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Forerensicd: Body of man tortured by Russians found in Bucha district police
VALENTYNA ROMANENKO – SUNDAY, 31 JULY 2022, 14:19 The body of a civilian tortured by aggressors was found in the Bucha district of Kyiv Oblast. Source: Kyiv Oblast police Quote from Andriy Niebytov, Chief of Kyiv Oblast Police: “The body … Continue reading
Forensics: NamUS needs more funding! Carrie Grey, 39: Woman Vanishes From Alaska In 2021 • Our Black Girls
Very little is known about Carrie Grey and her case, but after family couldn’t reach her, they asked the authorities to do a welfare check. — Read on ourblackgirls.com/2022/07/18/carrie-grey-39-woman-vanishes-from-alaska-in-2021/
Forensics: NamUS Missing Persons database not used. State doesn’t teach tool used to solve missing person cases, 67% not in federal database
Here is a synopsis of the videocast. 1. Only 13 States mandate police to obtain and enter missing persons fingerprint, dental, and personal information into the federal NamUS system. 2. Voluntary compliance of police departments is low. 3. Many unidentified … Continue reading
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Forensics: NamUS in the news. Missing Persons Alert For Young Woman Issued By Red Bank Police
Missing Persons Alert For Young Woman Issued By Red Bank Police – Red Bank-Shrewsbury, NJ – Alert says Katherine A. Arias,33, was last seen in Red Bank on June 21. — Read on patch.com/new-jersey/redbank/missing-persons-alert-young-woman-issued-red-bank-police
Forensics: Indigenous missing person. DNA helps ID 2 cold case victims in Snohomish County
Snohomish County authorities said DNA helped identify the remains of Blaine Has Tricks, who disappeared in 1977, and Alice Lou Williams who went missing in 1981. — Read on http://www.king5.com/article/news/local/dna-helps-solve-2-cold-cases-snohomish-county/281-89bc6564-fdda-4807-86eb-71807ac2e1da
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Forensics: Genetic genealogy works. WA cops: Body found 41 years ago identified as Georgia man
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office, WA, said they identified a body they found 41 years ago as Ronald David Chambers, a Georgia man who disappeared in 1978. — Read on http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article259144268.html
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Forensics: NamUS works!! Remains of Roanoke native who disappeared in Colorado wilderness area identified
Gregory Allan Woodford, 30, was a U.S. Navy veteran living in Colorado Springs. He went missing in June 2019. He died that same week, but his remains weren’t found until — Read on starexponent.com/content/tncms/live/
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Forensics: Othram Genetic geneaology DNA identifies 1974 remains that may link to serial killer
The remains of a Florida teenager who went missing nearly 50 years ago have been identified through advanced DNA technology — Read on http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/dna-identifies-1974-remains-that-may-link-to-serial-killer/2022/06/02/c37c7790-e29b-11ec-ae64-6b23e5155b62_story.html
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Forensics: Missings systemically underreported to NamUS. Bay Indian Community Observes Missing and Murdered Women Month
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Observes Missing and Murdered Women Month – ABC 10/CW5 — Read on abc10up.com/2022/05/27/keweenaw-bay-indian-community-observes-missing-and-murdered-women-month/
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