Advanced DNA technology is transforming forensic investigations, enabling the identification of remains in previously unsolvable cases. The recent identification of Brian Edward Jones, whose partial remains were found in 1985, underscores this advancement. With ongoing improvements, the Texas-based lab Othram reports solving nearly a case daily, with 60 identifications made in California alone. Funding from grants has supported these efforts, reducing backlogs and increasing awareness about cold cases, offering hope to families impacted by unresolved disappearances.
"We're averaging almost a case a day at this point," said Michael Vogen, Director of Case Management with Othram.
"And this used to be an industry that celebrated a case here, and a case there, and they were mostly high, you know, publicity cases that everyone knew about, but there's a lot of cases out there that people don't know about," he said.
"And so, we really wanted to structure an interactive page that people can see the impact over time."
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