Due to the state of decomposition, the victim could not be identified, but the cause of death was determined to be homicide.
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Othram and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office have identified a 1974 teen homicide victim that investigators think could have been murdered by serial killer Gerard John Schaefer, also known as the “Killer Cop.”
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Through FDLE's partnership with Parabon NanoLabs and the FDLE genetic genealogy team, an investigative lead was developed in 2021 that pointed detectives toward Alan Lefferts as the suspect.
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The severity of the injuries made it challenging to initially determine biological sex or other details about the home fire victim that might identify him.
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After 42 years, members of the Pennsylvania State Police, utilizing DNA testing and genealogy methods, identified the victim, Edwin Rodriguez, and accused, Nestor Quintanal, in a 1980 homicide cold case.
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Burned skeletal remains found in 2018 have now been identified as Juanita Diane Roxy Coleman, who had been missing since 2016.
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The young man, murdered almost a half-century ago and unidentified until now, was an Army veteran who had been stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
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The company’s founders have a longstanding history of collaboration with law enforcement to solve cold cases through their volunteerism with the nonprofit organization DNA Doe Project.
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By utilizing the DNA and dental, forensic scientists were able to process the biological evidence to determine the identity was that of Susan Hoppes, who was reported missing from Washington on August 9, 1993.
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In spite of the success, however, the DNA profile did not match in any government database. Once again, the case went cold.
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