John Clinton Doe case slow moving
Article is from 8/8/19 (article from Aug this year)
JANESVILLE - The process to possibly identify a teen whose body was found in rural Rock County over two decades ago is moving slower than anticipated, according to the Rock County Sheriff's office.
Captain of Detectives Todd Christensen said Tuesday the sheriff's office is still working with out-of-state partners in making an identification match.
"The process didn't go as smoothly as we thought it would," he said.
In 1995, the body of a male, possibly 16 years old, was found along Turtle Creek outside Clinton in the Town of Bradford. The teen was not identified and has since been referred to as John Clinton Doe.
The sheriff's office had planned to review the case in May before the setbacks, according to Christensen.
"Some things were just not as conclusive as we had hoped," Christensen said, declining to comment on specifics of the case.
In February, the DNA Doe Project said it had tentatively identified the teen. The sheriff's office is working in conjunction with the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification.
When contacted Tuesday, DNA Doe Project Executive Director Margaret Press said the organization stood by its preliminary identification, but noted the sheriff's office needed to conduct an independent investigation into the case.
Press said the sheriff's office is still in the process of matching DNA from the 16-year-old with family members.
She added that identification through University of North Texas "takes many months."
A picture on the article of his reconstruction said "Submitted Photo New Look Investigations commissioned a sketch of a 16-year-old John Clinton Doe in order to submit to foster care homes." Is this a clue, that he was in the foster care system? The wording of the article (in bold) states 'the 16 year old', does this conform his age?