Othram - General Discussion - #2

[othram]

Honored to share that Othram was able to assist the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in identifying the suspect in the brutal 1986 assault and murder of 29-year-old Theresa Lee Scalf. Theresa was murdered in her home that she shared with her young son.

After 37 Years, Teresa Scalf's Killer has been Identified

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Teams with Othram to Identify the Suspect in the 1986 Murder of Teresa Lee Scalf

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Is there a websleuths thread?

 

[DS2021]

Honored to share that Othram was able to assist the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in identifying the suspect in the brutal 1986 assault and murder of 29-year-old Theresa Lee Scalf.

Great work.

Is there a websleuths thread?

I dont see one.

 

[DS2021]

Wow, no prior criminal history prior to this violent killing. Thats terrifying

 

[othram]

Wow, no prior criminal history prior to this violent killing. Thats terrifying

Hiding in plain sight.

 

[iamshadow21]

Honored to share that Othram was able to assist the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in identifying the suspect in the brutal 1986 assault and murder of 29-year-old Theresa Lee Scalf. Theresa was murdered in her home that she shared with her young son.

After 37 Years, Teresa Scalf's Killer has been Identified

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Teams with Othram to Identify the Suspect in the 1986 Murder of Teresa Lee Scalf

dnasolves.com

Is there a websleuths thread?

Sleep well, Theresa.

 

[dotr]

Honored to share that Othram was able to assist the Polk County Sheriff’s Office in identifying the suspect in the brutal 1986 assault and murder of 29-year-old Theresa Lee Scalf. Theresa was murdered in her home that she shared with her young son.

After 37 Years, Teresa Scalf's Killer has been Identified

Polk County Sheriff’s Office Teams with Othram to Identify the Suspect in the 1986 Murder of Teresa Lee Scalf

dnasolves.com

Is there a websleuths thread?

FL - FL- Teresa Lee Scalf, 29, nurse, sexually assaulted & throat slit @ home, Polks County, 1986, DNA identified killer as Donald Douglas (deceased), 2023

https://www.google.com/search?q=Teresa+Scalf&sca_esv=573962864&tbm=isch&sxsrf=AM9HkKmmgch6UyK4BZUOq2LQx67FYWOjJQ:1697547527436&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiGxvKqkf2BAxWdnokEHa-SBQEQ_AUoAXoECAMQAw&biw=1358&bih=612&dpr=1#imgrc=BMe2GVAjPVTeqM...

www.websleuths.com

 

[othram]

Pleased to share that Othram was able to assist the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office & California DOJ in identifying Rodney Alan Rumsey, murdered in 1982. This case was funded through the Roads to Justice program.

After 41 Years, Santa Cruz John Doe (1982) is Identified

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office & California DOJ Partner with Othram to Identify 1982 Homicide Victim

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Identified! - CA - Santa Cruz, WhtMale, 26-32, UP3060, homicide, found in state park, tattoo of red rose with 3 leaves, Oct '82 - Rodney Alan Rumsey

NamUs #UP3060 / DoeNetwork 3293UMCA Demographics Sex: Male Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian Estimated Age Group: Adult Estimated Age Range (Years): 26-32 (news reports say 20 to 40) Estimated Year of Death: 1982 Estimated PMI: 3 Months Height: 5'7" (67 inches), Measured (news reports say...

www.websleuths.com

 

[dotr]

Pleased to share that Othram was able to assist the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office & California DOJ in identifying Rodney Alan Rumsey, murdered in 1982. This case was funded through the Roads to Justice program.

After 41 Years, Santa Cruz John Doe (1982) is Identified

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office & California DOJ Partner with Othram to Identify 1982 Homicide Victim

dnasolves.com

Identified! - CA - Santa Cruz, WhtMale, 26-32, UP3060, homicide, found in state park, tattoo of red rose with 3 leaves, Oct '82 - Rodney Alan Rumsey

NamUs #UP3060 / DoeNetwork 3293UMCA Demographics Sex: Male Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian Estimated Age Group: Adult Estimated Age Range (Years): 26-32 (news reports say 20 to 40) Estimated Year of Death: 1982 Estimated PMI: 3 Months Height: 5'7" (67 inches), Measured (news reports say...

www.websleuths.com

Identified! - CA - Santa Cruz, WhtMale, 26-32, UP3060, homicide, found in state park, tattoo of red rose with 3 leaves, Oct '82 - Rodney Alan Rumsey

NamUs #UP3060 / DoeNetwork 3293UMCA Demographics Sex: Male Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian Estimated Age Group: Adult Estimated Age Range (Years): 26-32 (news reports say 20 to 40) Estimated Year of Death: 1982 Estimated PMI: 3 Months Height: 5'7" (67 inches), Measured (news reports say...

www.websleuths.com

 

[othram]

Honored to share that Othram helped the San Diego Police Department identify a homicide victim from a half-century ago, as Arminda Grangeia Rodrigues da Silva Ribeiro. An investigation into her homicide continues. We are grateful to RTI, NamUs, and the NIJ for the funding support for this case.

After 50 years, Coast Guard Jane Doe is Identified

San Diego Police Department Teams with Othram to Identify 1973 Homicide Victim

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[iamshadow21]

Honored to share that Othram helped the San Diego Police Department identify a homicide victim from a half-century ago, as Arminda Grangeia Rodrigues da Silva Ribeiro. An investigation into her homicide continues. We are grateful to RTI, NamUs, and the NIJ for the funding support for this case.

After 50 years, Coast Guard Jane Doe is Identified

San Diego Police Department Teams with Othram to Identify 1973 Homicide Victim

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Sleep well, Arminda.

Identified! - CA - San Diego, WhtFem 598UFCA, 20-40, in orange suitcase, Jun'73 - Arminda Grangeia Rodrigues da Silva Ribeiro

Here is another possible match for San Diego Jane located in 1973: http://doenetwork.org/cases/598ufca.html with Antoinette Marino. I can't find any more than Antoinette's doe and charley profiles, http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1665dfca.html but i think this is a good possible...

www.websleuths.com

 

[othram]

Sleep well, Arminda.

Identified! - CA - San Diego, WhtFem 598UFCA, 20-40, in orange suitcase, Jun'73 - Arminda Grangeia Rodrigues da Silva Ribeiro

Here is another possible match for San Diego Jane located in 1973: http://doenetwork.org/cases/598ufca.html with Antoinette Marino. I can't find any more than Antoinette's doe and charley profiles, http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1665dfca.html but i think this is a good possible...

www.websleuths.com

Thanks. We were not able to find the Websleuths thread.

 

[Caring1]

Pleased to share that Othram was able to assist the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office & California DOJ in identifying Rodney Alan Rumsey, murdered in 1982. This case was funded through the Roads to Justice program.

After 41 Years, Santa Cruz John Doe (1982) is Identified

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office & California DOJ Partner with Othram to Identify 1982 Homicide Victim

dnasolves.com

Identified! - CA - Santa Cruz, WhtMale, 26-32, UP3060, homicide, found in state park, tattoo of red rose with 3 leaves, Oct '82 - Rodney Alan Rumsey

NamUs #UP3060 / DoeNetwork 3293UMCA Demographics Sex: Male Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian Estimated Age Group: Adult Estimated Age Range (Years): 26-32 (news reports say 20 to 40) Estimated Year of Death: 1982 Estimated PMI: 3 Months Height: 5'7" (67 inches), Measured (news reports say...

www.websleuths.com

Great write up by KION news. Happy to see more information provided about Othram and their crucial steps and the process that allows these cases to be blown wide open.

A few highlights below but of course there is more detail within the article. Nice work all of you and congrats on yet another success.

Michael Vogen, the director of account management at Othram Labs, stepped us through their critical role in cracking the case and providing answers law enforcement had been searching for.

"Othram is the first private laboratory in North America that was purpose-built to generate human ID from forensic evidence and crime scene evidence," Vogen said. "We're working cases like this one all across California right now and having a great deal of success."

Othram Labs has the capability to look at hundreds of thousands of DNA markers, making it easier to find more distant relatives and reverse engineer back to the direct family.

Body found in Santa Cruz over 40 years ago identified – KION546

SACRAMENTO — An important link between the California Department of Justice and a genealogy lab dedicated to law enforcement investigations helped to close a decades-old cold case and bring closure to the family of Rodney Rumsey of Sacramento. A hiker found Rumsey's body near Natural Bridges...

kion546.com

 

[othram]

Great write up by KION news. Happy to see more information provided about Othram and their crucial steps and the process that allows these cases to be blown wide open.

A few highlights below but of course there is more detail within the article. Nice work all of you and congrats on yet another success.

Michael Vogen, the director of account management at Othram Labs, stepped us through their critical role in cracking the case and providing answers law enforcement had been searching for.

"Othram is the first private laboratory in North America that was purpose-built to generate human ID from forensic evidence and crime scene evidence," Vogen said. "We're working cases like this one all across California right now and having a great deal of success."

Othram Labs has the capability to look at hundreds of thousands of DNA markers, making it easier to find more distant relatives and reverse engineer back to the direct family.

Body found in Santa Cruz over 40 years ago identified – KION546

SACRAMENTO — An important link between the California Department of Justice and a genealogy lab dedicated to law enforcement investigations helped to close a decades-old cold case and bring closure to the family of Rodney Rumsey of Sacramento. A hiker found Rumsey's body near Natural Bridges...

kion546.com

Thanks! Stay tuned for another case solve announcement on Monday and maybe even a bonus update this weekend!

 

[Caring1]

Thanks! Stay tuned for another case solve announcement on Monday and maybe even a bonus update this weekend!

Things are ramping up!

 

[othram]

Things are ramping up!

It's time.

 

[iamshadow21]

Thanks. We were not able to find the Websleuths thread.

I wasn't initially either, but then I searched for her first name, since it's kind of distinctive, and the thread popped up since someone else had already posted on there about the solve. Usually the NamUs number is the most reliable search term, but not this time.

 

[othram]

Bonus weekend update: Honored to share Othram assisted the Mesa County Coroner's Office in identifying Michael John Alonzi, whose remains were found in 2011. Only partial remains were found, there were no clues or context, and there was no funding. We crowdfunded this case on DNASolves and it is solved because of everyone that helped fund the case!

Mesa County John Doe (2011) is now Identified

Mesa County Coroner's Office and Othram Partner to Identify 2011 John Doe

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Identified! - CO - Whitewater, UP64014, WhtMale or HispMale, adult, 4 Oct 2011 - Michael John Alonzi

Added to Namus on 5 January 2020 www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/64014 (No photos in Namus but the media photos I will include below show what appears to be modern dental work) Sex - Male Race / Ethnicity - White / Caucasian, Hispanic / Latino Estimated Age Group - Adult Date Body...

www.websleuths.com

 

[SimsGuy67]

Thanks! Stay tuned for another case solve announcement on Monday and maybe even a bonus update this weekend!

Really hoping for one of the cases that have been undergoing testing for a long time for Mondays announcement.

Bonus weekend update: Honored to share Othram assisted the Mesa County Coroner's Office in identifying Michael John Alonzi, whose remains were found in 2011. Only partial remains were found, there were no clues or context, and there was no funding. We crowdfunded this case on DNASolves and it is solved because of everyone that helped fund the case!

Mesa County John Doe (2011) is now Identified

Mesa County Coroner's Office and Othram Partner to Identify 2011 John Doe

dnasolves.com

Identified! - CO - Whitewater, UP64014, WhtMale or HispMale, adult, 4 Oct 2011 - Michael John Alonzi

Added to Namus on 5 January 2020 www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/64014 (No photos in Namus but the media photos I will include below show what appears to be modern dental work) Sex - Male Race / Ethnicity - White / Caucasian, Hispanic / Latino Estimated Age Group - Adult Date Body...

www.websleuths.com

Rest in peace Michael.

 

[iamshadow21]

Bonus weekend update: Honored to share Othram assisted the Mesa County Coroner's Office in identifying Michael John Alonzi, whose remains were found in 2011. Only partial remains were found, there were no clues or context, and there was no funding. We crowdfunded this case on DNASolves and it is solved because of everyone that helped fund the case!

Mesa County John Doe (2011) is now Identified

Mesa County Coroner's Office and Othram Partner to Identify 2011 John Doe

dnasolves.com

Identified! - CO - Whitewater, UP64014, WhtMale or HispMale, adult, 4 Oct 2011 - Michael John Alonzi

Added to Namus on 5 January 2020 www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/64014 (No photos in Namus but the media photos I will include below show what appears to be modern dental work) Sex - Male Race / Ethnicity - White / Caucasian, Hispanic / Latino Estimated Age Group - Adult Date Body...

www.websleuths.com

Sleep well, Michael.

 

[othram]

Really hoping for one of the cases that have been undergoing testing for a long time for Mondays announcement.

Rest in peace Michael.

The Mesa County case from 2011 (announced today) was an older case, crowdfunded on DNASolves. Monday's case is one that was worked directly with the agency and not on DNASolves. We are, however, working as hard as we can with our agency partners to get as many public updates as we can before the end of the year!