MI Case is fully funded - NamUs - UP124871 Natchez, Mississippi Skeletal Remains - Adult Male - 5:9 - 6:4

[othram]

We’re so close! will you help us cross the finish line?

Earlier last year, a headless skeleton was found buried in a shallow grave just off the road in Natchez, Mississippi. The man remains unidentified, and the local agency working this case does not have the funding needed to pursue advanced forensic DNA testing. Thanks to generous support from ALL OF YOU, we’ve already raised more than 65% of the funding goal, and we’ve started work on the case. Please help us get to the finish line!

Who is Natchez John Doe (2024)?

Mississippi Office of the State Medical Examiner and Othram Team to Identify 2024 John Doe

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[tricia]

The wonderful people at Othram have done a great deal to help keep Websleuths running smoothly without any advertising. If you could please help with the final bit of funding in the Natchez MI case, I would greatly appreciate it.
Somewhere there is a family whose hearts are deeply hurting. Let's help bring their loved one home.
Thank you
Tricia

 

[Spy Versus Spy]

In an ideal World, where should the Funding come from?

What is the Mission Statement of Othram?

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[tricia]

In an ideal World, where should the Funding come from?

What is the Mission Statement of Othram?

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Here is their website. Othram - A Revolution in Cold Case Resolution

 

[dmac55]

In an ideal World, where should the Funding come from?

What is the Mission Statement of Othram?

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Our Mission - Othram
Othram - A Revolution in Cold Case Resolution

 

[tricia]

Case is FULLY FUNDED. THANK YOU.

 

[dotr]

William Francis Harrington

Natchez John Doe (2024) is Now Identified

Mississippi Office of the State Medical Examiner & Natchez Police Department Team with Othram to Identify a 2024 John Doe

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"In March 2024, a traffic stop in Natchez, Mississippi led to a chilling discovery. During the stop, the driver directed officers with the Natchez Police Department to a remote location, just ten feet off the road between Fatherland Road and the turnoff to the First Lutheran Church. There, beneath a layer of fallen leaves, officers found skeletal remains buried in a shallow grave. The remains were largely intact, but the head was missing. The Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Office determined the remains belonged to an adult male, estimated to stand between 5'9" and 6'4" tall. An identification card found nearby suggested the man could have been around seventy years old, but an official identification could not be confirmed.

Despite a lengthy investigation, the man could not be identified and became known as Natchez John Doe. Details of the case were entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as UP124871.

To advance the investigation, in June of 2024, the Mississippi State Medical Examiner’s Office teamed with Othram in The Woodlands, Texas to determine if advanced DNA testing could help identify the man. Othram scientists successfully developed a DNA extract from the provided evidence and then used Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to build a comprehensive DNA profile for the man. Othram's in-house forensic genetic genealogy team used the profile in a forensic search to develop new investigative leads that were returned to law enforcement.

Using this new information, a follow-up investigation was conducted leading investigators to potential relatives of the man.A reference DNA sample was collected from a possible relative and compared to the DNA profile of the unidentified man using Othram's KinSNP® rapid relationship testing. KinSNP® confirmed a close relationship, leading to the man being identified as William Francis Harrington, who was from Kentucky.'

 

[summergirl1]

What happened to Natchez's recently identified John Doe? More details ...

Human remains found off a Natchez roadside in March 2024 have been identified as 70-year-old Kentuckian William Francis Harrington; police say no foul play suspected.

www.natchezdemocrat.com