FL FL - Daytona, WhtMale 2128UMFL, 11-21, near pond, denim jacket, May'72

[FamilyHistoryDetectives]

*Update: Right after posting earlier today I called the lab to check on his samples. Two extracts of Johnny's DNA have been sent to QC! This is quality control, where we examine what we've extracted to see how viable the sample is.

In spite of all of the previous failures, this extraction attempt was made on a newly discovered sample that has not been examined forensically since 1972. Every time we try something new, there is reason to hope.

THINK POSITIVE! It's time to send him home.

 

[Bit of hope]

*Update: Right after posting earlier today I called the lab to check on his samples. Two extracts of Johnny's DNA have been sent to QC! This is quality control, where we examine what we've extracted to see how viable the sample is.

In spite of all of the previous failures, this extraction attempt was made on a newly discovered sample that has not been examined forensically since 1972. Every time we try something new, there is reason to hope.

THINK POSITIVE! It's time to send him home.

Thank you all. Hopes up over here.

 

[madamx]

I came across this article and made me think about the Daytona boy. I wonder if this could be done with his clothing or has it been done already?

Girl's killer identified more than 50 years after she was abducted in Georgia

Thanks to DNA testing, investigators finally know who killed a 9-year-old girl in Georgia in 1972.

www.cbsnews.com

In May of 2015, the cloth recovered by police was sent to forensics for an updated analysis, which resulted in a partial profile attributed to an unknown male. Additional funding was obtained for DNA testing in 2019 and the cloth was analyzed again in 2022.
They were able to find relatives of the suspect, officials said. Those relatives gave investigators additional DNA samples for comparison.

 

[madamx]

*Update: Right after posting earlier today I called the lab to check on his samples. Two extracts of Johnny's DNA have been sent to QC! This is quality control, where we examine what we've extracted to see how viable the sample is.

In spite of all of the previous failures, this extraction attempt was made on a newly discovered sample that has not been examined forensically since 1972. Every time we try something new, there is reason to hope.

THINK POSITIVE! It's time to send him home.

I have not been on this thread in a while.. wow what s surprise to read on the new developments!!
I have been obsessed with this kid since I came across him years ago! Thank you to FamilyHistoryDetectives for taking an interest in him!!! thank you!!

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping case up. It's sad that he doesn't have any exclusions listed. I hope a good-enough DNA sample was obtained. He really deserves to be identified. I think his story will be tragic, not just toward the end.

 

[DS2021]

*Update: Right after posting earlier today I called the lab to check on his samples. Two extracts of Johnny's DNA have been sent to QC! This is quality control, where we examine what we've extracted to see how viable the sample is.

In spite of all of the previous failures, this extraction attempt was made on a newly discovered sample that has not been examined forensically since 1972. Every time we try something new, there is reason to hope.

THINK POSITIVE! It's time to send him home.

Any updates?

 

[Fake Protagonist]

Any updates?

The last update I could find is from January, on the 'Volusia County John Doe 1972 Florida' Facebook page. The lady working his case at FHD Forensics said his new samples had gone through three different labs, including "the world's best", and none could extract enough viable DNA to build a profile. Additionally, his hair samples have failed five separate attempts to extract viable DNA. His DNA is very badly degraded because they heat-treated his body and buried it in a body bag without a coffin back in the 70s

They still have his hair samples in storage, and said they'd try another extraction when there's an advancement in technology. But until then, there's nothing they can do with the DNA. It is just too degraded.