DNA Solves Cold Cases/Parabon Nanolabs & GED/Match.

[Jbetty567]

Did you guys see this?

"A New Mexico man was arrested last week and charged with the 1980 cold case murder of an elderly California woman found raped and killed in her apartment.

Andre William Lepere, 64, of Alamogordo, was booked Wednesday on a charge of first-degree murder, with the special circumstance allegation of rape, in the death of Viola Hagenkord, Anaheim police officials said."

She was 79 years old. He was 24 at the time.

New Mexico man charged in 41-year-old California cold case murder, authorities say

 

[dotr]

And this one!

BEAUMONT, Texas — The man police say murdered a Beaumont teacher in 1995 knew her so well that she was in his wedding.

DNA evidence along with a genealogy database led police to arrest Clayton Bernard Foreman, 61, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, on a capital murder charge.

Mary Catherine Edwards, who was found dead in her home, was a bridesmaid in the wedding of Foreman and his first wife, Jefferson County District Attorney Bob Wortham told 12News.

DNA evidence leads to arrest in 1995 murder of Beaumont teacher | 12newsnow.com

Texas Ranger Brandon Bess was involved in this one. I interviewed him for an upcoming episode of DNA: ID about a separate case. He was just assigned to a new position with Texas DPS to investigate cold cases using DNA and forensic genealogy. Exciting times!

 

[othram]

And this one!

BEAUMONT, Texas — The man police say murdered a Beaumont teacher in 1995 knew her so well that she was in his wedding.

DNA evidence along with a genealogy database led police to arrest Clayton Bernard Foreman, 61, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, on a capital murder charge.

Mary Catherine Edwards, who was found dead in her home, was a bridesmaid in the wedding of Foreman and his first wife, Jefferson County District Attorney Bob Wortham told 12News.

DNA evidence leads to arrest in 1995 murder of Beaumont teacher | 12newsnow.com

Texas Ranger Brandon Bess was involved in this one. I interviewed him for an upcoming episode of DNA: ID about a separate case. He was just assigned to a new position with Texas DPS to investigate cold cases using DNA and forensic genealogy. Exciting times!

https://twitter.com/OthramTech/status/1390437002391298054?s=20

 

[othram]

https://twitter.com/OthramTech/status/1390437002391298054?s=20

 

[Jbetty567]

https://twitter.com/OthramTech/status/1390437002391298054?s=20

Keep up the great work!!!

 

[othram]

Keep up the great work!!!

Thank you. Huge team effort, Texas Rangers + Beaumont PD + Othram.

 

[Jbetty567]

Anyone able to get behind the paywall to post the Houston Chronicle article today on this case and the Texas Ranger who closed it, Brandon Bess?

 

[Legally Bland]

Anyone able to get behind the paywall to post the Houston Chronicle article today on this case and the Texas Ranger who closed it, Brandon Bess?

It's a long article and I wasn't sure what to quote so I've gone with the part about genetic genealogy:

The database didn’t identify a specific individual but did help investigators determine the person was likely a Cajun man, and pointed toward some of his distant relatives.

From there, Bess and other detectives working the case sought DNA evidence from more than 30 distant relatives to build the killer’s family tree and weed out suspects.

Bess said everyone he approached donated genetic material.

“Everybody was on board,” he said. “Everybody loves a true crime story, and they want to be involved.”

Over several months, the list dwindled to a pair of brothers from Beaumont. One of the men had no criminal record. The other, Clayton Foreman, caught their attention, court records show.

Foreman, 61, had gone to Forest Park High School at the same time as Edwards — and she had been a bridesmaid at his first wedding, Wortham, the district attorney, told the Beaumont Enterprise.

In 1981, he’d been accused of raping a woman at knifepoint. Court records showed that police said he had driven into a gas station and found a woman stranded there. Foreman told the woman he was a police officer and offered her a ride. Once he got her in the car, he drove away, stopped the vehicle, tied her hands behind her back, held a knife to her throat and raped her. Foreman pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was sentenced to three years’ probation, officials said.

[...]

On April 28, Bess and his peers got the result: DNA from Foreman’s garbage matched that of semen taken from Edwards’ body 26 years before.

The next morning, Bess flew to Ohio to interview Foreman, an unemployed bill collector working as an Uber driver. By 4 p.m., he was in cuffs. He’s charged with capital murder. Police are seeking to extradite him to Texas.

Genealogy, DNA testing lead Beaumont police to Ohio in effort to solve woman's brutal 1995 murder

 

[othram]

Anyone able to get behind the paywall to post the Houston Chronicle article today on this case and the Texas Ranger who closed it, Brandon Bess?

Genealogy, DNA testing lead Beaumont police to Ohio in effort to solve woman's brutal 1995 murder

 

[Jbetty567]

Genealogy, DNA testing lead Beaumont police to Ohio in effort to solve woman's brutal 1995 murder

Thank you!!

 

[Jbetty567]

It's a long article and I wasn't sure what to quote so I've gone with the part about genetic genealogy:

The database didn’t identify a specific individual but did help investigators determine the person was likely a Cajun man, and pointed toward some of his distant relatives.

From there, Bess and other detectives working the case sought DNA evidence from more than 30 distant relatives to build the killer’s family tree and weed out suspects.

Bess said everyone he approached donated genetic material.

“Everybody was on board,” he said. “Everybody loves a true crime story, and they want to be involved.”

Over several months, the list dwindled to a pair of brothers from Beaumont. One of the men had no criminal record. The other, Clayton Foreman, caught their attention, court records show.

Foreman, 61, had gone to Forest Park High School at the same time as Edwards — and she had been a bridesmaid at his first wedding, Wortham, the district attorney, told the Beaumont Enterprise.

In 1981, he’d been accused of raping a woman at knifepoint. Court records showed that police said he had driven into a gas station and found a woman stranded there. Foreman told the woman he was a police officer and offered her a ride. Once he got her in the car, he drove away, stopped the vehicle, tied her hands behind her back, held a knife to her throat and raped her. Foreman pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was sentenced to three years’ probation, officials said.

[...]

On April 28, Bess and his peers got the result: DNA from Foreman’s garbage matched that of semen taken from Edwards’ body 26 years before.

The next morning, Bess flew to Ohio to interview Foreman, an unemployed bill collector working as an Uber driver. By 4 p.m., he was in cuffs. He’s charged with capital murder. Police are seeking to extradite him to Texas.

Genealogy, DNA testing lead Beaumont police to Ohio in effort to solve woman's brutal 1995 murder

Thanks so much!!!!

 

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

Pressumed Wayne Nance victim Chryssie Crystal Creek has been identified as Janet Lee Lucas through forensic genealogy.

Earlier this year, after receiving state funding and partnering with a lab, MSCO said they were able to conduct a forensic genetic genealogy investigation on the remains which identified DNA relatives and family trees of Lucas' family in Spokane. Additional DNA testing was conducted on relatives, and MCSO was able to conclusively identify "Christy Crystal Creek" as 23-year-old Lucas.

Police are hoping this image of Lucas in 1979 will bring leads to the investigation.

Lucas' family said they have been searching for the Spokane woman, who was last seen in Idaho the summer of 1983. Her family released a statement on Monday saying she had a contagious smile, warm personality and a she wore her heart on her sleeve.
"After decades of missing Janet, our family is broken hearted to learn that she was tragically taken, unidentified and spent a large amount of years alone," reads the statement. "However, she never spent one moment without being loved. Janet had been missed dearly, searched for but most importantly never forgotten."

A 1985 unsolved homicide case in Montana gets a big break in identifying the victim, thanks to DNA samples - CNN

Janet Lee Lucas' WS thread as Chryssie Crystal Creek:
Identified! - MT - Missoula Co., 'Chryssie Crystal Creek' AsianFem 3UFMT, 20-35, Sep'85 Janet Lee Lucas

 

[othram]

Pressumed Wayne Nance victim Chryssie Crystal Creek has been identified as Janet Lee Lucas through forensic genealogy.

A 1985 unsolved homicide case in Montana gets a big break in identifying the victim, thanks to DNA samples - CNN

Janet Lee Lucas' WS thread as Chryssie Crystal Creek:
Identified! - MT - Missoula Co., 'Chryssie Crystal Creek' AsianFem 3UFMT, 20-35, Sep'85 Janet Lee Lucas

Here is a detailed write up from this morning: Christy Crystal Creek.

 

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

Great news from Bode Technology and Gene By Gene!

Bode Technology and Gene By Gene Receive New York State Department of Health Approval to Perform Forensic Genetic Genealogy

For the first time, these (forensic genealogy) services are approved by the New York Department of Health and available to law enforcement, attorneys and innocence networks.
(...)
“Bode has a long history of providing forensic support in New York and we are excited to be able to offer forensic genealogy to help solve cold cases throughout the state,” said Mike Cariola, President and CEO of Bode Technology. “Most of our forensic genealogy cases include challenging evidence and require our advanced DNA sampling and extraction methods.”

 

[margarita25]

 

[margarita25]

Anyone able to get behind the paywall to post the Houston Chronicle article today on this case and the Texas Ranger who closed it, Brandon Bess?

It's a long article and I wasn't sure what to quote so I've gone with the part about genetic genealogy:

The database didn’t identify a specific individual but did help investigators determine the person was likely a Cajun man, and pointed toward some of his distant relatives.

From there, Bess and other detectives working the case sought DNA evidence from more than 30 distant relatives to build the killer’s family tree and weed out suspects.

Bess said everyone he approached donated genetic material.

“Everybody was on board,” he said. “Everybody loves a true crime story, and they want to be involved.”

Over several months, the list dwindled to a pair of brothers from Beaumont. One of the men had no criminal record. The other, Clayton Foreman, caught their attention, court records show.

Foreman, 61, had gone to Forest Park High School at the same time as Edwards — and she had been a bridesmaid at his first wedding, Wortham, the district attorney, told the Beaumont Enterprise.

In 1981, he’d been accused of raping a woman at knifepoint. Court records showed that police said he had driven into a gas station and found a woman stranded there. Foreman told the woman he was a police officer and offered her a ride. Once he got her in the car, he drove away, stopped the vehicle, tied her hands behind her back, held a knife to her throat and raped her. Foreman pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was sentenced to three years’ probation, officials said.

[...]

On April 28, Bess and his peers got the result: DNA from Foreman’s garbage matched that of semen taken from Edwards’ body 26 years before.

The next morning, Bess flew to Ohio to interview Foreman, an unemployed bill collector working as an Uber driver. By 4 p.m., he was in cuffs. He’s charged with capital murder. Police are seeking to extradite him to Texas.

Genealogy, DNA testing lead Beaumont police to Ohio in effort to solve woman's brutal 1995 murder

Genealogy, DNA testing lead Beaumont police to Ohio in effort to solve woman's brutal 1995 murder

Thank you!!

Another article, and video at link (CeCe Moore speaks, not about this case)
Genetic genealogy solved the 1995 murder of a Beaumont teacher | 12newsnow.com

 

[margarita25]

Genetic genealogy was used in this case to identify the victim, not a suspect.

Arrest announced in 2003 murder of woman found in Rancho San Diego Dumpster


“RANCHO SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Sheriff’s officials Friday announced the arrest of the husband of a murder victim who went unidentified for nearly two decades after her legs were discovered inside a dumpster in Rancho San Diego.”

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Arrest Announced In 2003 Murder Of Woman Found In Rancho San Diego Dumpster

“Genetic genealogy testing, the same technology used to capture the Golden State Killer, aided investigators in identifying Laurie Potter, who was a Temecula resident at the time of her death, Seiver said.

"This case was unlikely to have ever been solved without the use of investigative genetic geneaology," according to Seiver, who said Laurie Potter was never reported missing. Troy DuGal, a detective with the sheriff's Cold Case Homicide unit, said Laurie's family, though unaware of her whereabouts, believed she was still alive.

Seiver said the case is the first in the San Diego region in which the technology was used to identify a homicide victim. DuGal said genetic geneaology was used on two prior occasions to identify local suspects, both of whom were already deceased by the time they were identified.”

 

[margarita25]

The link below is not genealogically specific, but it does pertain to a recent arrest made in a 2003 case (horrific home invasion) via DNA match:


DNA evidence leads to arrest in brutal 2003 Silver Spring home invasion robbery, police say

“During their investigations, detectives collected socks found in the apartment they say the suspects used to cover their hands. On March 22, 2021, the Montgomery County Department of Police Crime Laboratory received notice from the FBI's Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) that a suspect's DNA sample obtained from one of the socks matched the DNA profile for Moore.”

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DNA leads to arrest in 2003 home invasion | wusa9.com

“The suspects threatened the family and bound them with duct tape. Police said the husband was stabbed, bleach was poured on him, and threatened to cut out his eyes. The suspects also heated up a knife on the stove and held it to the husband's neck.

They even threatened to shoot the two children, who were 5 and 7 at the time.

Two and a half hours after the suspects entered the home, the father's 22-year-old brother came into the apartment. He was similarly tied up with duct tape and bleach was poured on him, according to police. The suspects stole property and took off.”

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Re: the 3/22/21 arrest of 48-year-old Stacy Howard Moore nearly two decades later:

"Your heart drops," the victim's daughter told WUSA9. "I can't believe it's happening."

The 22-year-old daughter, who only wanted to be identified by her first name Jazmin, remembered when the suspects barged in. She was five years old at the time and remembered one of the culprits sticking a gun against her head.

"They took us and put us behind the couch and covered us with a blanket and proceeded to hit my dad him," Jazmin said. "One of those instances, I decided to run out of the blanket and the guy pulled me out of the bedroom and carried me at gunpoint."

The father, who only wanted to go by his first name Adalberto, said the family felt so unsafe they moved around six times.”

[...]

He admits he felt excited when he learned about the arrest and hopes to get a piece of his life back.”

 

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

Genetic genealogy was used in this case to identify the victim, not a suspect.

Arrest announced in 2003 murder of woman found in Rancho San Diego Dumpster


“RANCHO SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Sheriff’s officials Friday announced the arrest of the husband of a murder victim who went unidentified for nearly two decades after her legs were discovered inside a dumpster in Rancho San Diego.”

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Arrest Announced In 2003 Murder Of Woman Found In Rancho San Diego Dumpster

“Genetic genealogy testing, the same technology used to capture the Golden State Killer, aided investigators in identifying Laurie Potter, who was a Temecula resident at the time of her death, Seiver said.

"This case was unlikely to have ever been solved without the use of investigative genetic geneaology," according to Seiver, who said Laurie Potter was never reported missing. Troy DuGal, a detective with the sheriff's Cold Case Homicide unit, said Laurie's family, though unaware of her whereabouts, believed she was still alive.

Seiver said the case is the first in the San Diego region in which the technology was used to identify a homicide victim. DuGal said genetic geneaology was used on two prior occasions to identify local suspects, both of whom were already deceased by the time they were identified.”

Laurie Potter's WS thread as a Jane Doe:
CA - CA - San Diego Co., WhtFem UP55863, 15-30, legs in apartment complex dumpster, Oct'03

 

[CrimeAway]

It's a long article and I wasn't sure what to quote so I've gone with the part about genetic genealogy:

The database didn’t identify a specific individual but did help investigators determine the person was likely a Cajun man, and pointed toward some of his distant relatives.

From there, Bess and other detectives working the case sought DNA evidence from more than 30 distant relatives to build the killer’s family tree and weed out suspects.

Bess said everyone he approached donated genetic material.

“Everybody was on board,” he said. “Everybody loves a true crime story, and they want to be involved.”

Over several months, the list dwindled to a pair of brothers from Beaumont. One of the men had no criminal record. The other, Clayton Foreman, caught their attention, court records show.

Foreman, 61, had gone to Forest Park High School at the same time as Edwards — and she had been a bridesmaid at his first wedding, Wortham, the district attorney, told the Beaumont Enterprise.

In 1981, he’d been accused of raping a woman at knifepoint. Court records showed that police said he had driven into a gas station and found a woman stranded there. Foreman told the woman he was a police officer and offered her a ride. Once he got her in the car, he drove away, stopped the vehicle, tied her hands behind her back, held a knife to her throat and raped her. Foreman pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and was sentenced to three years’ probation, officials said.

[...]

On April 28, Bess and his peers got the result: DNA from Foreman’s garbage matched that of semen taken from Edwards’ body 26 years before.

The next morning, Bess flew to Ohio to interview Foreman, an unemployed bill collector working as an Uber driver. By 4 p.m., he was in cuffs. He’s charged with capital murder. Police are seeking to extradite him to Texas.

Genealogy, DNA testing lead Beaumont police to Ohio in effort to solve woman's brutal 1995 murder

I find it alarming that the accused in this case was only sentenced to 3 years PROBATION for aggravated assault for the 1981 rape, and then was working as an Uber driver when arrested for murder