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The body of John Frisch was found in Schuyler County in late 2016, while his skull was found on a riverbank in 2017 in Kingston Mines.

The volunteer group hopes to identify four more Minnesota victims in unsolved cases.

The remains of a Victorian-era body found in Sanford 6 years ago has been identified as 24-year-old Edith Patten.

Investigators and DNA experts worked to put Edith Patten's name to the remains

On May 4, 2017, one construction worker's day took a historical turn when his shovel not only struck dirt, but human remains, too.

The Kilgore Police Department’s investigators are revisiting a December 2000 case where a woman’s body was found but her identity was never discovered.

A body found near mile marker 95 of Interstate 65 in Hardin County has been identified after more than 16 years of being unknown.

More than 20 years after her body was found, investigators identified a woman whose headless skeleton was found in a Redondo Beach backyard.

Donald Hadland Jr. used a different name before he checked into a hotel in Nogales where he died. Students in New Jersey worked on his case for months.

Construction workers happened upon “a plastic bag in the backyard of a new home site,” a nonprofit said.

The team is also armed with new technology that will hopefully help bring them closer to solving the case.

Two retired Redondo detectives, a genealogical exploration and a nationwide search for DNA matches helped identify a Jane Doe. This is how.

Construction workers happened upon “a plastic bag in the backyard of a new home site,” a nonprofit said.

More than 20 years after her body was found, investigators identified a woman whose headless skeleton was found in a Redondo Beach backyard.

REDONDO BEACH (CNS) - Redondo Beach police reached out to the public Monday for help with their investigation into the death of a woman whose remains were found at a construction site in 2001 and was listed as a Jane Doe until familial DNA identified her earlier this year.

Two retired Southern California detectives, a genealogical exploration and a nationwide search for DNA matches helped identify a Jane Doe. This is how.

On September 8th, 2002, a John Doe was found dead in a hotel room in Nogales, Arizona. According to investigators, he was registered to the room under the false name of “Edward C” of St. Petersburg, Florida.

The death was treated as a John Doe case for more than 20 years.

Luego de más de dos décadas, la policía ha identificado a una mujer quien fue hallada muerta en Redondo Beach.

The man used a stolen identity to register his hotel room, leading to a decades-long search for his true identity, officials said.

Police have identified a woman whose remains were discovered in Redondo Beach in 2001. On Aug. 29, 2001, the human remains were discovered during a construction project at 1624 Wollacot Street. Aft…

They used DNA and genealogy databases to make the IDs.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department would like to announce the identification of 3 deceased victims, who were previously unidentified. Detectives with the CMPD Cold Case Unit have worked diligently in partnership with two non-profit organizations to identify these victims through forensic genetic genealogy. The CMPD Cold Case Unit continues to work to identify victims and return them to their families. This work could not be done without extensive assistance from many resources. The CMPD would like to thank the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Foundation for the funding for much of the advanced DNA work. The CMPD would also like to thank Dr. Ann Ross and Leslie Kaufman of the North Carolina Unidentified Project, as well as Dr. Margaret Press and her team of volunteers at DNA Doe Project for the outstanding work in the field of forensic genetic genealogy. The CMPD would like to extend thanks to multiple labs and lab partners for their work, including Othram Labs, Astrea Forensics, HudsonAlpha Discovery, and Saber Investigations. These identifications could not be made without the cooperation of Family Tree DNA and GEDmatch, who allow law enforcement to utilize their genealogy databases to match these victims with family members.

The remains of three different people have been identified using DNA technology, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced Tuesday.

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A nonprofit that got its start more than five years ago continues to work to identify John and Jane Does using investigative genealogy, and in one case has identified eastern North Carolina ties to a body found under a bridge in California nearly 30 years ago.

Privately run genealogy databases have become a crucial tool for police investigators. Now a nonprofit is collecting data to help crack more cold cases.

The “Buckskin Girl” has finally been identified.