After 33 years, forensic genetic genealogy has led the Madison County Sheriff’s Office (Illinois) to a suspect in the 1993 murder of Randy Gail Black-Sperino, a 34-year-old mother.
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Twenty-eight years after Saco’s murder, evidentiary items collected and preserved at the crime scene were submitted for testing with Identifinders International.
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Astrea Forensics developed a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) DNA profile from the unidentified man’s teeth. The Ramapo College IGG team then used publicly accessible genealogical databases to identify potential relatives and construct the victim’s family tree.
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Her death was investigated by the Phoenix Police Department and the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner but as she was carrying no identification and her fingerprints did not match to any known person, she remained unidentified.
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Evidence, originally collected in 1986, was submitted for further examination with improved modern testing; these tests located DNA of an unknown male.
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Investigators determined the individual was an adult male who had died from a gunshot wound after entering a residence.
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Analysis of Historic St. Mary’s City highlights the power of combining ancient DNA, archaeology, and genealogy to restore lost identities and track the migrations of America's earliest English colonists and their descendants.
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Through persistence, and multiple evidence reassessments, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has solved a nearly 50-year-old cold case, restoring a man’s name and bringing peace and closure to his family.
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DNA evidence and genetic genealogy reveal the identity of Brian Cranfield, 20 years after his remains were discovered in East Haddam.
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In honor of Kaylee, Steve and Kristie have launched the “Murder Has a Name” foundation. The soon-to-be non-profit funds advanced forensic DNA testing in violent crime investigations.
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