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Thirty years later, investigators are still working to identify the remains of a murdered man found in Grand Junction, Colorado
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A decade later, investigators are still working to identify a man found in the Umcompaghre Plateau in Whitewater, CO
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Over 13 years later, the identity of a man found in Thorn Creek Nature Preserve in Park Forest, Illinois remains a mystery.
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Recent Solved Cases
Browse some of the cases recently announced by law enforcement that utilized Othram technology.
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After 22 years, a female homicide victim, found near a drainage ditch in McLean has been identified as Patricia Agnes Gildawie, missing since 1975.
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A murdered young woman, who was found dismembered in the trunk of a car, has finally been identified as 44-year-old Anne L. Papalardo-Blake of New York City.
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Murdered in 1984, Harriman State Park Jane Doe has finally been identified and her name will be released pending a homicide investigation.
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Solved
After more than four decades, and attempts by several DNA testing labs, Ralph Tufano has been successfully been identified.
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A murdered young man, found in 1982, has finally been identified as 18-year-old John Howard Glatzel.
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Stacy was unidentified for more than three decades after her murder, but in 2022 genetic genealogy revealed her identity as well as her murderer's identity.
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