Category: The Missing
Cases of the Endangered Missing and the Unidentified
Man found in golf bag at Douglas Lake in 2019 identified as Earl Pizzoferrato
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The DNA Doe Project and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have identified a homicide victim found on the shore of Douglas Lake…
Woman found in Lake Michigan in 1997 identified as Dorothy Lynn Thyng
Michigan State Police and DNA Doe Project solve 25-year-old cold case Manistee, MI – A woman found in Lake Michigan in October 1997 has been…
Man found floating in Saginaw River in 1973 Identified
DNA Doe Project uses investigative genetic genealogy to identify Daniel Garza Gonzales FOR IMMEDATE RELEASE Zilwaukee Township, MI – After being unidentified for nearly 50…
2004 Cold Case Solved with Investigative Genetic Genealogy
Man who fell from Phoenix building identified as Frank R. Beck by the DNA Doe Project Phoenix, AZ – A man who had been unidentified…
Man found in a Tucson parking lot in 2019 identified as James “Mark” Chaparro
DNA Doe Project investigative genetic genealogists identify man who lived near where he was found Tucson, AZ – On July 28, 2019, a man was…
John Doe remains found In Tucson in 2019 Identified
Pima County Medical Examiner partners with DNA Doe Project Tucson, AZ ~ Investigators with the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, working with the…
Unknown Woman Identified by Genetic Genealogy
Her Name Returned after Only Being Known as Jane Doe Sebastopol, CA – September 1, 2021 – Four years after the remains of a woman were discovered behind a…
Cold Case Victim Identified as Indigenous Peoples Woman
1980 Kern County Case Solved by Genetic Genealogy Sebastopol, CA – April 23, 2021 – The Kern County Sheriff-Coroner (KCSO) and the DNA Doe Project (DDP) announce the identification of…
1978 Cold Case Victim Identified after 43 years
Third Wisconsin Case Solve for the DNA Doe Project Sebastopol, CA – March 31, 2021 – The Wisconsin Department of Justice, DCI, (WDJ), the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office…
Victim of 1988 Homicide from Joliet Identified by Genetic Genealogy
Murder Victim Identified After 32 Years Sebastopol, CA – On March 5, 2021, the Newton County Indiana Coroner’s Office positively identified a woman whose body was found along…
