The genealogy in this case was complicated by the fact that Earl Pizzoferrato had been adopted.
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After first finding her remains in 2012, investigators have now identified Opelika Jane Doe as 6-year-old homicide victim Amore Joveah Wiggins.
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Recently, a sample taken resulted in a 98.28% probability that the DNA found on the victim and his clothing matched an individual previously unknown to investigators.
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The victim was located in a canvas sack that had been tied at the top with a white cotton rope. The sack was a white cotton, loosely-woven sack, with the words “Deer-Pak Ames Harris Neville Co.,” printed in green.
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Innovative Forensic Investigations will provide its full suite of investigative genetic genealogy services to Cold Case Initiative to support its mission.
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At the time of his disappearance, Alt and his girlfriend were suspected homicide victims in New Jersey. Her body was discovered in April 1985.
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The Sheriff’s Office received a report from Parabon Nanolabs that identified the remains as possibly being Douglas Wayne Jackson, a missing person from Aurora, Colorado.
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Marshall’s Institute for Cyber Security has received $1.75 million from the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Byrne Discretionary Grant Program to establish a Law Enforcement Training Center in Forensic Sciences, including digital forensics and forensic genetic genealogy.
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Genetic genealogy has helped identify a serial rapist who was committing crimes for at least 40 years of his life, varying his location and even changing his MO as he got older and became plagued with medical issues.
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A partial DNA profile was developed from the hairs located at the scene, but no matches were identified—until recently.
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