The discovery of a candidate was brought about by the combination of family tree research and the presence of unique circumstantial details observed by the students.
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After 35 years, police in Prince Edward Island, Canada have made an arrest in the chilling 1988 murder of a gay man that had the island’s LGBTQ+ community living in fear after the suspect hinted there would be more victims.
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In June 2000, a Winter Park, Florida citizen reported finding a human skull at their Orange County apartment community. A search of the area was conducted, and additional skeletal remains, as well as clothing, were found partially buried.
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Gene by Gene announced its decision to select Othram as its exclusive partner for forensic genetic genealogy search and analysis.
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The Jane Doe discovered in 2003 remained unidentified and investigators labeled her as “Bones 20”.
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On July 19, 1972, the body of an unidentified female was discovered in Hernando County, Florida. At the time of the discovery, detectives believed the victim had recently traveled to the county from either north Florida or Alabama.
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The suspect forced the three girls out of the vehicle and bound two of them. He then proceeded to sexually assault one of the girls before stabbing them.
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In April 1993, a biologist discovered a grave covered with a handmade quilt and several large rocks.
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After 55 years, the remains of man discovered in Humboldt County, California are identified as U.S. Marine veteran William Melvin Toller, born in 1927.
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A thorough investigation was conducted and investigators were able to determine that the deceased’s vehicle, a credit card and other effects had been stolen and used between May 15 and May 17, 1982, seemingly confirming the date of the murder.
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On March 29, 2011, Kaplan’s partially decomposed body was found in a vineyard in Arvin, California. The head and thumbs were missing from the corpse, and her body had been drained of blood.
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Students of the Ramapo College of New Jersey Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) Center have successfully uncovered the identity of “Rhinelander John Doe.”
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After nearly 65 years, an unknown man found in the Utah desert has been identified as Robert Holman Trent, born on 15 January 1913 in Reidsville, Rockingham County.
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After more than four decades, Sahara Sue Doe, a young woman whose remains were discovered near Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, is now identified as 19-year-old Gwenn Marie Story.
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A body found wrapped in tire chains at the bottom of a lake in Kentucky in 1999 has now been identified as a man wanted by the FBI after an arrest for the alleged rape of a minor child one year earlier.
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