cvaldez1975
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wow. i grew up in madera.
wow. i grew up in madera.
Absolutely tragic. An apparently severely mentally ill father with some kind of religious syndrome that led to him and 2 sons being killed. Immigration issues were not the cause but triggered. Terrible fate. I wonder what happened to Roberta and her mom after that incident? Die the mom remarry? Was Roberta with her mom or put in foster care or with a relative (not unusual in the 50s for children of single parents). I wish we could learn more about her life.
Precious soul, rest in peace
you are loved and reunited with your family.
the immigration checkpoint is about almost an hour north of the border, i dont think there was any immigration issue just that fear of authroity.
What about photos in high school alumni websites?The photo of Roberta is from the DNA Doe Project website.
I live 5 mins from where her body was found so this has been a case that I've looked a lot at over the years. I'm very happy that she was finally identified, however I am incredibly frustrated at the lack of information about Roberta. While her life clearly had a very rough start with her father and two brothers being killed when she was just 4 years old; there is nothing other than those articles from 1958 that gives proof that she even existed before her body was discovered. I've done hours of geneology work and while I have learned a lot about her family, I still know nothing about her.
Her mother, Arline Seyfert was orginally from Minnesota and from what I can tell she moved back to Minnesota after her husband Charles and their two son's died. Which would make sense that she moved back here with her mother and her body was later found in Lilydale. However, she falls off the face of the earth between 1958-1976. I can't find her or any variation of her name in any yearbook, including her mothers maiden name.
The DDP website says that she was born in 1954 in Tucson, AZ; unfortunately Arizona doesn't make their birth certificates searchable until 75 years later. I've hit a dead end, so if anyone has any suggestions please lmk!!
That is very interesting. Often see those types of admixtures in poorer quality, degraded samples. Usually there is like 5% Eastern Med and 5% West Asian...often a bit a Siberian, NA and East Asian and South Asian...too (usually like 1% or so)View attachment 318089
Admixture update - looks like she was white.
Thanks!This Jane Doe was already Identified by DNA Doe Project as Roberta Seyfert.
I have merged the threads.
‘Hardwired to help people’: DNA Doe Project uses genealogy to identify John, Jane Does (VIDEO)
This shows an interview with Roberta's cousin, along with pictures of Roberta and her mother
kare11.com
Author: kare11.com
Published: 10:21 PM CST March 7, 2023
Happy birthday RobertaToday is Roberta’s birthday.