Othram - General Discussion - #2

[dotr]

This is a very interesting case, I've never heard of it. Thank you Othram for your hard work.

So, the daughter, Linda Rae Jacobs, kept the body of her mother, Ida Florence Jacobs in a box under her kitchen table for many years. I guess that was how strong Linda's bond with her mom was. She couldn't part with her when she died I guess. I wonder why Linda changed her age and birth date though?

CA - CA- Monterey, “Mom-In-The-Box”, female died of starvation & mother's decomposed remains in box, Feb. '14 - Linda Rae Jacobs & Ida Florence Jacobs

https://dnasolves.com/articles/linda-jacobs-ida-jacobs-monterey-ca/ ''In February 2014, the Monterey Police Department (MPD) responded to the death of a woman in the 1100 block of Fourth Street in Monterey, California. The woman, identified by her California Driver’s license as Francesca Linda...

www.websleuths.com

 

[FrancescaG]

Pleased to share that Othram assisted the Newton County Coroner's Office in identifying 17-year-old Keith Lavell Bibbs, who was the victim of a serial killer in 1983. Othram's role in this case was to build the DNA profile. Two prior labs attempted to build a DNA profile (without success) before the case came to Othram. Not all labs are the same so don't give up on a case just because it has previously failed testing!

After 40 years, Adam Doe is Identified

Newton County Coroner’s Office Leverages Othram's Genetic Testing Platform to Identify Adam Doe

dnasolves.com

Congratulations. This case always stayed with me.I always hoped he'd be given his name back.

Was wondering if you had any plans to assist in identifying the remaining five unidentified victims of John Gacy? DNA has been extracted from each of them, but there haven't been any developments in the last two years and as far as I am aware, other methods of identifying them have been exhausted, although the Cook County Sheriff's Office is still encouraging relatives of missing teenage boys and young men to submit DNA samples for comparison. Maybe constructing family trees with the DNA will bring answers? A possible half sibling(?) to victim 28 was traced a few years back but the link was not conclusive.

 

[othram]

Congratulations. This case always stayed with me.I always hoped he'd be given his name back.

Was wondering if you had any plans to assist in identifying the remaining five unidentified victims of John Gacy? DNA has been extracted from each of them, but there haven't been any developments in the last two years and as far as I am aware, other methods of identifying them have been exhausted, although the Cook County Sheriff's Office is still encouraging relatives of missing teenage boys and young men to submit DNA samples for comparison. Maybe constructing family trees with the DNA will bring answers? A possible half sibling(?) to victim 28 was traced a few years back but the link was not conclusive.

We would love to assist if the agency wants our help!

 

[Springrain]

What about Little Lord Fauntleroy?

 

[wary]

What about Little Lord Fauntleroy?

WI - WI - Waukesha, 'Little Lord Fauntleroy' WhtMale 5-7, 1377UMWI, in quarry, Mar'1921

I wasn't sure if I should post this here or in the Cold Case section. Please move if needed. Thank you. http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1377umwi.html Unidentified White Male The victim was discovered on March 8, 1921 in Waukesha, Wisconsin...

www.websleuths.com

 

[FrancescaG]

We would love to assist if the agency wants our help!

I am 99% certain they would. Just possibly, they haven't gotten around to contacting you or thinking about your potential further avenues of identification of these five boys and young men. It would be great if you could. Given your impressive success record, I would bet you could identify most if not all of them. The CCSO email addresses are CCSO.ccspd@ccsheriff.org and CCSO.MissingPersons@CCSheriff.org

The website link is: Unidentified Victims John Wayne Gacy

Fingers crossed, and thanks for all your work!

 

[othram]

Honored that Othram could again assist Mohave County Sheriff's Office. With generous funding from Project Grace, we were able to assist the agency in identifying 60-year-old Christopher Canning of Golden Valley, Arizona.

Golden Valley John Doe (2021) is Now Identified

Mohave County Sheriff's Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 2021 Golden Valley John Doe

dnasolves.com

 

[dotr]

Honored that Othram could again assist Mohave County Sheriff's Office. With generous funding from Project Grace, we were able to assist the agency in identifying 60-year-old Christopher Canning of Golden Valley, Arizona.

Golden Valley John Doe (2021) is Now Identified

Mohave County Sheriff's Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 2021 Golden Valley John Doe

dnasolves.com

Identified! - AZ - Mohave County, skull and bones, Golden Valley, west of Kingman, Oct 2021 - namus removed

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arizona/articles/2021-10-12/sheriffs-office-remains-found-in-desert-in-golden-valley The Mohave County Sheriff's Office says human remains have been found in the desert in the Golden Valley area west of Kingman. According to the office, hikers on...

www.websleuths.com

 

[iamshadow21]

Honored that Othram could again assist Mohave County Sheriff's Office. With generous funding from Project Grace, we were able to assist the agency in identifying 60-year-old Christopher Canning of Golden Valley, Arizona.

Golden Valley John Doe (2021) is Now Identified

Mohave County Sheriff's Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 2021 Golden Valley John Doe

dnasolves.com

That's wonderful! All three of those Golden Valley Does now identified by you and going home!<3

 

[othram]

Good time to mentioned that if you all would like to assist, we have several cases in progress that could benefit from crowdfunding support.

Pending Cases

Browse featured law enforcement cases that need funding, are funded, or are solved.

dnasolves.com

 

[othram]

Update on this case. Othram helped identify Parlanti from his remains but now investigators have found suspect in his death:

Identified! - AZ - Yucca, Mohave Co., Male 45-55 - Homicide victim found in Remote Desert area, Dec 2022 - Brandon Ray Parlanti

We can rule TLC out. He was released from jail on February 7, according to the Howard County jail records.

www.websleuths.com

 

[othram]

Honored to share that Othram assisted the Suffolk County Police Department and the FBI in identifying 34-year-old Karen Vergata from Manhattan, NY. Karen is the earliest recorded victim of the Long Island Serial Killer, murdered in 1996.

After 26 years, Fire Island Jane Doe is Identified

 

[iamshadow21]

Honored to share that Othram assisted the Suffolk County Police Department and the FBI in identifying 34-year-old Karen Vergata from Manhattan, NY. Karen is the earliest recorded victim of the Long Island Serial Killer, murdered in 1996.

After 26 years, Fire Island Jane Doe is Identified

Sleep well, Karen.

Here is Karen's Doe thread:

Possible Victim: Fire Island Jane Doe, UP9098, found Davis Park Apr 1996 & Ocean Parkway Apr 2011 - Karen Vergata

Fire Island Jane Doe Namus UP #9098 20 April 1996 "The decedents left and right legs were recovered on April 20, 1996 at Blue Point Beach in the vicinity of Davis Park, Suffolk County NY." (CBS New York) People walking along Blue Point Beach on Fire Island in the vicinity of Davis Park...

www.websleuths.com

 

[unstable16]

Congratulations. This case always stayed with me.I always hoped he'd be given his name back.

Was wondering if you had any plans to assist in identifying the remaining five unidentified victims of John Gacy? DNA has been extracted from each of them, but there haven't been any developments in the last two years and as far as I am aware, other methods of identifying them have been exhausted, although the Cook County Sheriff's Office is still encouraging relatives of missing teenage boys and young men to submit DNA samples for comparison. Maybe constructing family trees with the DNA will bring answers? A possible half sibling(?) to victim 28 was traced a few years back but the link was not conclusive.

Where can I find information about finding a possible half sibling of Body 28?

 

[othram]

Have a good weekend everyone and stay tuned this weekend for another case solve announcement!

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Thanks @othram. For your help in an Australian case

Identified! - Australia - Shallow Inlet, Victoria,' Sandy Point John Doe', Skeletal remains found on the ocean floor, 25 Dec. 2017 - Christopher Luke Moore

https://dnasolves.com/articles/vifm-afp-nsw-christopher-luke-moore/ ''On Christmas Day in 2017, a snorkeler's chance discovery at Shallow Inlet, Sandy Point, Victoria, would set into motion an investigation that would unravel a 95-year-old mystery. Skeletal remains were found on the ocean floor...

www.websleuths.com

"Determined to bring identity to the unknown man, the VIFM embarked on pilot program to explore the use of forensic genetic genealogy to solve several Australian cold cases, including this case. Forensic evidence was sent to Othram's laboratory in The Woodlands, Texas and Othram scientists used Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to develop a comprehensive DNA profile. Once Othram developed the DNA profile, it was returned to investigators, who then uploaded the profile to genealogical databases"

 

[othram]

Thanks @othram. For your help in an Australian case

Identified! - Australia - Shallow Inlet, Victoria,' Sandy Point John Doe', Skeletal remains found on the ocean floor, 25 Dec. 2017 - Christopher Luke Moore

https://dnasolves.com/articles/vifm-afp-nsw-christopher-luke-moore/ ''On Christmas Day in 2017, a snorkeler's chance discovery at Shallow Inlet, Sandy Point, Victoria, would set into motion an investigation that would unravel a 95-year-old mystery. Skeletal remains were found on the ocean floor...

www.websleuths.com

"Determined to bring identity to the unknown man, the VIFM embarked on pilot program to explore the use of forensic genetic genealogy to solve several Australian cold cases, including this case. Forensic evidence was sent to Othram's laboratory in The Woodlands, Texas and Othram scientists used Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to develop a comprehensive DNA profile. Once Othram developed the DNA profile, it was returned to investigators, who then uploaded the profile to genealogical databases"

Hoping to assist in many more.

 

[FrancescaG]

Where can I find information about finding a possible half sibling of Body 28?

It was mentioned in the documentary series The Clown and the Candyman. You can find the eight-part series online - some podcast; some videos.

Either Jason Moran or Thomas Dart explains the likely match that they cannot definitively state because they were trying to trace other relatives. He says the victim's mother was "a bit of a rolling stone" and had married several times in life and her children had different fathers. The sister's DNA was a partial match to Body 28, and her brother was last seen entering a black Oldsmobile with a man fitting Gacy's description.

I really hope that these victims can be identified.

 

[DS2021]

I really hope that these victims can be identified

I think they all will, it's just a matter of when.

 

[othram]

New case we are crowdfunding: Who is Middlesex County John Doe (2014)?

Websleuths: CT - CT - Cromwell, CT River, BlkMale 21-35, UP13320, black sock used as belt, scars, Asics shoes, clothes, Nov'14