Category Archives: human identification
Forensics: 13 years later: Remains of Brittanee Drexel found in South Carolina, suspect charged
Remains found in a wooded area in South Carolina have been confirmed to belong to 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel, according to police. — Read on http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/national/2022/05/16/13-years-later-remains-of-brittanee-drexel-found-in-south-carolina-suspect-charged/
Forensics: Amateur sleuths. 1985 cold case cracked by unlikely duo
A cold case dating back 37 years, has now been cracked by a stay at home mom and a civilian who works for a metro Atlanta police department. — Read on http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/1985-cold-case-cracked
Forensics: I wish they would take closeup pix of the dentition. Science Behind Identifying Human Remains
How UNLV anthropologist Jennifer Byrnes is helping improve training for forensic scientists. — Read on http://www.unlv.edu/news/article/science-behind-identifying-human-remains
Forensics: NamUS cold case. Marlboro Cold Case: Who Is Man Found in Drum in Ravine?
A family living on the property discovered the steel drum on April 19 and notified local police a short time later. — Read on http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/recognize-this-man-nj-releases-sketch-in-2002-steel-drum-murder-cold-case/3678973/
Forensics: Forensic Genealogists closing cold cases through your family tree
Cold Cases sitting in filing cabinets for years waiting for authorities to find the final piece of the puzzle. Fox San Antonio’s Yami Virgin investigates new technology and a new kind of detective is using DNA and family trees to … Continue reading
Forensics: Genetic Genealogy. Woman arrested in deaths of newborns found in 1999, 2003, police say
A woman recently identified through DNA as the mother of both babies has been arrested in their deaths. — Read on http://www.13abc.com/2022/05/09/woman-arrested-deaths-newborns-found-1999-2003-police-say/
Forensics: Family awarded $1.5 million for wrongly being told family member had died
When Frankie Kerrigan showed up at his pall bearer’s house in Orange County back in May 2017, everyone was stunned. — Read on http://www.kcbd.com/2022/04/20/family-awarded-15-million-wrongly-being-told-family-member-had-died/
Forensics: Genetic Genealogy. Cold case victim identified as missing Norton Shores woman
A missing Norton Shores woman, Stacey Lyn Chahorski, has been identified as the victim in a cold case from 1988. — Read on http://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/crime/cold-cases/cold-case-norton-shores-woman/69-b1c0c755-ea3d-4924-8b97-906e1a88001a
Forensics: How Genealogical DNA works.
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