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www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
US news

35 Years Later, the Remains Known as Chimney Doe' Have a Name and a Face

Cold case of human remains found in a Wisconsin chimney in 1989 finally gets solved through DNA and genetic genealogy techniques, identifying Ronnie Joe Kirk. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
4 months ago
California

Remains found by biologist 25 years ago identified as missing California man, cops say

Human remains found 25 years ago in a remote area in California have been identified as Donald Raymond Loar who went missing in 1998. The identification was made using investigative genetic genealogy.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department used a genetic profile created by Othram Inc. to search public databases and match the DNA to Loar's family, confirming the identity of the remains. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
US news

35 Years Later, the Remains Known as Chimney Doe' Have a Name and a Face

Cold case of human remains found in a Wisconsin chimney in 1989 finally gets solved through DNA and genetic genealogy techniques, identifying Ronnie Joe Kirk. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee
4 months ago
California

Remains found by biologist 25 years ago identified as missing California man, cops say

Human remains found 25 years ago in a remote area in California have been identified as Donald Raymond Loar who went missing in 1998. The identification was made using investigative genetic genealogy.
The Orange County Sheriff's Department used a genetic profile created by Othram Inc. to search public databases and match the DNA to Loar's family, confirming the identity of the remains. [ more ]
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Sacramento Bee
4 months ago
California

Body found in creekbed 30 years ago identified as missing California woman, cops say

The body of a missing Vallejo woman has been identified through DNA testing after 30 years.
The DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit agency, played a key role in identifying the remains. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
5 months ago
California

Who was the decapitated woman in the California vineyard? Authorities finally figured it out

Authorities have identified the body of a woman found in a California vineyard in 2011 as Ada Beth Kaplan, 13 years after her death.
The DNA Doe Project, a group that uses investigative genetic genealogy, helped solve the mystery by creating a DNA profile and identifying distant cousins. [ more ]
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