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He Finally Has a Name
In the early morning hours of March 4, 2019, in Riverdale, Georgia, just south of Atlanta, a teenage...
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He Finally Has a Name
In the early morning hours of March 4, 2019, in Riverdale, Georgia, just south of Atlanta, a teenage boy was walking along the side of the road when he was hit by a car and killed.When Clayton County Police Department responded to the scene, what they discovered would be a mystery that would elude them for more than three years. The boy who had been killed had no identification on him and police had no idea who he was. He was wearing multiple layers of clothing and had faded but distinct tattoos: one on his left forearm of the word “Ace” and another, a group of letters at the base of his thumb and forefinger on his right hand.
Until today, when the teenager finally regained his name.
Dywimas Autman.
Dywimas was born in August of 2003 and at the time of his death, he would have been 15 years old. On the last day that Dywimas’ mother Shandra saw her son, she remembers his smile and giving him a big hug.
"He told me he loved me,” Shandra said. “And that was the last time I saw him.”
The investigation that helped lead to Dywimas’ identity came from an alert citizen. Police heard from someone who had recognized Dywimas’ tattoos from the NCMEC poster that was sent to targeted areas of metro Atlanta. The information from that citizen helped send detectives in the right direction.
After 40 years, Will County 'Jane Doe' has been identified
It's been over four decades since a woman's decomposing remains were found in New Lenox.
After 40 years, Will County 'Jane Doe' has been identified
It's been over four decades since a woman's decomposing remains were found in New Lenox.Thanks to modern DNA technology, she's been identified as Brenda Sue Black — a missing woman from Ohio.
The Will County Coroner's Office hired Othram Incorporated to analyze the DNA evidence last year.
There’s so much advertising on that page I couldn’t find whether or not they knew her cause of death?After 40 years, Will County 'Jane Doe' has been identified
It's been over four decades since a woman's decomposing remains were found in New Lenox.www.fox32chicago.com
After 40 years, Will County 'Jane Doe' has been identified
It's been over four decades since a woman's decomposing remains were found in New Lenox.
Thanks to modern DNA technology, she's been identified as Brenda Sue Black — a missing woman from Ohio.
The Will County Coroner's Office hired Othram Incorporated to analyze the DNA evidence last year.
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I'm not seeing it listed. Here is the complete article
NEW LENOX, Ill. - It's been over four decades since a woman's decomposing remains were found in New Lenox.
Thanks to modern DNA technology, she's been identified as Brenda Sue Black — a missing woman from Ohio.
The Will County Coroner's Office hired Othram Incorporated to analyze the DNA evidence last year.
Sketch of Will County 'Jane Doe,' later identified as Brenda Sue Black.
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"Othram is the only lab purpose built to identify victims and perpetrators from evidence left at a crime scene," said Dr. Kristen Mittelman, Chief Business Development Officer at Othram, Inc.
In April 1981, Brenda Sue Black's skeletal remains were found off I-80 near Route 30. She was around 26-years-old at the time of her death.
Different article.
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The cold case in Illinois stemmed from human remains found in April 1981 on Interstate 80 in New Lenox, which is about 40 miles south of downtown Chicago. Investigators found skeletal remains, however the cause of death was not clear based on the examination of the remains. Investigators later estimated the woman died about one year before the discovery of the remains.
Law enforcement in Illinois are continuing to investigate the death of Brenda Black.
Local woman missing since 1980s identified in cold case death investigation in Illinois
DNA and genealogy technology used to identify the Buckskin Girl from Miami County in 2017 was credited with helping identify the missing woman.
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Law enforcement in Illinois are continuing to investigate the death of Brenda Black.
Mel70
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Oh wow. I remember her picture.After 40 years, Will County 'Jane Doe' has been identified
It's been over four decades since a woman's decomposing remains were found in New Lenox.After 40 years, Will County 'Jane Doe' has been identified
It's been over four decades since a woman's decomposing remains were found in New Lenox.
Thanks to modern DNA technology, she's been identified as Brenda Sue Black — a missing woman from Ohio.
The Will County Coroner's Office hired Othram Incorporated to analyze the DNA evidence last year.
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I did not realize we had a thread for Brenda, so I copied some posts over to her thread:
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OH - BRENDA SUE BLACK: Missing from Vandalia, OH - 1 Jan 1980 - Age 25 *Found Deceased*
Brenda Sue Black NamUs #MP28777 The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Age last seen: 25 to 27 Age now: 63 Race: White female Hair color: presumed to be brown Eyes Color: presumed to be brown Height: 60.0 to 65 Weight: 120.0 to 135 Clothing/Scars and Marks: Nothing No...
After 38 years, "Mr. Bones" is Identified
The Idaho County Sheriff’s Office Teams with Othram to Identify 1984 John Doe
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By Shawn Garrett, KIRO 7 NewsMay 12, 2022 at 10:12 am PDT
A body discovered by a Colorado hiker in 1994 has been identified as a Pierce County woman who was reported missing in 1993, according to the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office.
The remains of “Windy Point Jane Doe” was discovered by a hiker on the Uncompahgre Plateau in western Colorado on July 7, 1994.
As detectives with the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office worked to determine to identify the remains, the trail went cold.
In August 2020, investigators submitted DNA material for analysis, with hopes advanced technology could identify possible relatives.
On April 19, Audrey Simkins with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation reported that the results yielded a positive ID of a missing woman from Washington.
Using the DNA and dental records, forensic scientist Denis Vensel determined the identity of Susan Hoppes, a woman reported missing from Pierce County on August 9, 1993.
According to the sheriff’s office, Hoppes’ case is now being investigated as a homicide.
CO - WINDY POINT JANE DOE: WF, 35-40, found near Smokehouse Campground, Montrose, CO - 7 July 1994 *SUSAN HOPPES*
642UFCO - Unidentified Female Artistic renderings of victim. Date of Discovery: July 7, 1994 Location of Discovery: Montrose County, Colorado Date of Death: 18 months prior State of Remains: Skeletal Cause of Death: Homicide Physical Description Estimated Age: 35-40 years old Race: White Sex...
I'm so blind! I looked and didn't see it. But, that's what happens when I'm looking at my phone! Thank you for the head's up!CO - WINDY POINT JANE DOE: WF, 35-40, found near Smokehouse Campground, Montrose, CO - 7 July 1994 *SUSAN HOPPES*
642UFCO - Unidentified Female Artistic renderings of victim. Date of Discovery: July 7, 1994 Location of Discovery: Montrose County, Colorado Date of Death: 18 months prior State of Remains: Skeletal Cause of Death: Homicide Physical Description Estimated Age: 35-40 years old Race: White Sex...
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Another one. They continue to amaze with how far this has come and how frequently they are giving people their names.
Carl Told me quite a while ago that DNA was going to start solving these cases way more than people on the Internet could. He called it!
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A lot of times we have found that the info they gave us about the victim has been proven wrong after DNA matched up
Mel70
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In NY family DNA matching is on hold because 5 men said they were racially profiled. The crime wasn't perpetrated by them, But a relative. I guess they don't care how much damage and heartbreak and complete loss of hope for alot of families because they are idiots, Selfish morons.
Ignore the fundraiser part of this. Just wanted to share that DNA Doe Project turned 5! Over 80 people with their names back.
Five years ago, a small group of genetic genealogists found DDP's first case and submitted a biological sample to a lab in the hopes of developing a DNA profile that could be used to identify Joseph Newton Chandler, now known to be Robert Ivan Nichols.
We have grown to over 100 volunteers across the US, Canada, and the UK, and have solved more than 80 cases, giving back names to Jane and John Does and returning them their families and communities.
Help us celebrate this milestone with a gift that will make it possible for DNA Doe Project to continue our important work for another five years and beyond.
Our Mission: DNA Doe Project partners with law enforcement to provide investigative genetic genealogy to solve cases of Jane and John Doe unidentified remains.
Five years ago, a small group of genetic genealogists found DDP's first case and submitted a biological sample to a lab in the hopes of developing a DNA profile that could be used to identify Joseph Newton Chandler, now known to be Robert Ivan Nichols.
We have grown to over 100 volunteers across the US, Canada, and the UK, and have solved more than 80 cases, giving back names to Jane and John Does and returning them their families and communities.
Help us celebrate this milestone with a gift that will make it possible for DNA Doe Project to continue our important work for another five years and beyond.
Our Mission: DNA Doe Project partners with law enforcement to provide investigative genetic genealogy to solve cases of Jane and John Doe unidentified remains.
Mel70
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I've never heard of this case. 1985 wow. I'm glad they finally identified her. As far as finding the killer, I think are slim to none.Princess Blue has been identified as Julie Gwenn Davis.
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(...)"Meanwhile, about 130 miles east of Manvel in Orange, Texas, Danny Davis had just given his DNA to a Texas Ranger, in hopes of finding his sister, Julie Davis, who went missing 33 years ago. The Texas Ranger was investigating the possibility Julie might have been a missing woman found dead in another part of the state.
But when Danny's DNA went into the state database, it matched Princess Blue's DNA. Investigators say with 99.9% certainty, Princess Blue is Julie Davis.
"I'm still trying to process that they found her. That it took so long," Danny told ABC13 over the phone from his home in Orange. "I wouldn't have believed it's her if that detective didn't tell me the DNA matched."
He said he had never heard of the Princess Blue case."
13 UNSOLVED: 'Princess Blue' found dead on gravel road in Manvel 30 years ago finally identified
The family of Julie Davis, who was known as 'Princess Blue' before her identity was discovered, has been looking for her since 1990.abc13.com
Julie Gwenn Davis' Charley Project page was added in 2018 (!)
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Two decades later, man found shot to death in Indiana identified
After nearly two decades of being a John Doe, a man who was found shot to death behind an abandoned gas station in 2003 finally has a name.
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