Category: Unidentified Person
Without a name
Lancaster County Coroner and DNA Doe Project Identify 1998 John Doe
Missing Harrisburg man matched to unidentified remains Lancaster County, PA – The body of a man recovered from the Susquehanna River in April, 1998 has…
1976 Jane Doe Identified
Woman found in Grundy County identified as JoAnn “Vickie” Smith Morris, IL – After more than 47 years, the remains of a young Black woman…
DNA Doe Project Identifies Dane County Chimney Doe
Ronnie Joe Kirk identified after 34 years as a John Doe Madison, WI – After more than 34 years, authorities have successfully identified Dane County…
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…
