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Naming the Dead is a National Geographic cou-series that explores the forensic science and emotional stories behind identifying Jane & John Does.

Cold case detective Matthew Filter shares how DNA and genealogy research helped MNPD identify a victim's remains after 40 years.

&#34The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help.&#34 — Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan

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Forensic genetic genealogy is an emergent forensic technology that employs databases used by citizens to upload genetic data voluntarily to search for criminal ...

The 1971 Tonti Train Wreck, one of Illinois' most tragic transportation disasters, took an unexpected turn Thu...

On June 12, 1993, a woman’s head was found floating in Bone Lake in Scandia, Minnesota. The next day, her foot was found on the banks of the Mississippi River. She remains unidentified.

SALEM, Il. – On Thursday, a body was exhumed in Salem, Illinois, in hopes of identifying the remains of a train wreck victim who died in 1971.  “It’s one of those things you remember, like the kennedy assassination or the challenger. I remember exactly when that was,” longtime Salem resident Jim Koehler said.  On June […]

The casket containing an unknown victim of the June 1971 Tonti train crash was removed from the ground on Thur...

A marriage announcement from 1960 recorded a couple marrying in Indiana, and the team’s research connected the Doe’s DNA to the families of both the husband and wife.

Bone Lake Jane Doe was among the cases of dismembered women of the 1990s, although her identity remains unknown.

Finally, a local family has answers about what happened to their missing loved one.

Finally, a local family has answers about what happened to their missing loved one.

June 12, 13, and 14 will bring Orphan Train descendants and enthusiasts to Concordia for the Annual Celebration held every year. The theme this year will focus on the New York Foundling Hospital, the …

The DNA Doe Project has begun work on a new case in partnership with Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. More details @   https://dnadoeproject.org/case/john-darrow-doe-1982/ Original article from May 13: Can You Help Identify This Man? On February 2, 1982, the body of an unidentified white male […]

Deadly Smile: The Happy Face Killer (5/8)

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Jerry spoke to Matthew Waterfield who’s deputy director of media and communications with the DNA Doe Project. Matthew is also an accredited investigative geneti...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — The Peoria County Sheriff is asking for help in an unsolved homicide from 2016. The investigation began on June 12, 2017, after...

In "Happy Face," Dennis Quaid plays serial killer Keith Jesperson, who is serving multiple life sentences for a killing spree that reached the Salinas area.

A man was indicted by a St. Landry Parish grand jury in connection with the murder of Erica Hunt who disappeared in 2016.

Human remains found near an oil well in a remote field near Canton in 2001 have now been identified as Anthony Bernard Gulley, a young man authorities believe was murdered in 1994.