FL FL - St Petersburg, WhtMale 1326UMFL, 25-40, prior heart surgery, 26 April 1980

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After 46 Years, St. Petersburg John Doe (1980) is Identified

St. Petersburg Police Department & District 6 Medical Examiner Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 1980 Homicide Victim

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''Othram's in-house forensic genetic genealogy team used the profile in a genetic genealogy 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 victim. Reference DNA samples were collected from a relative and compared to the DNA profile of the unidentified victim using Othram's KinSNP® testing. This investigation led to the positive identification of the man, who is now known to be 29-year-old Johnny Bradshaw, born October 8, 1950. Bradshaw, who was 29 at the time of his death, was from Tennessee. Bradshaw has two living sisters who have searching for him since his disappearance in 1980.

The casework costs associated with Othram's testing and investigative research were contributed by Project Justice and law enforcement directly. We are grateful for this funding which allowed us to assist law enforcement in working this case, leading to Cochran’s identification.''