MS MS-Jackson, UnkMale, Adult, UP113330, Found in abandoned house at 1068 Copper Rd, Mar '23

[phantomstrider]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Date Body Found March 15, 2023
Location Found Jackson, Mississippi
Biological Sex Male
Race/Ethnicity Uncertain
Estimated Age Group Adult
Height Cannot Estimate
Weight Cannot Estimate
County Hinds County
Found On Tribal Land No
Circumstances of Recovery Decedent discovered in an abandoned house at 1068 Cooper Road, Jackson, MS.
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Mummified
Hair Color Unknown
Left Eye Color Unknown
Right Eye Color Unknown

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Joshua Corderra Reed?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[iulia]

Identified by @othram as Gary L. Lockhart.

Hinds County John Doe (2023) is now Identified

Mississippi Office of the State Medical Examiner, Hinds County Coroner's Office, & Jackson PD Team with Othram to Identify 2023 John Doe

dnasolves.com

 

[lightofmine99]

TYFYS Gary. R.I.P.

Lockhart was reported missing and his daughters actively searched for him for over a decade, even hiring private investigators to track him. Eventually Lockhart became untraceable, and his whereabouts were unknown.

Kind of reads like he didn't want to be found. Was he married to his daughters' mother?

 

[dotr]

Feb 22, 2024
Skeletal remains found in South Jackson home identified as U.S. Marine veteran

Skeletal remains found in South Jackson home identified as U.S. Marine veteran

Thanks to scientific and genealogy testing, we now know more about the missing military veteran.

www.wlbt.com

''Thanks to scientific and genealogy testing, we now know more about the missing military veteran.
“It pains us to know people wait years and years waiting for answers that could be had very quickly,” said Othram CEO Dr. David Mittelman.''

“We’ve experienced firsthand what it feels like to wait years and get no answers,” added Mittelman. “And so it means the world to us to be able to share even a tiny piece of an answer if we can with a family.”

 

[DeDee]

From the DNA link Hinds County John Doe (2023) is now Identified

Despite the efforts of investigators, the man’s identity could not be determined and he became known as Hinds County John Doe. In 2023, Hinds County Deputy Coroner Jeramiah Howard, the Jackson Police Department, and Mississippi Office of the State Medical Examiner teamed with Othram to determine if advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy could help determine the identity of the man.

In December 2023, forensic evidence was submitted to Othram, in The Woodlands, Texas. Funding to support this case was provided by Mississippi native and philanthropist Carla Davis, who is committed to resolving the backlog of cold cases in Mississippi. Othram scientists successfully developed a DNA extract from the forensic evidence, and then used Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to build a comprehensive genealogical profile for the unknown man. Othram’s in-house forensic genetic genealogy team then used this profile to conduct extensive forensic genetic genealogy research, ultimately providing new investigative leads to law enforcement.

The identification of Gary Lockhart represents the twentieth case in the state of Mississippi where officials have publicly identified an individual using technology developed by Othram.