CA CA - Los Angeles, Unksex&race UP2976, 30-50, partial skeletal remains found, Jul'07

[Romulus]

Namus UP 2976

https://identifyus.org/en/cases/2976

Unidentified Body/Remains (Unknown Sex & Race)

Found July 14, 2007 in Los Angeles County, CA
Body Condition: Not recognizable - partial remains with soft tissues
Probable year of death: 1997 to 2007

Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 30-50
Approximate Height: cannot estimate
Approximate Weight: cannot estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Scars and marks: nothing

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: nothing
Jewerly: nothing
Footwear: nothing
Accessories: nothing

Identifiers
Fingerprints: Fingerprint information is not available
Dentals: Dental information / charting is not available
DNA: Complete- Insufficient DNA for profiling

Case History: partial skeletal remains found; estimated date of death at least 2-and-a-half years, and possibly greater than 10 years.

 

[Triss]

What exactly does "insufficient DNA for profiling" mean? I've seen it a few times already but I'm not quite sure what it means.

 

[Melt71]

@othram maybe this is a case that would be good to test your mettle - DNA insufficient for traditional profiling.

 

[othram]

@othram maybe this is a case that would be good to test your mettle - DNA insufficient for traditional profiling.

Thank you for sharing this. We will reach out.

 

[Romulus]

Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP2976
Unsure, Uncertain

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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www.namus.gov

Found July 14, 2007 in Los Angeles County, CA
Body Condition: Not recognizable - partial remains with soft tissues
Probable year of death: 1997 to 2007

Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 30-50
Approximate Height: cannot estimate
Approximate Weight: cannot estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Scars and marks: nothing

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: nothing
Jewerly: nothing
Footwear: nothing
Accessories: nothing

Case History: partial skeletal remains found; estimated date of death at least 2-and-a-half years, and possibly greater than 10 years.