New details to come about 'Little Jacob,' the child found dead on a Galveston beach

New details are expected Tuesday in the death of "Little Jacob," the unidentified child whose body was found washed up on a Galveston beach in October. Investigators with the FBI and Galveston Police Department said they will provide autopsy results and new photos of the child, who was first spotted by a beach-goer along the water in the 700 block of Seawall on Oct. 20. less New details are expected Tuesday in the death of "Little Jacob," the unidentified child whose body was found washed up on a Galveston beach in October. Investigators with the FBI and Galveston Police ... more Photo: Lois Gibson, HO Photo: Lois Gibson, HO Image 1 of / 98 Caption Close New details to come about 'Little Jacob,' the child found dead on a Galveston beach 1 / 98 Back to Gallery

New details are expected Tuesday in the death of "Little Jacob," the unidentified child whose body was found washed up on a Galveston beach in October.

Investigators with the FBI and Galveston Police Department said they will at a 1 p.m. press conference provide autopsy results and new photos of the child, whose lifeless body was first spotted by a beach-goer along the water in the 700 block of Seawall on Oct. 20.

The case has since perplexed law enforcement agencies, who have released sketches of the child they've dubbed "Little Jacob" and offered up to $10,000 for information about his death. They also put the sketch of the boy on billboards from Kentucky to Texas.

Weeks after the boy was found, authorities told the Chronicle that they'd received hundreds of tips, to no effect.

"It's heartbreaking that no one has come forward," Ed Michel, FBI assistant special agent in charge of Houston Division, said in November. "We believe someone out there knows something or has seen something that could help us in this investigation."

Police said in November that the child may have disappeared as early as Oct. 18, and said the child's parents or caretakers may have explained his absence by saying the child was staying with friends or family.

Adding to the confusion of the case are questions about whether the boy was from the United States, how long he'd been in the water and how far his body may have traveled before washing ashore.

Investigators have said it's possible the boy's parents may have been undocumented and therefore declined to claim their son.