The unidentified homicide victim, unknown for almost a decade, is now known to be 38-year old Steven Gabbard of Louisville, Kentucky.
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After an autopsy and DNA samples and fingerprints were gathered, the woman, Jane Doe, was buried with a small gathering including members of the coroner’s office, law enforcement personnel, and a few community members.
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Alumni of the first cohort to graduate from the new Forensic Genetic Genealogy certificate program offered by the University of New Haven have launched their own Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) company.
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In November 1974 hunters stumbled upon the discovery of skeletal remains in the creekhead of a partially wooded area in Illinois.
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In October 1994, human remains belonging to an unknown woman were found in a wooden area under a bridge in Hancock County Indiana. Investigators thought the remains were likely there for several months before discovery.
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Intermountain Forensics has announced the formation of a dedicated satellite lab for forensic investigative genetic genealogy laboratory processing with partner Astrea Forensics.
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Utilizing the Denver Police Crime Laboratory, a direct DNA comparison identified Groshart as the suspect in the March 2004 sexual assault.
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The investigation included reviewing hundreds of missing persons reports, providing the media with photographs of clothing and jewelry found with the remains, as well as a composite drawing of what the victim may have looked like.
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The Pennsylvania State Police announced that human remains discovered in Luzerne County nearly 10 years ago have been identified as those of a Wilkes-Barre teenager who went missing four decades earlier.
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The partnership will develop and deploy forensic DNA testing tools to help reconnect missing and unidentified persons with their families.
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