PHOENIX — The mystery of “Baby Skylar” spanned decades. The newborn was found dead in a Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport bathroom in 2005. It was a case that rocked the Valley, going cold for years, until police announced the arrest of a woman from Washington state earlier this year.ABC15 is taking an in-depth look at how police tracked down 51-year-old Annie Anderson, where she was for the past two decades, and how her legal case in Arizona is playing out. Arizona Crime Uncovered sat down with a former Phoenix cold case homicide detective who pushed for justice in this case for years.Watch part 1 of this Arizona Crime Uncovered episode in the player above. You can also watch the full episode now on the ABC15 app on your streaming devices.NEWBORN FOUND AT SKY HARBOR”Sky Harbor was busy,” said Troy Hillman. “I mean, it’s been growing by leaps and bounds every year, but a very busy airport.”Hillman formerly worked with Phoenix police as a cold case homicide detective, helping to solve cases like the high-profile “Canal Killer”. His team also worked on the Baby Skylar case, reviewing it about 10 years after the infant was found at Phoenix Sky Harbor.”Shock and awe that someone would murder this helpless baby that had been just born into the world,” Hillman said while describing reading the case file for the first time.On October 10, 2005, a restroom in Terminal 4 became a crime scene. Hillman compared the moments that led to finding Baby Skylar to “divine intervention”.”There was a, I believe, [there] was a gentleman in the airport that was missing his laptop,” said Hillman.He said an employee at the airport searched the trash trying to help.”When the housekeeper basically pulled the trash can in the bag; and thought it was, well, this is really heavy,” said Hillm …
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