John/Jane Doe
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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)Commenting now to do more research later.
Could she be Hyungjun Park? From Connecticut, last seen in NYC, lost her cell phone and was heading to the Korean Consulate but doesn't seem to have ever made it. This was in 2001, however.
Plus it's freezing cold out on the Atlantic, even in the middle of summer. I needed a winter coat to cross to Yarmouth, NS, but didn't know to bring one, so I couldn't stay on deck because it was winter-like, even in the middle of July with the sun out. So if she were on a cruise ship, which is what I think investigators thought, even for an evening cruise or day cruise, she'd have wanted to bundle up.I partly grew up in Vermont, close to Maine, similar climate. I don't find it at all unusual that she would be dressed warmly for May unless the weather there was warm at the time. Mays there in my experience can really run the gamut from really hot to really cold. A couple times it snowed in May! What I do find more of note is the layering of shirts. This makes me think more along the lines of poverty and possible human trafficking.
Not a lot of Asians in New England (believe me, I was one at one time lol) so she would have stood out.
I am confused about the suicide verdict.
Agree with this. I've been on ferries in East Coast Canada in summer and needed big winter coats! Even if it's not super cold on land, it can get super cold at sea. You would need more than a sweatshirt to be comfortable IMO. Here on the West Coast, my birthplace and current residence, I find there's much less weather variance. Cooler summers, far less harsh winters, it's still cold at sea but not as much.Plus it's freezing cold out on the Atlantic, even in the middle of summer. I needed a winter coat to cross to Yarmouth, NS, but didn't know to bring one, so I couldn't stay on deck because it was winter-like, even in the middle of July with the sun out. So if she were on a cruise ship, which is what I think investigators thought, even for an evening cruise or day cruise, she'd have wanted to bundle up.
Plus, I don't know if you've ever been to the Old Port in Portland, but there's only a rope between you walking on the sidewalk and falling into the ocean.
Probably just to boost this thread with something other than "bump."Hey @John/Jane Doe any reason for reposting this? You posted it upthread in March 2022 and it hasn't been updated since then....
Just a reminder that the DNA Doe Project is currently involved in the case.Hey @John/Jane Doe any reason for reposting this? You posted it upthread in March 2022 and it hasn't been updated since then....
I'm not familiar with the DNA Doe project. Can you give me a real quick overview, please? Do they try to match through GedMatch the DNA is the missing to family? TIAJust a reminder that the DNA Doe Project is currently involved in the case.
Good explanation on their website DNA Doe Project they are pretty great.I'm not familiar with the DNA Doe project. Can you give me a real quick overview, please? Do they try to match through GedMatch the DNA is the missing to family? TIA
DNA Doe Project is a charity that does volunteer-based genetic genealogy for John/Jane Does. It was founded in 2017 by OG genetic genealogists Dr. Margaret Press and Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick, and has solved several dozen John/Jane Doe cases to date. (I'm not sure of the exact number--some are pending announcement or confirmation) DDP raises funds for specific Does' remains to be sent to external labs, where a DNA profile is extracted and developed into a GEDCOM file. Then DDP's volunteers use that GEDCOM file for genetic genealogy. They use GEDMatch, and in certain cases, FamilyTreeDNA as well; all other genetic genealogy databases are closed to law-enforcement use, which includes John/Jane Doe identification.I'm not familiar with the DNA Doe project. Can you give me a real quick overview, please? Do they try to match through GedMatch the DNA is the missing to family? TIA