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A man, whose remains were found in a marshy area of Boston, Massachusetts in 2022, has been identified.
A man, whose remains were found in a marshy area of Boston, Massachusetts in 2022, has been identified.
A woman, whose body was found in Toledo, Ohio in 1987, will be identified thanks to funding from The Porchlight Project.
Investigators are working to identify an individual whose remains were discovered in 1997 on Garnet Mountain, north of Drummond, Montana.
The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has identified a homicide victim, who had been nameless for 26 years, as 58-year-old Robert Bruce McPhail.
Human remains that were discovered in 1999 in Spokane, Washington have been identified as part of the Spokane Medical Examiner's efforts to clear their backlog of unidentified human remains.
After 36 years, Roane County Jane Doe is now identified as Knox County, Tennessee resident Betty Lou Wisley, born December 30, 1935.
DNA testing revealed William Taylor, 34 at the time of the murder, was at the crime scene and if he was alive today, he would be arrested and charged with First Degree Murder in the death of Kevin McBride.
After 42 years, a San Diego, California homicide victim known as "The Bag Lady" is now identified as Elaine Armstrong, born in 1930.
An unidentified man whose remains were found in San Mateo County, California has been identified as Milton Anthony Steffens, born in 1937.
After 24 years, a man whose remains were discovered by fishermen near the Missouri River in Kansas City, Missouri, has been identified as Catajuan “John” Gonzalez, born in 1959.
Missing since 1981, Alice Lou Williams is now known to be "Beckler River Jane Doe", whose remains were found in 2009
Derrick Washington has been identified as the likely perpetrator that assaulted a woman in Prentiss, Mississippi, in 2020.
More than three decades later, a man whose body was found in a Spokane, WA landfill is now known to be Clifford Wayne Bippes, born September 25, 1943.
Homicide victim Boone County Jane Doe, found almost 30 years ago, is now known to be 17-year-old Margaret Ann Sniegowski Jr. from Toledo, Ohio
After 31 years, a man who fell from a 20 foot high wall in Nashville, Tennessee in 1993, has been identified as Donald Elden Verhalen, born June 12, 1937.
After nearly four decades, James Frederick Wilson has been arrested for the sex assault and attempted murder of a woman
After four decades, investigators have identified the unknown woman as Sarah Tatham Abbott, born August 3, 1940, in Manhattan, New York.
A man whose remains were discovered by a tree trimming service in Knoxville, Tennessee, has been identified as Cody S. Wilhite, born January 8th, 1991.
After three decades, a young man whose remains were discovered in Greenwood, Indiana, has been identified as Michael Benjamin Davis, born December 16th, 1965.
A man has been identified and arrested for the 2023 sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl in Summerville, South Carolina.
The skeletal remains of a homicide victim discovered in 1986 have been identified as 28-year-old Jerry Harrison of Little Rock, Arkansas.
The young woman, now identified as Clara Birdlong, is a likely victim of serial killer Samuel Little
After 29 years, evidence located in Billy Jack Lincks' truck has connected him as a suspect to the disappearance of six-year-old Morgan Nick, who was abducted in Alma, Arkansas in the summer of 1995.
In 2005, a female infant was found by a university dumpster and to date, she has never been identified
After being unidentified for three decades, a man who died in a pedestrian accident in Knoxville, Tennessee has been identified as Elbert Louis Brown, born July 1, 1940.
After 31 years, a woman, whose remains were found on a construction site in Marietta, Georgia, has been identified as Patricia Howard.
After 33 years, Cleburne County Jane Doe is identified as Clara Kopp Reynolds of Georgia.
After nearly a quarter of a century, the unidentified remains of a murdered Winter Park, Florida man are now identified as Laurence “Larry” Rougeux, Jr., born October 29, 1951.
After 16 years, a man whose partial remains were discovered near the Bixby Bridge in California’s Big Sur region, has been identified as Daniel S. Pyles, born in 1938.
The young man, murdered almost a half-century ago and unidentified until now, was an Army veteran who had been stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina
Investigators are working to identify a man whose remains were discovered in 2022 in the Florida Forestry Service camping area in Ebro, Florida.
A man, whose remains were discovered by a maintenance diver in Lawrence, Massachusetts, has been identified.
After nearly four decades, the remains of Applegate Jane Doe are now known to be Patricia Ann Rose, reported missing from Sacramento, California around 1980.
After 44 years, a man whose remains were discovered in a creek bed in Benicia, California, has been identified as 25-year-old Donald Horecka of Las Vegas.
After thirty six years, the remains of a woman found in Royal Palm Beach, Florida have been identified as Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida resident Pati Lisa Loguercio Rust.
A female victim, found after a house fire, has been identified as 85-year-old Lola Thomas from Atlanta, Georgia
A half-century later, the remains of a woman found in Ledyard, Connecticut with the assumed alias, “Lorraine Stahl”, has been identified as Linda Sue Childers, born September 4, 1946.
A baby boy, known for nearly thirty years as “Baby Garin,” has been identified with advanced DNA testing.
After a quarter century, "Christmas Tree Lady" Jane Doe has been identified as Joyce Marilyn Meyer Sommers
The unknown man is now known to be 27-year-old Mr. Xin Rong, a PhD student at University of Michigan
After more than three decades, advanced DNA testing finally revealed that Stafford County John Doe was Virginia teen, Timothy Alan Mangum
After 30 years, the person responsible for Melanie White's death has been identified as Arthur Lavery, born September 7, 1955.
A man, whose remains were found near railroad tracks in Waterbury, CT, is to be identified using advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy.
The unidentified woman is now identified as Amanda Newcomb, born on October 31, 1978, in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee.
The unidentified man was discovered last year, in a shallow grave, near McCollum Park
Almost three decades after her discovery, investigators are still working to identify a young woman found in Fulton County
Using advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy, the persons responsible for the 2018 murder of a father and his son have been identified.
After 34 years, a man, whose body was found in Woodbridge, Virginia in May of 1990, has been identified as Raymond Smith Martin, born in 1936.
Unidentified human remains near the Tchoutachabouffa River in Biloxi, MS have now been identified as 40-year old Samuel C. Boucher.
After 27 years, a man whose remains were discovered at the bottom of a deep ravine in Ventura, California, has been identified as Norman Leon Wyrick, born September 14, 1941.
After three years, a man whose remains were discovered in a tent located in an unhoused encampment in Knoxville, Tennessee, has been identified as Dennis Lowe, born September 16, 1965.
After nearly a half century, the unknown man, found in a wooded area near Channahon, has been identified as Army vet Donald M. Rozek of Harvey, Illinois
After half-century, a 1973 homicide victim has been identified as Arminda Grangeia Rodrigues da Silva Ribeiro, born September 16, 1943.
Burned skeletal remains found in 2018 have now been identified as Juanita Diane Roxy Coleman, who had been missing since 2016
After thirty-six years, a murdered man, whose skull was found in the Otonabee River, is now identified as 38-year-old Gerald Durocher.
An unidentified man found in 2022 has been identified as 30-year-old Jordan Victor Carvalho from Golden Valley, Arizona.
A man whose remains were discovered in a Mesa, Washington reservoir has been identified as Juanes Gaspar of Guatemala.
The young man now known to be Gary Simpson, was found by divers, shortly after the discovery of the Alisha Ann Heinrich, previously known as Mississippi Delta Dawn.
Skeletal remains recovered in 1984 near the Powell Ranger Station in Idaho have been confirmed as Roger Brian Bennett, who went missing shortly after his discharge from the U.S. Air Force in 1982
After nearly forty years, an unidentified man whose remains were discovered in 1985 near Gibsonton, Florida has been identified as U.S. Navy veteran Charles Allen Ray, born in 1936.
After 24 years, the remains of a woman discovered in the Grimes Canyon area of Ventura County, California has been identified as Linda Laverne Orndorff Charlesworth Burka, born September 25, 1947.
Investigators are working to identify a man whose remains were discovered in 2020 near the Mississippi River in St. Louis, Missouri.
An unknown man, found in 1995, was unidentified for decades until advanced DNA testing revealed his identity
The remains of a murdered woman discovered in May 2008 in Churchill County have been identified as 70-year-old Betty Lou Japel.
An unidentified woman, found below the Perrine Bridge in 2014, has now been identified as Cynthia Gunnerson
After nearly three decades, the remains of a woman discovered in Sugarloaf Township, Pennsylvania are identified as Margaret Carol Wininger, born September 5, 1948.
The remains of a man discovered in Mississippi have been identified as Luther Marion Ezell, born December 1, 1913.
A half-century later, investigators have identified the unknown woman as Colleen Audrey Rice, born March 17, 1931, and originally from Portsmouth, Ohio
A man, whose remains were found in a house in Norwalk, Connecticut, is to be identified using advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy.
A young man found in 2020, in a shallow grave, has now been identified as Zachary Taylor Pearson from Saint Albans, West Virginia.
After nearly two decades, a woman whose remains were discovered at a picnic area in Rockwood, Ontario, has been identified as 41-year-old Tammy Eileen Penner, missing from Chilliwack, British Columbia.
Andrew and Inga Johansen Carriere have been charged with First Degree Murder in connection with the murder of an infant in 1992.
Forty-five years later, the remains of a woman found near rural Imlay, Nevada are identified as Florence Charleston of Cleveland, Ohio.
After 36 years, a woman whose remains were discovered in Buffalo, New York, has been identified as Sonya Yvette Archie, who was missing since 1988.
Sherman County John Doe is now known to be David West Jr. from Gilliam County, Oregon.
After 22 years, an unidentified homicide victim found in McLean, Texas has now been identified as Brenda Sue Guessler.
Othram's DNA testing platform was used to identify Anderson Bolls, found without identification in 2020
The remains of an unidentified man who drowned in 2019 have now been identified as 36-year-old Jeremiah Garretson of Nashville, Berrien County, Georgia.
A woman, whose remains were discovered in Bowling Green, KY in 1984, is now known to be Patricia Armentrout, born on April 20, 1964 in Bethesda, Maryland.
Advanced DNA testing has revealed Eddie George Snowden as the suspected perpetrator in the 1992 and 1994 brutal murders of two Las Vegas women.
The sex assault and murder of the 9-year-old fourth grader was one of the oldest unsolved cases in Washington State
A newborn male infant found at a Connecticut recycling center in 2018 has not been identified to date.
After 52 years, a murdered man, whose body was found near the south side of Winter Haven, Florida in a marshy area, has been identified as Mack Lavell Proctor, born November 28, 1914.
After more than three decades, Waycross Baby Jane Doe is now known to be 5-year-old Kenyatta Odom.
Advanced DNA testing has revealed Darren Roy Marchand as the suspected perpetrator in the brutal murder of a 14-year-old Las Vegas teen
Othaniel Philip Ames, previously known as Stilly John Doe, was born in 1898 and died in 1980, but was unidentified for more than 40 years after his death.
A public-private partnership between the Southeast Missouri State University's Anthropology Department and Othram helped identify an unknown man found in Troy, Missouri in 2006
A woman, whose remains were discovered in Batavia, Illinois, is now identified as 17-year-old Esther Ann Granger, born 175 years ago.
Ronald James Edwards, 73, of Sundre has been arrested for the 1976 murder of Pauline Brazeau.
Investigators are working with Othram to identify a young girl, known only as the "Girl with the Turquoise Jewelry".
Murdered in 1974, 37-year-old Ruth Marie Terry was unidentified for nearly a half century.
In a matter of weeks, investigators positively identified a North Dakota man found in October 2022 as 63-year-old, Manly Bacon.
After 34 years, Paul Hart has been identified as the suspect in the murder of 20-year-old Krista Martin.
After thirty-seven years, investigators continue their investigation into the identity of a man whose remains were found off the coast of Westbrook, Connecticut
After 47 years, an unidentified homicide victim, found off an highway, has now been identified as Douglas Streeter from Bryan, Ohio.
After nearly 25 years, Kenneth Perry of Loganville, Georgia has been arrested on multiple charges associated with the 1990 rape of Pamela Sumpter and murder of both her and her brother, John Sumpter.
After 45 years, Marysville Landfill Doe is now identified as Blaine Has Tricks, who was born on May 31, 1939 and was 38 years old when he went missing in Seattle.
Nearly four decades later, investigators have identified a man whose remains were found in rural Washoe County, Nevada as Robert Smithcamp, born December 3, 1936.
After 37 years, an individual whose skeletal remains were discovered in Humboldt County, California, has been identified as 20-year-old Milton Leon Pellegrini, Jr who died in a 1987 boating accident.
Last seen in 1995, this unknown homicide victim is now identified as 31-year-old John Douglas Rollins Jr.
After 21 years, a murdered young man found in Houston, Texas has been identified as 16-year-old Hector Jose Garcia.
A homicide victim found 27 years ago along Highway 60 has now been identified by the Riverside County Regional Cold Case Homicide Team (RCCHT) as Juana Rosas-Zagal of the Los Angeles area.
Skeletal remains found earlier this year are now known to belong to 24-year-old Marcus Wright, who was murdered in 2013.
The mysterious fugitive, who has been unidentified for 90 years, shot a constable and led the RCMP on a seven-week manhunt
Sharon Kay Abbott Lane was last seen in 1987, but her remains were not found until 1993 and she was not identified until 2022
More than two decades later, a female homicide victim remains unidentified, even though her killer has been identified.
The suspect in the rape and murder of Mary Mathis Davis has been identified as Russell Grant Wood of Lexington, North Carolina, however he died in 2013, and will therefore not be indicted.
After 30 years, the body of a baby boy found in South Nags Head has been identified
Decades later, 56-year old Jason Follette of Gouldsboro is identified as the suspect in multiple 1990s assaults, marking the first sex assault case solved in Maine with Forensic Genetic Genealogy
The young woman, original found by hunters in 1991, was identified after 30 years as Kimberly Ann Funk
After nearly 60 years, a murdered woman, whose remains were discovered off highway 1 in Sonoma County, California, has been identified as Lillian Marie Cardenas, born in 1928.
Forty-six years after her remains were discovered, a victim of Samuel Little has now been identified as 19-year-old Yvonne Pless.
The remains of Bret Snow, a thirty-three year old man who was murdered in 2015, have been identified eight years after his death.
After nearly four decades, a murdered woman, whose remains were found in a shallow grave in Crescent Beach, Florida, has been identified as Mary Alice Pultz of Maryland.
The homicide victim, Theodore Frederick Kampf, was an American citizen from New Jersey, traveling in Yukon in 1981
After 40 years, the person responsible for the 1983 murder of Gayla McNeil has been identified as James Henderson, born October 24, 1948.
Almost 25 years ago, a woman, who remains unidentified to this day, checked into a Seattle hotel under an assumed name and took her own life
Almost twenty-two years later, investigators are working to identify a man whose remains were found in Poinsett County, Arkansas
After 40 years, the identify of a murdered man, whose remains were found near South Bay, Florida in 1984, is now known to be Joseph W. Newman of Toms River, New Jersey.
An unidentified male victim of a home fire in Atlanta is now known to be 59-year-old Zachary Wells
After nearly two decades, a person responsible for the murder of 42-year-old Suzanna Alvarado has been identified and arrested.
Investigators are working to identify a man whose remains were found in New Haven's Green Park, Connecticut, in 2023.
Two decades later, the Monterey County Sheriff's Department is working to identify a man whose remains were found in Monterey County, California
The remains of an unidentified man found in Charlotte, NC have been identified as 38-year-old Cody Ray Herrell of South Carolina.
Spokane Police and investigators with the Medical Examiner's Office have solved mystery of Millie Doe's identity after 40 years.
A child whose skeletal remains were found nearly four decades ago in Campbell County has been identified as 15-year-old Tracy Sue Walker.
After two decades, investigators have identified a man whose remains were found on a hiking trail outside of Golden, Colorado.
After 53 years, the remains of a man found in the Little Sandy area, north of San Bernardino, has been identified as 57-year-old James Hollowell Harvey.
After more than fifteen years, New London County John Doe, whose remains were discovered in 2006, is to be identified.
The unknown man, found in an apartment parking lot in Lexington, Kentucky, has now been identified as 40-year-old Jimmy Lawrence Medlock.
More than 15 years after she vanished, advanced DNA testing is being used to re-examine evidence in the Brianna Maitland disappearance
Joseph George Sutherland, 61, of Moosonee, has been arrested for the 1983 assaults and murders of Susan Tice and Erin Gilmour
Partial remains of a young girl, found in Oneida County, Idaho in 1986, are now known to belong to 15-year-old Patricia Campbell
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.
An older man found in the water reservoir in 2016 had no identification or clues to his identity
After four decades, a murdered man found in Bristol County, MA has been identified as Keith Olson, originally from Rhode Island.
After more than two decades, an arrest has been made in the death of a newborn child, whose body was discovered in Johnson County, Texas.
Investigators are working to identify a man whose remains were discovered in 2017 in a grass field in Pueblo, Colorado.
An infant baby girl found in Warren, Michigan has been unidentified for more than 20 years
Human remains found at the Umcompaghre Plateau have been identified a decade later as Michael John Alonzi, born December 10, 1961.
After 62 years, "Little Miss Nobody" is now confirmed to be 4-year-old Sharon Lee Gallegos.
Investigators are working to identify a man whose remains were discovered in 1978 behind the Volusia County FFA Agriculture Farm in DeLand, Florida.
More than three decades later, the identity of a man found by hunters in rural North Carolina remains a mystery
More than a decade has passed since an unidentified human foot was found on a beach near Port Angeles, WA.
After thirty-five years, the suspect in the 1988 murder of 58-year-old Robert Hecht has been identified as Kenneth Ray Miller.
Unidentified human remains found on the roof top of an abandoned building in Biloxi, Mississippi are now known to be Gary Lee White from Jackson, Mississippi.
A man, whose body was found eight years ago on the shores of Lake Huron in Port Albert, Ontario, has been identified as Garnet Michael Nelson, who was biking and canoeing thousands of kilometers from Alberta to his hometown in Ontario.
After a half-century, an unidentified man found in the Spokane River has been identified as Bruce Frank Sherman, a member of the Ojibwe Tribe from Deer River Minnesota.
After 36 years, Youngstown John Doe is now identified as Robert Earl Sanders, reported missing August 13th, 1976.
Over 13 years later, the identity of a man found in Thorn Creek Nature Preserve in Park Forest, Illinois remains a mystery.
After 43 years, the remains of an unidentified man found on the north side of the Ohio River, is now known to be 40-year-old Kenneth Linville.
After more than a decade, a possible homicide victim found in Shively, Kentucky needs to be unidentified.
After 22 years, a female homicide victim, found near a drainage ditch in McLean has been identified as Patricia Agnes Gildawie, missing since 1975.
Unidentified since her discovery in 1990, the young female homicide victim is now known to be 19-year-old Judy Manzaneras of Salt Lake City.
After 31 years, a man whose remains were discovered on the top of a cliff of I-24E and Exit 52 in Nashville, Tennessee, has been identified as Steven Allen Yantz, born October 8, 1953.
Marlene Standridge disappeared in the early 1970s, only to be identified as a homicide victim 40+ years later
After over a decade, the remains of a man discovered in the Grand River located in Lansing, Michigan has been identified as William James Arthur, born May 28, 1931.
After almost a half-century, Keith D. Lindblom has been identified as the suspect in the sex assault and murder of 16-year-old Krisann Baxter.
A man, whose remains were tracked down a creek from Webster Groves to the River Des Peres in the City of St. Louis, Missouri, has yet to be identified.
After 31 years, a man whose remains were discovered in a wooded area near Highway 50 and Highway 408 in Orlando, Florida, has been identified as 48-year-old Gregory Patrick Carpenter, born in 1947.
After 18 years, a man whose remains were discovered on timber company property in Fieldbrook, California, has been identified as Freddie Earl Long, born April 13, 1943.
Nearly four decades after her burned body was found on the I-95 turnpike in Westport, Connecticut, Fairfield County Jane Doe has been identified as Barbara Heyward Manners, born June 9, 1951.
After 36 years, a man whose remains were discovered in a wooded area near I-95 in Jupiter, Florida, has been identified as John Lee Peppard, born October 10, 1946.
After nearly four decades, a woman whose remains were discovered in Perris, California, has been identified as 25-year-old-year-old Jacqueline “Jackie” Danette Ebel, born January 2, 1963.
After first finding her remains in 2012, investigators have now identified Opelika Jane Doe as 6-year-old homicide victim Amore Joveah Wiggins.
After more than four decades, Sahara Sue Doe, a young woman whose remains were discovered near Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada, is now identified as 19-year-old Gwenn Marie Story, born February 23, 1960.
After almost a half-century, Singer Island Jane Doe has been identified as 15-year old Susan Poole, who went missing in 1972 right before Christmas
After more than a decade, the parents of an infant boy, abandoned in 2008 by a highway in Conway, South Carolina have been identified.
Unidentified for decades, investigators hope advanced DNA testing can identify Vernon County John Doe
Over two decades later, investigators are still working to identify a man found by a creek in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
After four decades, the remains of man discovered in the vast desert of Mohave County, Arizona has been identified as Virgil Renner of California.
Advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy revealed that the remains found in 2021 were displaced by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
An unidentified man discovered in the Cowlitz River in 2022 is now known to be 55-year-old Bryan M. Heinrich, Sr.
After twenty-nine years, a woman, whose remains were discovered in Darien, Connecticut in 1994, is now identified as Patricia Hall, born June 4, 1962.
A male infant found in Larksville, PA has been unidentified for more than 40 years
After more than 40 years, an unidentified man is now identified as Louis Charles Borchers of Gordonville, Missouri.
After 65 years, a murdered child, whose remains were found in 1959, has been identified as 7-year-old Chester Alfred Breiney, born February 26, 1952.
After nearly 14 years, a murdered man, whose remains were discovered in Honolulu, has been identified as William Hans Holling, Jr. of Washington.
An unknown man whose remains were transferred to the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office in 2001 has been identified as Harlan L. Serene, born December 3, 1934.
Advanced DNA testing has revealed Johnny Peterson as the suspected perpetrator in the brutal murder of a 16-year-old Las Vegas teen
An unidentified man found in 2021 has been identified as 60-year-old Christopher Canning of Golden Valley, Arizona.
The unknown female homicide victim has now been identified, after three years, as twenty-three-year-old Jasmine Featherstone of Elizabeth, New Jersey.
After several years, an unidentified man, whose remains were found in the Missouri River near Tebbetts, Missouri, is to be identified.
After 27 years, the murdered infant found on the University of Georgia campus, has been identified.
After 55 years, the remains of man discovered in Humboldt County, California are identified as U.S. Marine veteran William Melvin Toller, born in 1927.
A man who died in a house fire in Reidsville, North Carolina has been identified as Jesse Eugene Settle, born on April 8th, 1963.
Clarence Marcus Tappendorf has been identified as the suspect in the murders of 19-year-old Diane Olkwitz and 14-year-old Terri Erdmann, both murdered more than a half-century ago.
After more than four decades, a murdered woman whose remains were found in Hernando County, Florida has been identified as Peggy Joyce Shelton of Kentucky.
The unidentified woman, found near a tramway in 1974, is now known to be Charlotte Roberta Henry, born January 4, 1939, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
After 7 years, a female found near Lake Ontario near Humber Bay Shores in Toronto, Ontario, has been identified.
More than six years later, the remains of a woman found at a San Clemente, California construction site have been identified using advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy.
The remains of an unknown man found in Golden Valley, Arizona are now identified as 56-year-old Brian Crain.
The skeletal remains of a teenager found in a cardboard box on a Georgia highway are to be identified using advanced DNA technology
After fourteen years, a man whose remains were discovered near the Hoover Dam in Kingman, Arizona, has been identified as William Herman Hietamaki, born April 4, 1950.
More than three decades have passed since the skeletal remains of an unidentified man were discovered near a Kansas City, Missouri railroad.
Robert Waters, 53, of South Carolina has been identified as the prime suspect in the 1988 murder of 19-year-old Cathy Swartz of Three Rivers, Michigan.
After 26 years, a man whose remains were discovered near a highway overpass in Vigo County, Indiana has been identified as 47-year-old Mitchell Preston.
After 43 years, a murdered young man found in Orange County, California has been identified as 20-year-old Lonnie Raymond Thomas.
After dying in an automobile accident nearly two decades ago, a man using the alias Charles Goudeau has yet to be identified.
Investigators are working to identify a man whose remains were discovered in 1991 off of US-41 in Monteagle, Tennessee.
After three decades, Baby “Mary Josephine”, whose body was found next to I-10 in Gulfport, Mississippi, has been identified.
Fifteen years after the murder of 64-year-old Queens, New York resident, Rosario Prestigiacomo, Anthony Scalici of Florida has been arrested for his murder.
More than four decades later, a man whose remains were discovered in the Chicago suburb of Barrington Hills has been identified as 27-year-old homicide victim Joseph A. Caliva.
The remains of a man discovered on the banks of the Neosho River in Kansas have been identified as Randy Bruce Clayton, born October 12, 1953.
A woman, whose remains were discovered in Grandview, Missouri in 2022, has been identified as Ashley May Willis, born in 1987.
After 25 years, the remains of an unidentified man found in a remote area of southeastern Orange County, California has been identified as 54-year-old as Donald Raymond Loar of Los Angeles.
After 22 years, the remains of a man discovered in Ventura, California have been identified as William Russell Howard, Jr., born July 20, 1943.
After 25 years, Humboldt County John Doe has been identified as Jeffery Todd Sydow, born in 1963.
After nearly four decades, a woman whose remains were discovered in the Columbia River in Benton County, Washington, has been identified as Patricia Kay Ereth, born December 12, 1949.
After 23 years, a man whose remains were found floating in a river near Rio Vista, California, has been identified as Craig William Ott, born September 2, 1956.
Linda Jean McClure, 26, of Indiana, Pennsylvania, has now been identified as the passenger in a tractor-trailer that crashed in Stoneycreek Township in 1987.
A second suspect, 63-year-old Anthony Harris, has been charged in the 1980 murder of 21-year-old Karen Umphrey, along with Douglas Laming, 70, who was identified as a suspect in December 2023.
After 41 years, a woman whose remains were discovered by children in a culvert in present-day Lake Forest, California, has been identified as Maritza Glean Grimmett, who was 20 years old when she went missing in 1979.
After twenty-six years, the remains of a woman found in shallow grave in Reno, Nevada are now identified as 41-year-old Lorena Gayle Mosley.
After 33 years, Rising Fawn Jane Doe has been identified as Stacy Lyn Chahorski of Michigan
After 43 years, the identity of a man whose remains were found in Pomona Park, Florida has been identified as homicide victim William Irving Monroe, III.
The woman, now identified as Melissa “Missy” Ann Poitra, had been missing since 2005
An unidentified man found near the Palisades Reservoir in 2002 is now identified as Kyle Martin
After nearly 50 years, a woman whose remains were found in a wooded area off Highway 175 in the unincorporated area of Lakeport, California, has been identified as Wanda Lee Brewer.
After three decades, a woman, whose remains were discovered along I-40 in Albuquerque, has been identified as Carmela Vivian Duran.
A man, whose remains were discovered behind a bake shop in Pensacola, Florida, is to be identified using advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy.
Twenty-four years later, investigators are still working to identify a man whose remains were found in Middlesex County, Connecticut
After seven years, a man, whose remains were discovered in a Louisiana marsh, has been identified as 67-year-old Gary A. Maggio of Slidell, Louisiana.
After 44 years, a murdered teen, whose remains were found in a Rancho Cucamonga, California vineyard, has been identified as 17-year-old Karen Marie Heverly.
The unidentified woman is now identified as 29-year-old Daisy Mae Tallman, reported missing in 1987.
Nearly a decade after the remains of an unknown man were discovered by kayakers, investigators are using advanced DNA testing to develop new leads in the case.
The unknown homicide victim, now known to be Gordon Edwin Sanderson of Edmonton, was unidentified for over 40 years
After ten years, a man whose remains were discovered in Brownstown, Michigan, has been identified as Michael Joseph Fanning, born October 19, 1959.
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.
A female infant found in 2019 has now been identified and a suspect in the case has been arrested.
Skeletal remains found in 2004 are now known to be Rogers "Roger" Lee Ellis, missing in 1976 from Wisconsin Rapids.
The young man, who had died only a few hours before he was found, has remained unidentified for over three decades
Pulled from the Snohomish River, Steven Lee Knox was unidentified for over 40 years
A man, whose remains were discovered in Nashville, Tennessee in October 2016, is now identified as Kinloch Wilkinson, Jr, born December 13, 1959.
Human remains found near a tank battery in 2019 in Gardendale, Texas have been identified as Timothy Daniel Gomez
After nearly 50 years, a woman whose remains were found in the Mississippi River near Elsberry, Missouri, has been identified as 16-year old Helen Groomes.
The remains of an identified man who was missing since 1990 have been identified as John “Johnny” Edward Billingsley of Memphis, Tennessee.
Nearly four decades later, the remains of an unidentified man discovered on the banks of the Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana are to be identified.
After 47 years, the suspect in the murder and sexual assault of 16-year-old Carol Klaber has been identified.
After 24 years, the remains of an unidentified man found in Lyon County, Kentucky's Lake Barkley have been identified as Roger Dale Parham of Fort Smith, Arkansas.
After 35 years, a murdered woman whose remains were found in a dumpster, has been identified as 26-Year-Old Chong Un Kim of Hinesville, Georgia.
After nearly a decade, a daughter and her mother, known as "Mom-In-The-Box", are identified as Linda Rae Jacobs and Ida Florence Jacobs.
After 38 years, a murdered woman, whose remains were discovered in Lake Pontchartrain near Slidell, Louisiana, has been identified as Pamela Lee Hupp, born April 28, 1958.
Advanced DNA testing has revealed 53-year-old David Rojas as the suspect in Mary's assault and murder
After nearly four decades, an unidentified man, whose remains were found in California’s Los Padres National Forest, has been identified as Russell Alexander Stewart, born February 19, 1936.
Forty years later, the partial skull of a woman discovered on a California beach has been identified as 56-year-old Tomye Ross Smith.
After 27 years, a man whose remains were discovered in a wooded area in St. Cloud, Florida, has been identified as 63-year-old fugitive William Wallace Stabler Jr., born January 23, 1933.
In 1966, a young woman drowned in the Ropers Motel pool in Pecos, Texas and more than 50 years later she has been identified as Jolaine Hemmy
The unknown woman found is the rubble is now identified as Marie R. O’Brien, of Aurora, Illinois.
A man, whose remains were found in Jackson, Mississippi, has been identified as Elton Orlando Jackson, missing since 2017.
After thirty years, a murdered woman whose remains were found buried in California's Colorado Desert has been identified as Clare Dvorak, born January 30, 1907.
David Jon Milek, found in the Welcome Creek Wilderness, is now identified after a decade
After four years, a man, whose remains were discovered in Tucker, Georgia, has been identified as 18-year-old Josiah Campbell.
The identity of man, whose remains were discovered in a wooded area off MS Highway 589 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, has been confirmed as Daniel Grantham.
After four decades, the victim of a 1981 cold case homicide has finally been identified as 33-year-old Fred James Grow, better known to his family and friends as “Jamie”
After three years of investigative effort, the young man found on the beach was confirmed to be 24-year old Calvin Mbwambo, an exchange student from Tanzania.
14-year old Sherri Ann Jarvis was found hours after being sexually assaulted and murdered in 1980, but it took decades to restore her identity
The partial remains of an unidentified man found in Kalama, Washington’s Columbia River have been identified as Barry Michael Rezansoff of Oregon, born March 13, 1967.
After more than three decades, the unidentified woman is now known to be Mary Anga Cowan, from Seminole County, Florida
Donna Kay Griffin has been identified after being found near Route 33, three decades ago
More than four decades have passed since an unidentified skull was found inside of a bread box in a Lena, Wisconsin landfill
Almost three decades later, 54-year-old Eric Dowart of Manheim Township has been arrested for the 1997 sexual assault of two small children from Lancaster County.
The remains of an unknown man found in a Washington forest have been identified as Glen Michael Rudge.
After nearly 65 years, an unknown man found in the Utah desert has been identified as Robert Holman Trent, born on 15 January 1913 in Reidsville, Rockingham County.
An unidentified man, whose remains were found in an abandoned Illinois house, has been identified as Todd Alan Kenny, born March 30, 1964.
Investigators have worked for eight years to identify a man found by the Lake Erie break wall
After 45 years, the suspect in the 1979 sexual assault and murder of 17-year-old Esther Gonzalez has been identified.
After 20 years, a woman whose remains were discovered in Christmas, Florida, has been identified as 26-year-old Holly Rose Leavines Garcia.
The remains of a man found in 2017 have been identified as Randy Carl Lee, born January 23, 1956.
Human remains discovered in 1984 in Spokane, Washington have been identified as part of the Spokane Medical Examiner's efforts to clear their backlog of unidentified human remains.
Years later, the Missouri infant found in an abandoned backpack was identified as Samone J. Daniels
After 12 years, a man whose remains were discovered by a local resident along the Eel River in Piercy, California, has been identified as Warren David Hawkins, born in 1965.
The person responsible for the decades old assault and murder of California Bay Area residents Nellie Hicks and Theresa Pica has been identified as Fred Farnham.
After nearly five decades, investigators have identified a man whose remains were found by land surveyors while cutting a property line in Collier County, Florida.
After 21 years, a man whose remains were discovered by a passerby on I-275 in Knoxville, Tennessee, has been identified as Brian Aleric Sanderson, born June 24, 1949.
The remains of an unidentified man discovered in Kansas City, Missouri have been identified as Kevin Dewayne Cochran, born October 21, 1987.
Thirty years later, the male homicide victim has positively been identified as 26-year-old Etus Thomas “ET” Romero.
Thought to be the earliest recorded victim from the Long Island Serial Killer case, skeletal remains of a young woman, murdered in 1996, are now known to belong to 34-year-old Karen Vergata from Manhattan.
Clallam County Sheriff's Office Detectives have determined that the unknown woman is 68-year-old Jerilyn L. Smith, who was reported missing on January 7, 2018.
After more than four decades, Spencer Island John Doe is now known to be Gary Lee Haynie, who was about 29 years old when he went missing.
After 32 years, a man whose body was found in St. Petersburg, Florida, has been identified as Jack Jones, born February 18, 1932.
After nearly five decades, a woman whose remains were found hidden in an abandoned van in Yakima, Washington, has been identified as 25-year-old Vereta "Joni" Gates.
More than 35 years after Betty Rolf’s murder in Appleton, Wisconsin, Gene Meyer of Washington has been convicted of her rape and murder.
A woman, whose remains were discovered in a heavily wooded area in Dallas, Texas, has been identified as 19-year-old Tyesha Smith.
An international team of investigators, led by the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, has solved a 95-year old mystery involving unidentified human remains.
After 30 years, the unidentified woman has been identified as 52-year-old Rebecca "Becky" Burke.
After 23 years, 44-year-old Eugene Teodor Gligor has been arrested in the 2001 murder of Chevy Chase, Maryland resident Leslie Preer.
After 43 years, a Spokane, WA homicide victim is identified as 56-year-old Donald Pearson.
Skeletal remains discovered by hunters in 2019 are now known to belong to 63-year-old Michael Moler, an Army veteran from Montana.
The young man found by the lake has now been identified as Alberta native Nathan Eugene Hine
An unknown man whose remains were discovered forty years ago in a Connecticut marshland is now known to be Francis Patrick Fitzpatrick, born October 21, 1939, from Springfield, MA.
After 36 years, Detective Landgraf and Detective Nyce identified Michael Ruff Wigley as the prime suspect in Donna's rape and murder.
After 42 years, a young man whose remains were discovered in the Snake River near the mouth of the Grand Ronde River in Nez Perce County, Idaho, has been identified as Dewayne Surls, born in 1965.
After nearly three decades, a man whose remains were discovered at Fox Hollow Farm in Westfield, Indiana, has been identified as 31-year-old Jeffrey A. Jones, missing since 1993.
The last unidentified victim of the Green River Killer case, previously only known as "Bones 20", is now identified as Tammie Liles.
A man, whose remains were discovered by an ATV driver in a desert area of Pahrump, Nevada, has been identified as Daniel Patrick Core, who was born in 1960.
Nearly a decade ago, a woman whose remains were discovered by a hiker off of a bicycle path in Setauket, New York, has been identified as Lucie Van Heeckeren, born in July 1953.
Douglas Laming, 70, of Fort Gratiot, Michigan has been identified as the suspect in the 1980 murder of 21-year-old Karen Umphrey.
Nearly 40 years after Hokie Shepherd’s murder in Kinston, North Carolina, Thomas Williams Wade Jr. has been identified as her killer.
The homicide victim, discovered in 2019, is now identified as George Seitz who was missing since 1976
After 19 years, a man known as “Bob”, whose remains were discovered in a makeshift tent in Tampa, Florida, has been identified as Christopher “Charlie” Mammana, who was born in 1918.
A man, whose remains were discovered in Utah’s Great Salt Lake in March of 2023, has been identified as 62-year-old Michael Wallace Gusta, born February 21, 1956.
After three decades, a man, whose remains were discovered in Kane County, Utah has been identified as James Conklin, born in 1950.
After four decades, Milwaukee Jane Doe's identity has remained a mystery
A murdered young man, found in 1982, has finally been identified as 18-year-old John Howard Glatzel.
After four decades, Markham Doe, whose remains were located in Ontario, Canada's York Region, has been identified as 26-year-old William Joseph Pennell of Toronto.
The unidentified woman is now known to be Kassandra Jorquera, who would have been 27 years old at the time of her death.
After 20 years, homicide victim Richard Wayne Guarro has been identified and an investigation into his death is in progress
After four years, a man whose remains were found on the shoreline of Revere Beach in Revere, Massachusetts, has been identified as Steven Watson Lerner, born July 1, 1967.
After 38 years, a male homicide victim found in a wooded area, along the LS-9 canal bank, has now been identified as Terry Ketron.
After 32 years, the victim of a 1990 cold case homicide has finally been identified as 28-year-old Donna Sue Nelton
Investigators are working to identify a man whose remains were found in Conyers, Georgia in 2010.
A male infant, found in a freezer in 2019, has now been identified through advanced DNA testing.
For over three decades, the identity of a murdered woman, whose charred remains were found in an empty lot in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has remained a mystery.
The remains of a young man found in December 2021 are to be identified using advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy.
Cowlitz County John Doe is now known to be 22-year-old Jade David Feigert, from Columbia County, Oregon.
A man, whose remains were found in 2021, has been identified as Kenneth Frances Reitchek, missing from Salina, Kansas since 2019.
After nearly 40 years, an unknown man who collapsed while walking down a street in Immokalee, Florida, has been identified as Charles Wallace, born in 1933.
After 25 years, a man whose remains were discovered in Columbus, Indiana, has been identified as 61-year-old Leo Michael Murray.
After 44 years, a murdered man, whose body was discovered in a Sacramento, California softball field, has been identified as 22-year-old William “Billy” Suttle, born in New York.
Found in 2012, Luzerne Jane Doe is now known to be 14-year-old Joan Dymond, missing from Andover Street Park since 1969
Investigators in Indianapolis, Indiana are working to identify a woman who likely died due to exposure to the elements in February 2021.
After 32 years, investigators have identified the 1991 John Doe as Vietnam veteran Richard Paul Sargent.
The remains of an unidentified woman discovered in Trinidad, CA are now identified as Denise Gail Cruz, born in 1953.
Grace Doe, now identified as Shawna Beth Garber, was McDonald County's only unsolved unidentified persons case for 30 years
After 6 years, a man who died in Atlanta, Georgia, has been identified as 59-year-old Steve Armstrong of Jackson, Tennessee.
After more than 40 years, a possible victim of serial killer Billy Mansfield remains unidentified.
Detectives hope that identifying the murder victim may uncover clues as to who may have been involved in his death
After 35 years, a man found deceased in a Denver, Colorado apartment remains unidentified
After four decades, an unidentified homicide victim is now known to be Everette Guy Travis of Blytheville, Arkansas
The unknown man found in Gateway, Colorado is now known to be 48-year old Larry Dean Watts, who went missing in 1997
After thirty-five years, a murdered woman whose remains were found scattered on the side of the road in Warwick, Massachusetts has been identified as 65-year-old Constance Holminski Bassignani.
An arrest has been made in the death of a newborn baby girl found in a Riverside, California commercial dumpster in 1987.
A woman who went missing from a Clackamas County, OR home for the aging in 1976 has been identified as Illya “Ella” Wilkins, born July 30, 1887.
The teenager who was known as "Woodlawn Jane Doe" is now identified as 16-year old Margaret Fetterolf
The unidentified homicide victim, unknown for almost a decade, is now known to be 38-year old Steven Gabbard of Louisville, Kentucky
After 32 years, a murdered man whose remains were discovered alongside the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Clay Township, Lancaster County, has been identified as Derek Michael Mason.
After 23 years, the remains of a man discovered in Los Padres National Forest in Ventura County, California have been identified as Paul James Jepson, born July 26, 1959.
The unknown man is now identified as Richard Thomas Alt, who was 31 years old when he was reported missing to the Trenton Police Department in early 1985
A male and female murder victim, found in the San Bernardino desert, are now identified as Pamela Dianne Duffy and William Everette Lane
After almost 30 years, a homicide victim from 1993 has now been identified as Mr. Joseph Lee Muniz, born January 30, 1972.
For nearly two decades, an unknown man, likely hit by a car, has remained unidentified
An unidentified male, whose body was found in a vacant Atlanta, GA house, is now known to be Harold Hammons.
After almost a decade, human remains in a wooded area south of Newport, Washington have been identified as Randall Reed Priborsky.
The unknown man is now known to be Michael Len West, born on Mar 1, 1959 in Wichita, Texas
After a quarter of a century, the remains of an individual discovered in Independence, Missouri in 1998 are now known to belong to Marie Antoinette Young, born on December 1, 1922.
The remains of a young woman found in 2022 will be identified using advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy.
Advanced DNA testing has revealed Clayton Foreman as the suspect in the brutal rape and murder of a 31-year-old school teacher.
After nearly three decades, a suspect has been arrested for the 1997 assault of Mary Hutson and the murder of her 17-year-old son, James.
After 53 years, St. Petersburg's oldest and most infamous cold case victim is finally identified as Sylvia June Atherton, mother of five, from Tucson, AZ.
A woman, whose remains were discovered over a decade ago in Albuquerque, NM, has been identified as 54-year-old Terry Matthews.
A man whose remains were discovered by a Lauderdale County Deputy in Meridian, Mississippi, has been identified as Geno L. Jones, born August 21, 1990.
The unknown man, found near railroad tracks in 2015, is now identified as Roland D. Klug of Oshkosh
After almost two decades, "Suzanne" Jane Doe has been identified as Suzanne L. Kjellenberg and is presumed to be the last unidentified victim of the Happy Face Killer.
A male infant, found underneath a bridge in 1989, has now been identified through advanced DNA testing.
Twenty-five years after the murder of 26-year-old Lincoln, Ontario resident, Nadine Gurczenski, Joseph Archie “Raymond” Brousseau has been identified as her killer.
An unknown woman, found in a Sacramento parking garage in 1991, has been identified as 56-year-old Dorothy A. Sandusky of Philadelphia.
Unidentified for more than four decades, the unidentified woman from Granby, Massachusetts is now known to be Patricia Ann Tucker, born July 28, 1950.
After 31 years, Jane Tropicana Jane Doe is identified as 38-year-old Linda Sue Anderson of Henderson, Nevada.
The skeletal remains of an unidentified individual found deep in the woods of Buchanan, Georgia are to be identified using advanced DNA technology.
A man whose remains were discovered floating in the Columbia River in Woodland, Washington, has been identified as 34-year-old Pierre Antonio Pearson.
After 32 years, a man, whose remains were discovered in West Haven, Utah, has been identified as 30-year-old Kevin Lynn Capps, born February 27th, 1962.
The remains of an unidentified man discovered in a Sonoma County, CA creek have been identified as Joshua Daniel Fritz of Santa Rosa, CA.
The unidentified woman is now identified as Patricia Anna Anderson born on November 27th, 1960.
More than two decades later, the identity of a homicide victim whose remains were found in Will County, Illinois is unknown.
A juvenile whose skeletal remains were found in the early 1980s in Cheatham County has been identified as 15-year-old Linda Sue Karnes.
Partial skeletal remains discovered in Tampa, Florida, have been identified using advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy.
After 37 years, the suspect in the 1986 murder of 29-year-old Teresa Lee Scalf has been identified as Donald Douglas.
Over two decades later, detectives are still working to identify a woman whose skeletal remains were found in the woods by hunters in Stafford County, Virginia.
After 22 years, a murdered woman, whose remains were discovered in a vacant lot in New Orleans, Louisiana, has been identified as 49-year-old Lelia Ann May Malley of Long Beach, Mississippi.
The homicide victim, now identified as Donald Rindahl, was found in 2003 during an excavation in Southeast Minnesota
After three decades, investigators have now identified the homicide victim as Christine Belusko, originally from Clifton, New Jersey.
An unidentified man, whose remains were found near Seattle's Four Mile Rock in 2017, is now identified as 33-year-old Paul Bossart, Jr.
An unknown young man, whose remains were discovered in Mississippi, is now identified as Stephen Shawn Austin, a teenager missing from El Paso, Texas since 1997.
After 32 years, a man whose remains were discovered near a railroad line in Baytown, Texas, has been identified as 41-year-old Melvin McAfee.
The identity of a man, whose skeletal remains were found in an abandoned home in Brunswick, Georgia in 2021, is unlikely to be resolved without DNA testing.
Human remains found in 2018 near Meridian have now been identified as Navy Vet David E. Reed
After 45 years, the Rankin County Coroner's Office has identified the female homicide victim as Tonya Lea Wills Mullins, born May 12, 1956, in Potter, Texas.
The remains of an unidentified man who was murdered in 2022 have been identified as 50-year-old Brandon Ray Parlanti of Kingman, Arizona.
After nearly a decade, the remains of an infant found in the L-20 Canal near Fort Pierce, Florida have not been identified.
After 38 years, Washtenaw County Jane Doe, a homicide victim whose remains were discovered in a shallow grave in the Superior Township of Michigan, is now known to be Cheryl Coates.
Investigators are working to identify an individual whose remains were discovered during a 2019 controlled burn in Collins, Georgia.
The remains of an unidentified man found in Vero Beach South, Florida are to be identified using advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy.
58-year-old Edward Eugene Pottmyer of Chantilly, Virginia has been identified as the suspect in three sex crimes dating back to 1998.
After 49 years, a suspected victim of the "Scorecard Killer" whose remains were discovered in Orange County, CA has been identified as 17-year-old Michael Ray Schlicht of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Ten months after Rachel Morin’s brutal rape and murder, 23-year-old Victor Antonio Martinez-Hernandez, an international fugitive from El Salvador, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder and first-degree rape.
For nearly four decades, the identity of a man whose remains were found in the West River has remained a mystery.
The remains of a young man, murdered in 1983, have been identified as 17-year-old Keith Lavell Bibbs of Chicago.
The remains of an unidentified man discovered after a pedestrian accident in Kansas City, Missouri have been identified as Logan McNaul Foster, born March 15, 1997.
After 23 years, a man whose remains were discovered in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, has been identified as Temistocle Fernandez Casas of Cuba.
A homicide victim whose body was found in the Ohio River in 2016 is now identified as Wilbur Allen Grant, born August 9, 1960.
After 25 years, an unidentified California murder victim has been identified as 22-year-old Eric Cupo.
After more than four decades, and attempts by several DNA testing labs, Ralph Tufano has been successfully been identified.
After 25 years, one of Wayne Adam Ford's victims, found in 1997, has been identified as Kerry Ann Cummings, born in 1972.
More than thirty-two years later, Mississippi's 1989 Lincoln County Jane Doe, a homicide victim, has been identified as Melinda Lou Barnhouse of Maryland.
A man whose remains were found in the Atlantic Ocean near Boynton Beach, Florida has been identified as 76-year-old Donald H. Kirk, born July 18, 1927.
A man discovered by a landscaper and property owner near the Marble City Outdoor Classroom in Knoxville, Tennessee, has been identified as 34-year-old Tony A. Brown Jr, born March 20, 1988.
The unidentified woman, found in 1991 in the open desert, was unidentified for 31 years.
Unidentified for 44 years, Beth Doe is now known to be Evelyn Colon and her identification has led to the arrest of her killer
An infant baby girl found in Dixie County, FL has been unidentified for more than three decades
After 46 years, a woman whose remains were discovered in a shallow grave in Collier County, Florida, has been identified as Joan Shirley Joyce Waters, born in 1936.
The murdered woman, found in 1994, was buried in a shallow grave and remained unidentified for 27 years
The exhumed skeletal remains of an approximately one-year old child found in a cardboard box to be identified using advanced DNA technology.
A man, whose remains were found by a homeowner in 2022 in Oxford, Mississippi, has been identified as James Wadley.
The murder victim, found in a shipping canal in Lockport, Illinois in 1980, is now known to be 29-year-old Webster Fisher.
Investigators have identified the young pregnant woman, found in 1988, as Lisa Todd.
After 14 years, a individual whose remains were discovered by hikers near St. Mary’s Mountain in Stevensville, Montana, has been identified as John J. “Jack” Spratt, born March 4th, 1952.
The remains of a woman discovered near Hattiesburg, Mississippi in 2022 have been identified as State Line, Mississippi resident Kimberly Ann Robertson, born January 12, 1974.
Almost two decades later, investigators are still working to identify a homicide victim whose remains were found encased in cement in Clarence, Louisiana.
After four years, a woman whose remains were discovered in an abandoned Nashville house has been identified as Ashley Fuller, born May 10, 2001.
After 29 years, a 1994 homicide victim has been identified as 21-year-old Harold “James” Crawford of Wichita, Kansas.
After a decade, Lincoln Police investigators have now identified the unknown woman as Jean Turner Ponders of Roswell, Georgia
After nearly 40 years, a woman whose partial remains were discovered in a plastic bag near Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard, California, has been identified as Gertrude Elliott Littlehale, who was born in 1864 and died in 1915.
Kenneth Levall Thompson, a teenager whose skeletal remains were found in 1983, has been identified as a result of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Unidentified Human Remains DNA Initiative.
Over three decades later, investigators are still working to identify a man whose skeletal remains were found in New Haven County, Connecticut
After thirty-seven years, a homicide victim, whose remains were found in Carter Lake is identified as Clarence Wilson, born February 18, 1952.
Investigators are working to identify a man whose remains were found in a grassy area in Middlesex County, Connecticut
Thirty-five years later, unidentified remains discovered in an abandoned building are identified as World War II Veteran, Oliver Doc "O.D" Mundy.
A man, whose remains were found in a wooded area in east downtown Atlanta, Georgia, has yet to be identified.
A man whose remains were found in the stairwell of a Toronto building has been identified.
More than four decades later, investigators are still working to identify an infant girl whose body was found in the Truckee River in Sierra County, California.
Advanced DNA testing has revealed Glen Samuel McCurley, Jr. as the perpetrator in the brutal murder of a 17-year-old Texas cheerleader
After nearly a decade, the remains of a man discovered in a Washington County, Utah drainage wash has been identified as Michael Lance Milliken, born November 4, 1967.
After nearly two decades, a Mississippi woman who died during major flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina, has been identified as Tonette Waltman Jackson, born February 8th, 1959.
The remains of an unidentified woman found in a remote area near Newport, Washington are now identified as Mildred (Allison) Hubertz from St. Ignatius, Montana.
After 44 years, the remains of a man discovered in an unincorporated area of Ojai in Ventura County, California has been identified as Esteban Franco, born December 26, 1933.
After 34 years, a man found near Appomattox River in Chesterfield County, Virginia, has been identified as Robert Lee Harris, born February 22nd, 1935.
After nearly four decades, the remains of a white male found in a burned boxcar in Minneapolis, Minnesota have not been identified.
After six years, a man whose remains were discovered by children near Silver Lakes Drive in Lawson, Colorado, has been identified as David Michael Crady, born October 4, 1955.
After more than 25 years, an unknown man found in wooded area in Moss Point is now known to be 47-year-old William P. Leech of Panama City, Florida
Mostly Harmless has been identified as Vance Rodriguez, formerly of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
Advanced DNA testing has revealed Douglas Keith Krohne as the suspect in the murder of Patricia Barnes
A young boy, only a few years old at the time he went missing in 1991, has now been identified as Derrick Burton.
After 47 years, another victim of Samuel Little, this time from South Carolina, has been identified as Leola Etta Bryant, born February 5th, 1923.
After nearly half a century, a man whose remains were found in Granby, CT has been identified as 22-year-old Patrick Andrew Nopper, born January 26, 1955.
Investigators are working to identify a man whose remains were found inside an abandoned residence in Indianapolis, Indiana.
A man, whose remains were found in a river in Alberta, Canada, has now been identified.
Arthur Winters died in a house fire in 2018 but was unidentified for more than four years until advanced DNA testing helped restore his name.
The homicide victim, found in 1989 on Fire Island, west of Anchorage, has been unidentified for 32 years
Found more than a decade ago, the unidentified man found near Butte, MT is now identified as 46-year-old Michael Wayne Canada.
After more than four decades, the remains of a homicide victim discovered in rural Nye County, Nevada have been identified as Albert Matas of Commerce, California.
After nearly three decades, the suspect in the 1996 homicide of Christopher Smith of Ottawa, Canada has been identified and arrested.
An unidentified man found near a farm in Missouri in 1984 is now identified as Jack Langeneckert from St. Louis.
After nearly a decade, homicide victim Michael Allen Holober has been identified and the suspect in his murder has been arrested.
After 46 years, advanced genetic testing helped Missoula Law Enforcement and the FBI identify Siobhan McGuinness's killer
Almost two decades later, investigators are still working to identify mummified remains found in a drainage ditch in Wade, North Carolina
First found in 1994, Hancock County Jane Doe has been identified as 34-year-old Doreen M. Tiedman, missing from Cleveland, Ohio
After more than four decades, advanced DNA testing finally revealed that Bethlehem John Doe was in fact, Franklin D. Feldman
After 41 years, an unidentified man who was found in a California state park has been identified as Rodney Alan Rumsey of Woodland, CA.
Murdered in 1984, Harriman State Park Jane Doe has finally been identified and her name will be released pending a homicide investigation.
After 38 years, the remains of an unidentified homicide victim have been identified as James Keith Nuchols of Blount County, Tennessee.
A man, whose partial remains were discovered by two hunters in Orange County, Florida, has been identified as 48-year-old Richard Wick.
After 42 years, a man whose remains were discovered in the Muir Woods near Deer Park Fire Trail in Marin County, California, has been identified as Sigvard Swanson, born February 4th, 1908.
The suspect in the 1983 sexual assault & murder of Christina Lynn Castiglione has been identified as Charles David Shaw.
The remains of a man discovered in Jackson, Mississippi have been identified as U.S. Marine veteran Gary L. Lockhart, born on January 30, 1953.
After 33 years, Volusia County Jane Doe has been identified as 32-year-old Roberta “Bobbie” Lynn Headley Weber.
After more than two decades, Lucas Alonso has been arrested for 2000 murder of Linda Fields.
A young girl discovered near a dumpster, in Toronto, Ontario, has been identified as four-year-old Neveah Tucker.
Investigators are working to identify a man whose remains were found in Ouray County, Colorado in 1987.
After 25 years, Kenneth Stough Jr. has been arrested for the murder of Terrence Paquette
Unidentified since 2016, the remains of a man discovered southwest of downtown Nashville, Tennessee are now known to belong to Barkley Phillip Jones, born March 16, 1957.
Isabel Sanchez Bernal was murdered and left in a shallow grave in Mammoth Lakes, but after 17 years she was identified and her killer was brought to justice
After 33 years, Linda Bennett has been identified as the 1988 homicide victim previously known as Owen County Jane Doe
The "Lady in the Fridge" is now known to be Amanda Lynn Schumann Deza, who was likely 29 years old when she was murdered.
After nearly four decades, the remains of a murdered woman discovered in Olive Branch, Mississippi are now identified as Lorie Ann Mealer Pennell, born September 6, 1962.
After 28 years, CMPD’s Crime Lab and Cold Case Unit has identified the suspect as James Wayne Ingersoll, born November 6, 1972.
After nearly two decades, the remains of a white male found in DeLand, Florida have not been identified.
Twenty-seven years later, the remains of a man found in a shallow desert grave are identified as Sherman George of California.
An unidentified woman found in an Atlanta, Georgia home is now known to be 75-year-old Arlene Woods.
Advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy have helped identify a man whose body was discovered in 2001 in a remote area of the Laurentian Hills.
An unidentified murdered child was discovered in a wooded area of Galax, Virginia and is now identified as 5-year-old Logan Nathaniel Bowman.
After 23 years, a man whose remains were discovered wrapped in carpet and a blanket on the side of the road in Jackson County, Mississippi, has been identified as John “Johnnie” Allen Gallegos, born April 12, 1966.
Janet Lee Lucas, formerly known as Christy Crystal Creek, was a 23-year-old woman from Spokane, Washington last seen in 1983
Over four decades later, a possible victim of Henry Lee Lucas has been identified as 23-year-old Kathy Ann Smith.
After more than a half-century, the second suspect in the murder of 16-year-old high-school student Pamela Lynn Conyers has been identified as Donald Willard.
Thirty years later, investigators are still working to identify a woman whose remains were found in Jackson County, Missouri
After more than four decades, Long Beach John Doe is now known to be Kenneth Nevada Williams, a 15-year-old who had run away from his home in the City of La Puente in 1978
A murdered young woman, whose remains were discovered near a Tennessee highway in 1985, has been identified as 24-year-old Michelle Lavone Inman of Nashville.
Investigators are working to identify an individual whose remains were discovered inside of a bag located under an overpass in Palos Heights, Illinois.
Investigators are working to identify a woman whose remains were found in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
In 1988, an unidentified man was found by hunters near Conroe, Texas and he remained unidentified for more than three decades
Advanced DNA testing has revealed Eric Lane Jones as the suspect in the murder of a 32-year-old taxi driver Jawed Ahmed
The unknown woman, found in Melton Hill Lake, has been unidentified for 20 years
The mystery of New Castle Jane Doe's identity remains unresolved, a decade after she was initially found
Three decades years after a deceased newborn baby boy was discovered in culvert, his identity remains a mystery
The young boy's skull was found in 2014 and initial analysis suggests the young boy was born between 2000-2004 and likely died between 2007-2012
After 38 years, Delta Dawn's name was restored as Alisha Ann Heinrich, daughter of Gwendolyn Clemons, both of whom vanished in 1982
Othram's advanced DNA testing platform helped investigators uncover the identity of an unknown man found in 2019
After 36 years, advanced genetic testing helped the Toronto Police Service identify Christine Jessop's killer
Investigators believe a skull found in a Spring Grove basement could date back to the early 1900's
Thanks to the combined efforts of the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office, Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office, and Othram, a homicide victim found in Lake Stickney over 25 years ago has been finally identified as Rodney Peter Johnson
The identification was made through a collaboration between Othram and a team of anthropology students, led by Anthropology Professor Dr. Jennifer Bengtson
Othram's forensic laboratory produces whole genome from century old remains, enabling the ID of a previously unidentified dismembered body found in the Idaho Civil Defense Caves