With the help of the DNA Doe Project, Intermountain Forensics, Astrea Forensics, and the DNA Diagnostics Center, the Michigan State Police have identified the remains of a woman who washed up on the Lake Michigan shoreline as Dorothy Lynn (Thyng) Ricker.
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Serial killer John Getreu pleaded guilty Tuesday to the murder of Leslie Perlov, a Stanford Law librarian, in 1973.
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The DNA Doe Project and the Michigan State Police (MSP) Cold Case Team have identified a homicide victim found in 1973 as Vietnam War veteran Daniel C. Garza-Gonzales.
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With forensic testing and assistance from the DNA Doe Project, investigators have now identified this young woman as Katherine Ann Alston (26) of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Traditional forensic DNA testing was attempted, but the skeletal remains were not productive in yielding a usable DNA profile. Without a DNA profile and with all leads exhausted, the case eventually went cold.
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Bode Technology announced it has been awarded a $437K grant to address pressing research in the field of investigative genetic genealogy (IGG).
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When Idaho police could not—presumably—match the DNA retrieved from the crime scene to anyone in CODIS, did they immediately turn to IGG?
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DNA Doe Project is thrilled to announce a new affiliation with Ramapo College of New Jersey.
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Anne Marie Schubert has over 32 years of law enforcement experience and is a nationally recognized expert in forensic DNA. She was elected District Attorney for Sacramento County, California in 2014 and served in this capacity until December 2022.
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Though the woman had been deceased for a few days and likely exposed to the elements, investigators were able to determine that the death was a homicide and that the cause of death as strangulation.
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