Othram - General Discussion

[othram]

New case solve announcement: Biloxi John Doe (2019) is now Identified.

Resolved - MS - Biloxi, UnkSex/Race Adult, UP78458, Skeletal Remains on Roof of Building, Sept'19

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Officials are working to identify bones found on the roof of a building in downtown Biloxi. Harrison County Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer said nearly a full adult skeleton was found in the 800 block of Barthes Street. [...] Officials do not suspect foul play, but...

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[othram]

New case that we are working on, funding in progress: Who is Will County John Doe (2008)?

Websleuths thread: IL - IL - Park Forest, WhtMale 1500UMIL, 50-60, Zippo Lighter w/Polish Flag, Oct'08

 

[mpnola]

Of all the cases that still need to be fully funded, this case is only $1,633 short of being fully funded.

Who is McCollum Park John Doe (2020)?

Snohomish County Sheriff and Medical Examiner's Offices Partner with Othram to Identify McCollum Park John Doe

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Ah, that's one I sent money for! I hope he gets his name back soon.

 

[dotr]

In light of this new article, suggesting a bizarre Montreal cold case.

Advanced DNA offers hope to solve cold cases, but some Canadian cops slow to adopt it

Advances in DNA technology are being credited with solving a growing pile of cold case murders in the United States, but some Canadian police forces are lagging behind their U.S. counterparts in adopting the new methods.

www.cp24.com

July 22 2022 rbbm.
''Diane Séguin, head of biology and DNA for Quebec's forensics lab, said the province is beginning to apply genetic genealogy in a few "very high-profile cases" in partnership with police and prosecutors, who would be responsible for defending it in an eventual trial.

"We are just starting in Canada to use those technologies, because the legal side is not really clear," Séguin said in an interview this week.''

''The technique has been used a few times in Canada — most notably to solve the 1984 killing of nine-year-old Christine Jessop in Ontario. That case was solved with the help of Texas-based forensics lab Othram, which has also helped to identify decades-old remains in Regina and Edmonton.''

''Nevertheless, she said the Quebec lab is forging ahead in using new technologies to solve cold cases. Séguin said the lab, which handles all the forensics work from police forces across the province, works on about 50 cold cases per year.

Sometimes lab technicians retest decades-old pieces of evidence with better technology to try to extract DNA — although doing so is complicated by the fact that samples could be contaminated by sloppy police work, she said.''

CANADA - Canada- Teresa Martin, 14, Asphyxiated & Message carved into stomach, Montreal, Quebec, 12 September 1969

July 21 2022 https://www.cambridgetoday.ca/national-news/expanded-quebec-provincial-police-cold-case-squad-has-yet-to-solve-a-murder-5606065 MONTREAL — More than 50 years later, Isabel Marcotte still feels the pain of her sister's murder every day. On Sept. 12, 1969, 14-year-old Teresa Martin...

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[othram]

Thanks to all of you on Websleuths and those listening to @Tricia's show for helping raise awareness and funding for our cases. We are truly grateful. To help, check out these links:

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Almost all our cases have Websleuths threads and we always posts updates in the case-specific threads and in this general thread as well.

 

[othram]

New case solve (not sure if there is a Websleuths thread): After 33 years, Mary Hague Kelly's Murder is Arrested

 

[Caring1]

New case solve (not sure if there is a Websleuths thread): After 33 years, Mary Hague Kelly's Murder is Arrested

Congratulations! So happy that Mary’s murderer has been identified and will hopefully spend the rest of his days in prison! I bet he thought he got away with that heinous crime. Poor lady. Hugs to her family. Well done Othram team!

 

[othram]

New case that we are crowdfunding for: Who is Fairfax County Jane Doe (1993)?

If someone knows of a Websleuths thread, please share. We were unable to find one.

 

[dotr]

New case that we are crowdfunding for: Who is Fairfax County Jane Doe (1993)?

If someone knows of a Websleuths thread, please share. We were unable to find one.

VA - VA - Centreville, WhtFem 25-39, 120UFVA, clothes, Sz 8B sandals, earrings, Dec'93

www.doenetwork.org/cases/120ufva.html Unidentified White Female The victim was discovered on December 6, 1993 in Centreville, Fairfax County, Virginia Estimated Date of Death: Some time after 1988 and probably before January 1993. A later estimate is December 6, 1987. Cause of Death...

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[UnitedProblem5645]

Good to hear! I'm concerned this poor child has been forgotten. The case is horrific, and I try not to think of what she went through, and then her body left like trash. I also feel badly for whomever found her and the LEO investigating; I'm sure it traumatized them horribly.

The case is being worked with small break through, but with a different company.

 

[Gina20]

Here is a case from Superior, Mineral County, Montana:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Here is a long-standing missing persons case that has never been solved:

Missing Person / NamUs #MP14829

View NamUs missing person case MP14829 for Peggy Joan Decoteau missing from Superior, Montana. Date of last contact: Jul 04, 1979. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov

MT - MT - Peggy Decoteau, 40, Superior, 4 July 1979

Peggy Joan Decoteau Nickname/Alias: Peggy Jo Cashman Mineral County, Montana 40 year old white female Height (inches) 60.0 to 62.0 Weight (pounds) 155.0 Hair: Red/Auburn Eyes: Blue Peggy Jo...

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Are these human remains Peggy-Jo (Cashman) Decoteau? Could she have been found right where she went missing? Montana has many missing people, but she is the only outstanding missing person from Superior, Mineral County.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

New case solved:

Biloxi John Doe (2017) is Identified

MS Office of the State Medical Examiner and Harrison County Coroner’s Office Team with Othram to Identify 2017 John Doe

dnasolves.com

 

[othram]

Thanks for sharing the case! More solves to come next week!

 

[Melt71]

Thanks for sharing the case! More solves to come next week!

Is the social media true that you have 11 solved cases to be announced? Or I guess 10 since Biloxi was made public this week?

 

[Susikatze]

New case solved:

Biloxi John Doe (2017) is Identified

MS Office of the State Medical Examiner and Harrison County Coroner’s Office Team with Othram to Identify 2017 John Doe

dnasolves.com

Does he have a WS thread?

I wonder what his supposed ancestry was and what he really was? He looks multiethnic.

 

[othram]

Is the social media true that you have 11 solved cases to be announced? Or I guess 10 since Biloxi was made public this week?

There are 10 cases in the queue for announcements (so far)! Our fingers are hovering over the keyboard waiting to share some more news

 

[othram]

Does he have a WS thread?

I wonder what his supposed ancestry was and what he really was? He looks multiethnic.

He is Asian, however early indications from anthropological analysis provided a different assessment.

 

[Sweetluv]

And I will be standing by waiting for my othram alert!!

 

[othram]

And I will be standing by waiting for my othram alert!!

We always update folks in this thread on WS and our Facebook group: DNASolves Advocates | Facebook.

If you have a favorite state, you can follow our map-based view: DNASolves US Map.

The most recent case announcement is part of our ongoing efforts to clear all unidentified persons in Mississippi: DNASolves Mississippi Map.

 

[MadMcGoo]

If you have a favorite state, you can follow our map-based view: DNASolves US Map.

The most recent case announcement is part of our ongoing efforts to clear all unidentified persons in Mississippi: DNASolves Mississippi Map.

One of my pet cases is from MS! I’d love to see Othram involved in her identification.

Identified! - MS - Lincoln Co, Wht/MixedFem 16-35, UP4769, poss from New Orleans, freckles, scars, mole, Sep'89 - MELINDA LOU BARNHOUSE

doenetwork.org/cases/845ufms.html identifyus.org/cases/4769

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ETA: Love the map BTW!