Identified! FL - Alachua Co., WhtMale Skeletal UP5286, 22-40, noose in tree, Feb'79 - Ralph Tufano

[John/Jane Doe]

1278UMFL

 

[PayrollNerd]

Recently updated:

Status


Undergoing testing.

This was a partially Doe-Nate Funded case. The goal was $1,530.
Thanks to the generosity of the Dyer Family Foundation and the listeners of Crime Junkie Podcast we were able to top off our goal for Alachua Co John Doe! He was fully funded.


Last Updated: May 11, 2022

Alachua Co John Doe 1979 - DNA Doe Project Cases

The DNA Doe forensic team has begun the process of identifying Alachuca Co John Doe. This is a Doe case from 1979 in the state of Florida.

dnadoeproject.org

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Alachua Co John Doe 1979 - DNA Doe Project Cases

The DNA Doe forensic team has begun the process of identifying Alachuca Co John Doe. This is a Doe case from 1979 in the state of Florida.

dnadoeproject.org

 

[John/Jane Doe]

1278UMFL

 

[victoriarobinson642]

After 43 years, Alachua John Doe (1979) is Identified

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and Othram Team to Identify 1979 John Doe

dnasolves.com

Identified as Ralph Tufano, missing from NY state since 1976 by @othram

RIP, Ralph.

 

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

Alachua John Doe has been identified as Ralph Tufano.

After 43 years, Alachua John Doe (1979) is Identified

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and Othram Team to Identify 1979 John Doe

dnasolves.com

 

[doggybag2355]

Oh wow that was unexpected since his case was stalled by the DDP

 

[bombardier]

Alachua John Doe has been identified as Ralph Tufano.

After 43 years, Alachua John Doe (1979) is Identified

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and Othram Team to Identify 1979 John Doe

dnasolves.com

So sad seeing him in happier times with his daughter
On a positive note, that clay recon was spot-on. They did a great job considering the remains were skeletal.

 

[MadMcGoo]

It’s good to have a happier photo to remember him by. Now he can go home to his family. I wish them peace as well.

Rest peacefully now Ralph.

 

[Melt71]

Welcome home, Ralph.

 

[PayrollNerd]

Alachua County cold case victim identified after 43 years

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies say they’ve closed a cold case after more than four decades.

www.wcjb.com

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Last year an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office cold case examiner sent the remains to a forensic lab in Texas. The remains were identified as Ralph Tufano and DNA analysis allowed them to identify a match who was a relative of Tufano.

 

[othram]

Alachua County cold case victim identified after 43 years

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies say they’ve closed a cold case after more than four decades.

www.wcjb.com

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Last year an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office cold case examiner sent the remains to a forensic lab in Texas. The remains were identified as Ralph Tufano and DNA analysis allowed them to identify a match who was a relative of Tufano.

...a forensic lab in Texas called Othram!

 

[othram]

Oh wow that was unexpected since his case was stalled by the DDP

Many forensic cases will require dedicated and optimized lab methods. Regular methods will result in stalled cases. You can't just send evidence to *any* lab!

 

[evilwise]

Reminds me of James Everett. It's so weird how these men can apparently just walk away from their lives and spend years wandering to wind up unidentifiable (until now) remains, hundreds and hundreds of miles away from home.

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping, today is Ralph’s birthday.

 

[Teignmouth 22]

Very happy indeed for his family. R.I.P. Ralph

 

[Ray_of_hope]

Wow, so happy that his loved ones will knew what happened and can finally lay him to rest. God bless those, including Othram, that can place families back together. RIP Ralph.
I can't believe either how amazingly precise the clay model is to Ralph. Wonderful work.

 

[theshadow45]

Ralph was found 45 years ago yesterday.

 

[theshadow45]

Today is Ralph’s birthday.

 

[othram]

Today is Ralph’s birthday.

This was a very hard case to work. We are excited we were able to assist.