DNA Doe Project - General Discussion #3

[djanga]

And I also read somewhere that the DDP will work on a new case from Texas. I cant find the source now, but it was a small county will only one uidentified person case on Namus.

 

[doggybag2355]

Wayne County Jane Doe has been identified as Connie Christensen:

WAYNE COUNTY REMAINS IDENTIFIED 41 YEARS AFTER BEING DISCOVERED

(Wayne County, IN)--Through the hard work and determination of the Wayne County Coroner’s Office and a little bit of luck, a Michigan woman now has answers about her mother’s life. ...

kicks96.com

 

[djanga]

Wayne County Jane Doe has been identified as Connie Christensen:

WAYNE COUNTY REMAINS IDENTIFIED 41 YEARS AFTER BEING DISCOVERED

(Wayne County, IN)--Through the hard work and determination of the Wayne County Coroner’s Office and a little bit of luck, a Michigan woman now has answers about her mother’s life. ...

kicks96.com

Her reconstruction sadly looked nothing like her. Connie was beautiful in life. Her DDP page:

Wayne Co Jane Doe 1982 | DNA Doe Project

dnadoeproject.org

 

[djanga]

From the same article mentioned above: “Atroughly the same time, a member of the young mother’s family happened to take an interest in genealogy and a connection was made.”

Looks like Connie’s close relative uploaded a DNA kit to gedmatch, sounds as a fast solve! Her highest match from the DDP’s spreadsheet was over 400 cM

 

[doggybag2355]

I really wish they’d update the site more frequently. The main case page seems to almost always be broken now and the last update for the spreadsheet was still in June

 

[djanga]

The pending cases page seems to be down

 

[djanga]

https://www.facebook.com/100068121797204/posts/663270119287042

The updated information with surnames of interest of Julie Doe, she is one of the DDP’s three oldest unsolved cases (two others are Kings County Jane Doe and Ventura County Jane Doe)

 

[doggybag2355]

https://www.facebook.com/100068121797204/posts/663270119287042

The updated information with surnames of interest of Julie Doe, she is one of the DDP’s three oldest unsolved cases (two others are Kings County Jane Doe and Ventura County Jane Doe)

I may be reading too deeply into this but would that mean that Ventura County Jane Doe and Kings County Jane Doe are identified?

 

[djanga]

I may be reading too deeply into this but would that mean that Ventura County Jane Doe and Kings County Jane Doe are identified?

At first I actually thought the same, but no, a week ago Carl Koppelman confirmed on her thread that Ventura County Jane Doe has not been identified, they are still working with her distant cousins and though have some progress, she has not been identified. I think she is one of the three oldest cases still not solved (unless Kings County Jane Doe has been identified)

 

[djanga]

The pending case page is just blank

Pending Cases | DNA Doe Project

dnadoeproject.org

 

[djanga]

Somebody from the Smith County Jane Doe thread texted the Law Enforcement agency submitting a likely candidate and got an answer that Smith County Jane Doe has been tentatively identified

 

[djanga]

New case from Phoenix, Arizona. her thread

Del Rey Jane Doe 1984 | DNA Doe Project

dnadoeproject.org

AZ - AZ - Phoenix, WhtFem UP1903, 16-18, found in dumpster near 21st Avenue, Jun'84

"Tanya Doe" (see bottom of post for explanation) The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Partial remains with soft tissues (head, one or more limbs, and one or both hands not recovered) found in a dumpster near 21st Avenue south of McDowell Road in Pheonix, Maricopa...

www.websleuths.com

 

[djanga]

Ramapo College of New Jersey Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center And Cairenn Binder assisted in identification of Oneida County John Doe. According to the article, they have identified four people so far. There are a few cases on the DDP website which are listed as a together cases with Ramapo College

Oneida County John Doe identified as Chicago man missing since 1980

The body of a man found in 1980 near Rhinelander has been identified. Advanced forensic DNA testing has allowed investigators to confirm the man’s identity as Norman Grasser of Chicago.

www.wsaw.com

 

[djanga]

Unidentified: Oklahoma Jane Doe killed on highway nearly 30 years ago, last seen in Cleveland

Now Oklahoma Highway Patrol and a team of genealogists are trying to uncover who this woman was.

www.cleveland19.com

Leflore Jane Doe has not been identified, this article has some new emerged details

 

[djanga]

Pine Flat Road (CA) Doe's NamUs page is down. On the DDP website she is listed as a pending case

Pine Flat Rd Jane Doe 1993 | DNA Doe Project

dnadoeproject.org

 

[djanga]

First identification in 2024! Kern County Jane Doe 2011 was identified as Ada Beth Kaplan

CA - CA - Cauc or Hisp Female, 30-50, (Vineyard), Arvin, Kern Co, Mar'11

Margaret Press replied (I feel honored) and said they will look into it. Yay!

www.websleuths.com

Decade-old cold case solved: Woman found dead in vineyard in 2011 identified through DNA analysis

A woman who found dead in a grape vineyard in Arvin back in March 2011 has been identified after more than 12 years.The Kern County Coroner’s Office has identif

bakersfieldnow.com

 

[PinkButtercup]

Margaret Press retires as CEO of the DNA Doe Project

Message from our Founder, Margaret Press - DNA Doe Project

 

[djanga]

Not sure why but Pine County Jane Doe’s page is now blank:

Pine Flat Rd Jane Doe 1993 | DNA Doe Project

dnadoeproject.org

 

[djanga]

New article about Dane County Doe

But even if a DNA profile can be constructed, investigators can only make comparisons if family members of the unidentified person submit their own DNA samples to a database such as 23andMe.
So far, for Chimney Doe, there’s been no such luck.

But since 2018, Ludden has gone into each new year confident that it will be the year she can put a name on Chimney Doe.

DNA advancements may finally identify 'Chimney Doe', one of Madison's oldest unsolved mysteries

On Sept. 3, 1989, a human skeleton was found in a narrow chimney of a University Avenue music store. Thirty-five years later, he still doesn't have a name.

madison.com

 

[djanga]

New pending case from Pima County, AZ, donations are needed to cover the costs

Marshall Gulch Doe 1992 | DNA Doe Project

dnadoeproject.org