Kuchinsky had last been seen in the mid-1970s, ten years before his skull was found. A transnational team of over forty volunteers worked intensively to restore his identity, ultimately identifying him in less than 24 hours.
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Staff at Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center identified a candidate for “Becca” within days – Becca Mallekoote, who would have been 18 years old in 1991.
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The remains were previously listed as Jane Doe until recently, through forensic genetic genealogy, she has been identified as Linda Lee Schock. Linda’s death is classified as a homicide.
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A homicide victim whose remains were found in Grant County, Washington in 2011 have been identified as 39-year-old Jorgé Palayo-Rodriguez.
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The two suspects told police that they targeted the victim because he was a stranger in the neighborhood. The man was looking for a place to buy beer and the two men lured him to the side of a building and stabbed him.
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In January 1979, the remains of an unidentified newborn baby were found in a plastic bag in a landfill in Whiteville, a town in Columbus County, North Carolina.
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The Conway County Sheriff’s Office and Arkansas State Police have identified a 1994 Jane Doe homicide victim as Jamie Ann Moore, of Conway. Moore would have been 32 years old at the time of her death.
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Biological evidence was collected from the victim, yielding a DNA profile of an unknown male suspect. Despite exhaustive efforts, limited leads were available, and the case ultimately became inactive.
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During the casework period of their education program, they determined that “Bagdad Betty” was likely Elizabeth McCumber, born in 1962 in Ohio.
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There, beneath a layer of fallen leaves, officers found skeletal remains buried in a shallow grave. The remains were largely intact, but the head was missing.
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