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Very possible. Also interesting how the records were denied. If there is an ongoing investigation, that would make it understandable.
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I tried to order records for Harlem NY 1st force recon tat marine John Doe via FOIA. It was denied due to HIPPA because the deceased can't authorize the records released nor can his family.
I think FOIA requests were new to Gray's County, they never thought someone would order Lyle's files and when they were released, put on the internet his ME and LE got upset. They let it be known that nothing else would get out. The original person was supposed to get a 2nd batch of files, they never got it.
Two different cases (Andrea Doe and an unidentified man in Reno) announced identifications today based on cold hits on fingerprints that have apparently been recently added to AFIS. So maybe there could be new news on that front after all.
ETA: this is the information from Washoe JD's article:
“The FBI’s recent NamUs system has added additional resources so new hits, or information, are being obtained on old cases despite having run the fingerprints through the system previously,” says Dr. Knight. “Medical examiners and coroners across the U.S. are obtaining identification on individuals from unidentified cold cases from 10, 20, or more years ago. This allows those cases to finally be closed, and those individuals to finally be laid to rest.”
http://www.kolotv.com/content/news/...uckee-River-in-2008-identified-421916053.html
Glad to see he was ID'd!
I think NamUs is doing what they can to prove their worth after losing federal funding for DNA testing.
There was an email campaign last year to try to reverse the ruling but nothing came of it. I caught a post by Todd Matthews a few weeks ago where he's trying to get the emails going again. I personally am thankful someone finally started scanning prints in and changing how they were run. Had they not, we wouldn't have had the recent ID's
I'm a bit done with NamUs because some of their RSA's are not "professional". They ignore emails, sometimes they will initially answer then stop. NamUs's claim to fame is that it is public friendly but their RSA's actions say otherwise