The Lake County Sheriff's Office has used forensic genetic genealogy to identify the remains of two Does¬—one homicide victim found in 1991 and another found in 1988 whose cause of death is undetermined.
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More than a decade after his remains were found in a wooded area in Daytona Beach, Mark Addison Hasbrouck is now identified.
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After decades of unanswered questions, detectives with the Orlando Police Department’s Cold Case Unit have identified two men whose deaths had remained unresolved since 1982 and 1996.
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Despite early investigative efforts, the woman's identity was unknown. Progress stalled until the mid-2000s, when previously stored evidence was located and submitted for STR DNA analysis.
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House Enrolled Act 1248 allows law enforcement agencies to partner with tax-exempt nonprofits to raise private money for testing conducted by outside laboratories.
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On Jan. 19, 1974, the partially buried body of an unidentified deceased adult female was located in the open desert of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.
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A suspect in the 2004 murder of Cleveland, Ohio resident Naomi Fails has been identified as Angelo Smith, who is now charged with murder.
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The case took on new significance when James' mother recognized a pair of Nike high-top shoes associated with unidentified remains recovered in a 1990 Shasta County Coroner's case.
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On May 16, 1981, the skeletal remains of an unidentified woman were found along George Road just north of Noland Road in a rural area of Kansas City, Missouri.
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The person responsible for killing 21-year-old Patrick Santos has been identified and is now charged with first degree murder.
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