, of Bellingham, Washington, and formerly of Riverwoods, is charged with concealment of a death, abuse of a corpse and failure to report the death disappearance of a child under 13 years of age. All charges are felonies.

Police believe Schram gave birth to the infant days before the body was discovered by workers in the wooded area near the 1800 block of Robinwood Lane in May of 2020.

ABC 7 Chicago reported Schram pleaded not guilty in a court appearance Thursday following her extradition from Washington.

ABC 7’s report indicated FBI analysis of DNA evidence led them to Schram. Her next court appearance is in February.