The composite sketches and height and hair color, weight are from the recollections of people that knew/interacted with Jane Doe. They're Not from measurement of bones or examination of DNA. Thats why there are minor discrepencies.
Wow she looks like the sketch!
I am very happy to know that Othram is going to work on the Lorraine Stahl case, I have known about the case for a while and I have always wanted "Lorraine Stahl" to get her name back.
So glad! This has been my pet case for over ten years. I donated but please let me know if I can assist in any other way. At one point I gathered every single newspaper article I could get my hands on.
Thank you so much. We will keep you all posted!
Yes, we were able to get usable DNA. Next steps would be building a DNA profile and then performing a genealogical search.
This is unbelievably great news! I recall with previous technology her DNA was insufficient for profiling. You folks are miracle workers. Thank you.
Appreciate the kind works. We look forward to working the case!
Just curious. @othram, when you obtain a DNA sample from a case where DNA was previously unobtainable, is it first checked against CODIS before delving into the genealogy?Funding the case now... we are excited to help law enforcement crack this case.
A half-century later, "Lorraine Stahl” is now Identified
Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Teams with Othram to Identify 1974 Homicide Victim, “Lorraine Stahl”dnasolves.com
Othram gets involved after an STR profile is attempted. The idea is you generate an STR, search the government database, and if there is no match, you move to Othram's approach.
