ANCESTRY DNA SHOCKER: TIKTOKER DISCOVERS GRANDMA’S TIES TO 1997 BABY GARNET MURDER
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Jenna Gerwatowski, a 23-year-old American TikToker, has disclosed how her grandma Nancy was connected to the 27-year-old Baby Garnet murder mystery using a straightforward Ancestry DNA test.
Gerwatowski added that her grandma would probably end up in jail if the matter had to be revisited.
She revealed this in a now-viral video that has been viewed over two million times since she uploaded it on Monday.
She claims that the only reason she did the DNA test a few years ago was because it appeared “dope” and popular in the community.
“Little did I know,” she said with a chuckle — cutting to how a year later a detective from the Michigan State Police called her at work, scaring her that she could be in trouble.
“I was like, ‘Excuse me? What the f–k did I do?’ So I start freaking out,” she recalled.
Gerwatowski said she was only shocked when she was told it was about Baby Garnet, the well-known death of a “term or near-term” newborn found in an outhouse at Garnet Lake Campground in Naubinway, Michigan.
New York Post reported that further official DNA testing confirmed Jenna’s mother was directly related to the child — meaning it had to be tied “to my mom’s mother,” Gerwatowski said of Nancy Gerwatoswki, 61, whom she had never met.
“I was mind blown,” she said. “She is literally the f–king person they’ve been looking for for 25 years — and it’s all because of a f–king Ancestry DNA kit,” she alleged.
After being taken into custody in 2022, Nancy was accused with murder, involuntary manslaughter, and hiding a person’s death.
The local outlet reported that Nancy acknowledged being the mother of Baby Garnet.
According to the local outlet, she is believed to have given birth to the child at home, where it suffocated to death, and then she left the body in the outhouse. Prosecutors contend that if medical assistance had been sought, the infant may have survived.
Nancy was freed on a personal recognizance bond in October 2023, subject to house confinement and GPS tracking. If found guilty, she might spend the rest of her life behind bars.
In the past, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has recognized the potential of genetic innovations to crack long-standing cold cases.
“This is a testament to the persistence of law enforcement and the power of science,” Nessel said in a May press release.
“We are finally able to pursue justice for Baby Garnet, thanks to the tireless work of investigators and the technological progress that has made this possible.”
The young TikToker, meanwhile, said she never knew her grandmother — but knew all about the case she’s now charged with.
“This was a big deal in the town I grew up in because it was so f—ked up,” she said.
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