VA WOODBRIDGE JOHN DOE: WM, 40-55, found in field with gunshot wound in Woodbridge, VA - 12 May 1990 - glasses *RAYMOND MARTIN* (1 Viewer)

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP6474
Male, White / Caucasian
Date Body Found: May 12, 1990
Location Found: Woodbridge, Virginia
Estimated Age Range: 40-55 Years

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Circumstances of Recovery: An unidentified person was found in a field with a gunshot wound. He was pronounced deceased at the hospital.

 

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After 34 years, Prince William County Doe (1990) is Identified

Prince William County Police Department Teams with Othram to Identify a 1990 John Doe

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Prince William County Police Department Teams with Othram to Identify a 1990 John Doe​

In December 2023, Prince William County Police Department submitted forensic evidence to Othram’s laboratory in The Woodlands, Texas, in hopes that advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy could help generate new leads and assist with identifying the unknown man. Othram scientists successfully developed a DNA extract from the forensic evidence and used Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to build a comprehensive DNA profile for the unknown man. Othram’s in-house forensic genetic genealogy team then used this profile to conduct genealogy research, ultimately providing new investigative leads to law enforcement.

These new leads enabled a follow-up investigation into the man’s identity. Potential relatives of the man were identified. As a result of this investigation, Prince William County John Doe is now known to be Raymond Smith Martin, who was born on April 9, 1936.