On July 18, 1994, a White/Asian male was transported to Tucson Medical Center after being struck by a vehicle on the east side of Tucson, Arizona. The man succumbed to his injuries at the hospital and was left unidentified.
In April 2023, Moxxy Forensic Investigations teamed up with the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner to identify John Doe through the use of investigative genetic genealogy. A crowdfund was established and the funds were raised, mainly from contributions by Melissa Boes Rice. A sample of John Doe's blood was sent to GeneByGene and his raw DNA was uploaded to both FamilyTreeDNA and GEDMatch in September 2023.
Within 24 hours, a team of genealogists at Moxxy Forensics Investigations identified him as James Ottoman "Jimmy" Yee, who would have been 29 years old at the time of his death. Jimmy's maternal side hailed from Norway and his paternal side hailed from China.
Jimmy Yee was born in Alameda County, California. He was one of three children and was a twin. Jimmy was known to be living in Tucson, Arizona, and was homeless at the time of his death. His family had been searching for his whereabouts for a long time.
Moxxy would like to extend gratitude to the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, the contributors for this case, Melissa Boes Rice, GeneByGene, FamilyTreeDNA, GEDMatch, and most of all—gratitude and condolences to the family of Jimmy Yee.
Republished courtesy of Moxxy Forensics Investigations