The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office and the DNA Doe Project announce the identity of a woman whose body was discovered on May, 25, 1981, at a low water crossing near Dixon, MO. the victim of an apparent homicide.
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Because of clues developed with DNA technology, genetic genealogy tracing and old-fashioned detective work, the native Californian has a real name, and investigators are trying to jump-start their search for his killer.
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The case—known in popular culture as Babes in the Woods—dates back to 1953, when skeletal remains of two boys were discovered by a groundskeeper near Beaver Lake, in Stanley Park.
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In December 2020, the Cold Case Team identified the woman's adult son. Through DNA, the unidentified woman was positively identified as Laurie Diane Potter.
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Authorities are hoping to solve a 16-year-old Hartford cold case murder by using new genetic genealogy testing made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Nearly 200 years later, the great-great-great grandson of the HMC Erebus’s engineer provided a DNA sample that confirmed the identity of skeletal remains first discovered in 1859 as Warrant Officer John Gregory—the first member of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition to be positively identified.
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In November 1980, an archaeologist discovered a shallow grave in an isolated San Bernardino desert area which contained the bodies of two unidentified homicide victims, a male, and a female.
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Of the four victims found, three have now been identified. Michael Bauer and John Bartlett were identified early in the investigation leaving “Adam Doe” and “Brad Doe” unidentified for years.
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Soosay was found in an almond orchard near Bakersfield, California in 1980. She was an unidentified victim of suspected serial killer Wilson Chouest.
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After 44 years, and thanks to data uploaded by a nephew and the efforts of so many groups working as team, Beth Doe was identified as 15-year-old Evelyn Colon.
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