Identified! IL - Will Co, WhtRace UP5206, 15-24, in demolished factory near I-80, May'97 - Marie O’Brien

[othram]

Othram, you're amazing

RIP Marie R. O'Brien.

Appreciate the support. This case was particularly tricky.

 

[Puzzleworth]

Yes, the previous work was not correct.

I hate to ask this, but are you sure it was just the one person's remains in there? 100% Northern European is so far from African/European/a touch of Asian ancestry like in the previous estimate.

 

[cheemsg]

Any idea how old Marie was?

 

[othram]

I hate to ask this, but are you sure it was just the one person's remains in there? 100% Northern European is so far from African/European/a touch of Asian ancestry like in the previous estimate.

DNA extract was from a single source (one skeletal fragment) and other members of her family have the same ancestry as she does. The previous analysis was simply incorrect. DNA sequencing is far more sensitive than other methods that are used to probe DNA markers.

 

[othram]

Any idea how old Marie was?

If she died in 1993 (year of last known contact), she would have been about 19. It's a really sad case. Law enforcement could not even find a photo of her.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

If she died in 1993 (year of last known contact), she would have been about 19. It's a really sad case. Law enforcement could not even find a photo of her.

I can't find any Ancestry records of her besides her family tree profile. It's like she fell off the face of the world.

 

[Melt71]

So sad - RIP Marie.

 

[Diavola]

Anyone want to try to find Marie's photo from a yearbook?

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Anyone want to try to find Marie's photo from a yearbook?

I had no luck.

 

[othram]

I can't find any Ancestry records of her besides her family tree profile. It's like she fell off the face of the world.

You can imagine how hard it was to identify her given the lack of records.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

You can imagine how hard it was to identify her given the lack of records.

I can! It looks like her father was adopted as well. Y'all do good work.

 

[DSCrime]

I can't find any Ancestry records of her besides her family tree profile. It's like she fell off the face of the world.

Terribly sad
RIP Marie R. O'Brien, at least now you have your name back

 

[Blurgle]

So the isotopes were out as well? Because I had been looking through missing persons reports from Montana, Alberta, etc.

 

[othram]

So the isotopes were out as well? Because I had been looking through missing persons reports from Montana, Alberta, etc.

DNA testing will always be the most precise way to determine historical origins.

 

[DSCrime]

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[theshadow45]

Marie was found 26 years ago today.

 

[theshadow45]

Marie was found 27 years ago today.

 

[theshadow45]

Marie was found 28 years ago today.

 

[Mary-Belle]

Found this article that said she and her brother were both in foster care. He hadn’t seen her since she aged out of foster care but had been trying to find her. So sad. RIP Marie.

Will County cold case solved decades after woman's remains found

A man who last saw his sister in 1984 finally got the answers he was looking for.

www.cbsnews.com