Monterey County John Doe (2008) is now Identified
California's Monterey County Cold Case Taskforce Teams with Othram to Identify a 2008 John Doe
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Efforts to identify the man were unsuccessful despite the efforts of law enforcement. Details of the case were entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as UP99546. With no matches to a known individual and limited information about the partial remains available, the case went cold and the man’s identity was a mystery for nearly a decade. The man became known as Monterey County John Doe.''
reference DNA sample was collected from a relative and tested using KinSNP® Rapid Familial Relationship Testing, which allows investigators to infer kinship in both closely and distantly related individuals. This comparison led investigators to identify Monterey County John Doe as Daniel S. Pyles, who was born in 1938.
''Investigators are looking for any information about Daniel Pyles's life up until hi remains were found in 2008. Please contact the Monterey County Cold Case Taskforce at 831-759-6647 if you have any information about this or any other Monterey County Cold Case.''