Othram - General Discussion - #3

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Honored that Othram could assist the Ottawa Police Service and Toronto Police Service in identifying the suspect in the 1996 murder of Christopher Smith. This case is part of a longstanding collaboration between the TPS forensic genetic genealogy team and Othram.

Suspect in the 1996 Murder of Christopher Smith is Identified

Ottawa Police Service and Toronto Police Service Team with Othram to Identify the Suspect in a 1996 Homicide

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Thread 'Canada- Christopher Smith, 22, fatally stabbed, Portage Bridge between Gatineau & Ottawa, Ont., 12 April, '96, Dna, arrest- Lawrence Diehl, 73, 2024.'

Dec 16, 2024

Suspect in the 1996 Murder of Christopher Smith is Identified

Ottawa Police Service and Toronto Police Service Team with Othram to Identify the Suspect in a 1996 Homicide

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"In July 2023, the Ottawa Police Service and Toronto Police Service teamed with Othram to determine if advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy could help generate new leads and assist with identifying the unknown suspect. Evidence was submitted to Othram’s laboratory in The Woodlands, Texas. Othram's casework costs were funded via a funding award from the Solicitor General, which supports the Toronto Police Service in providing forensic genetic genealogy services across Ontario for cases involving unidentified human...

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Thread 'Canada- Christopher Smith, 22, fatally stabbed, Portage Bridge between Gatineau & Ottawa, Ont., 12 April, '96, Dna, arrest- Lawrence Diehl, 73, 2024.'

Dec 16, 2024

Suspect in the 1996 Murder of Christopher Smith is Identified

Ottawa Police Service and Toronto Police Service Team with Othram to Identify the Suspect in a 1996 Homicide

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"In July 2023, the Ottawa Police Service and Toronto Police Service teamed with Othram to determine if advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy could help generate new leads and assist with identifying the unknown suspect. Evidence was submitted to Othram’s laboratory in The Woodlands, Texas. Othram's casework costs were funded via a funding award from the Solicitor General, which supports the Toronto Police Service in providing forensic genetic genealogy services across Ontario for cases involving unidentified human...

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Wonderful news. Amazing that the murderer has been revealed after so many years.
@othram Just a note about the article ... last paragraph perhaps should read, "The identification of x(Gerald Durocher) Lawrence Diehl represents the 13th publicly-announced case... "

 

[othram]

Wonderful news. Amazing that the murderer has been revealed after so many years.
@othram Just a note about the article ... last paragraph perhaps should read, "The identification of x(Gerald Durocher) Lawrence Diehl represents the 13th publicly-announced case... "

Thank you. We corrected that.

 

[othram]

Honored that Othram could assist Solano County Coroner's Office in identifying a 1980 John Doe as 25-year-old Donald Horecka of Las Vegas.

After 44 years, John Doe #3 (1980) is now Identified

Solano County Coroner's Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 1980 John Doe

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[dotr]

Honored that Othram could assist Solano County Coroner's Office in identifying a 1980 John Doe as 25-year-old Donald Horecka of Las Vegas.

After 44 years, John Doe #3 (1980) is now Identified

Solano County Coroner's Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 1980 John Doe

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CA Thread 'CA- Benicia, Solano County, discovered in a creek bed, John Doe #UP15568, Feb,.'80, Dna - Donald Gene Horecka, 27, 2024.'

Dec 17, 2024

After 44 years, John Doe #3 (1980) is now Identified

Solano County Coroner's Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 1980 John Doe

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'In February 1980, the remains of an unidentified individual were discovered in a creek bed as water levels receded in Benicia, California. Benicia is a city in Solano County, California, located on the north bank of the Carquinez Strait in the northern San Francisco Bay Area. Investigators determined that the remains were that of a man who was between the ages of 20 and 40 years old, that stood between 5’8” and 6’1” tall, and weighed 155 pounds. No other identifying characteristics could be...

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[othram]

Honored that Othram could assist the Bristol County District Attorney's Office and Massachusetts State Police in identifying the suspect in the 2005 Murder of 42-year-old Suzanna Alvarado. The suspect has been arrested and as this is an active case, we will update as we can.

After 19 years, Suzanna Alvarado's Murder is Solved

Bristol County District Attorney's Office and Massachusetts State Police Team with Othram to Identify the Suspect in a 2005 Homicide

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Honored that Othram could assist the Bristol County District Attorney's Office and Massachusetts State Police in identifying the suspect in the 2005 Murder of 42-year-old Suzanna Alvarado. The suspect has been arrested and as this is an active case, we will update as we can.

After 19 years, Suzanna Alvarado's Murder is Solved

Bristol County District Attorney's Office and Massachusetts State Police Team with Othram to Identify the Suspect in a 2005 Homicide

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DA's office: Suspect arrested in 2005 killing of prostitute found by Westport highway

A New Bedford man has been indicted in the fatal beating and strangulation of a prostitute found by a highway in 2005.

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At the time, the killing raised the specter of the still-unsolved serial highway killings of the late 1980s because Alvarado, who had recently moved to New Bedford from Fall River, shared many of the same characteristics of the nine women whose badly decomposed bodies were found along and near I-195 and Route 140 in Dartmouth, Freetown, Marion and Westport.

 

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Honored that Othram could assist the Nye County Sheriff’s Office in identifying a 2023 John Doe as Daniel Patrick Core, who was born in 1960. We are grateful to RTI, NamUs, and the NIJ for funding the casework.

Nye County John Doe (2023) is now Identified

Nye County Sheriff’s Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 2023 John Doe

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Honored that Othram could assist the Nye County Sheriff’s Office in identifying a 2023 John Doe as Daniel Patrick Core, who was born in 1960. We are grateful to RTI, NamUs, and the NIJ for funding the casework.

Nye County John Doe (2023) is now Identified

Nye County Sheriff’s Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 2023 John Doe

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Not finding a Doe thread for Daniel on Websleuths.

 

[othram]

And now we will never need one!

 

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[othram]

Honored that Othram could assist the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in identifying a 2022 John Doe. The agency is not sharing his name at this time, at the request of family.

Boston's Suffolk County John Doe (2022) is now Identified

Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Teams with Othram to Identify a 2022 John Doe

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[othram]

The year is quickly coming to an end, but don't worry, we have several more case solves to share! Stay tuned as we get to the last two weeks of the year!

 

[dotr]

Honored that Othram could assist the Bristol County District Attorney's Office and Massachusetts State Police in identifying the suspect in the 2005 Murder of 42-year-old Suzanna Alvarado. The suspect has been arrested and as this is an active case, we will update as we can.

After 19 years, Suzanna Alvarado's Murder is Solved

Bristol County District Attorney's Office and Massachusetts State Police Team with Othram to Identify the Suspect in a 2005 Homicide

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Thread 'MA- Suzanna Alvarado, 42, SW, found @ the side of a road, beaten & strangled, Westport, 17/10/05, Dna, arrest - Simao Farias.62, 2024.'

Dec 21, 2024

After 19 years, Suzanna Alvarado's Murder is Solved

Bristol County District Attorney's Office and Massachusetts State Police Team with Othram to Identify the Suspect in a 2005 Homicide

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''Othram scientists successfully used Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to build a comprehensive DNA profile for the unknown suspect. Othram’s in-house forensic genetic genealogy team then used this profile to conduct genealogy research, ultimately providing new investigative leads to law enforcement.

Using these leads, a follow-up investigation was conducted leading investigators to potential relatives of the suspect, a man who left DNA evidence at the crime scene in 2005. On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 62-year-old...

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Honored that Othram could assist the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in identifying a 2022 John Doe. The agency is not sharing his name at this time, at the request of family.

Boston's Suffolk County John Doe (2022) is now Identified

Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Teams with Othram to Identify a 2022 John Doe

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I don't think this individual has a Doe thread, at least, not one under his NamUs number. It's hard to tell if he's got a thread without it because using 'suffolk county' in a search just yields hundreds of LISK related posts. I think it's likely that he doesn't, though.

 

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Honored that Othram could assist the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in identifying a 1985 homicide victim as Barbara Heyward Manners, born June 9, 1951. We are grateful to RTI, NIJ, and NamUs for funding for this case.

After 39 years, Fairfield Jane Doe (1985) is Identified

Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Teams with Othram to Identify a 1985 Homicide Victim

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Othram. Im not sure what your social media following is, but they seem to have recently learned that her 12 year old daughter disappeared with her.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Maybe you could share a post about her?

 

[othram]

Honored that Othram could assist the Mississippi State Medical Examiner & Mississippi Bureau of Investigation in identifying the remains of a 1985 homicide victim, now known to be William Meredith Seitz, Sr. Grateful to Carla Davis for funding yet another Mississippi cold case.

Mississippi State John Doe (1985) is now Identified

Mississippi State Medical Examiner & Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Team with Othram to Identify a John Doe

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[iamshadow21]

Honored that Othram could assist the Mississippi State Medical Examiner & Mississippi Bureau of Investigation in identifying the remains of a 1985 homicide victim, now known to be William Meredith Seitz, Sr. Grateful to Carla Davis for funding yet another Mississippi cold case.

Mississippi State John Doe (1985) is now Identified

Mississippi State Medical Examiner & Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Team with Othram to Identify a John Doe

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I'm guessing from the wording of the announcement that William didn't have a Doe thread (no NamUs number), and he doesn't appear to have had a missing thread, either. The only William Seitz thread is for a completely different individual.

 

[othram]

Merry Christmas & Happy Hanukkah! We will return tomorrow with a new case solve!

 

[othram]

Honored that Othram could assist the Honolulu Department of the Medical Examiner and Honolulu Police Department in identifying a little girl now known to be Mary Sue Fink, born April 29, 1959. Her remains were not found until 2014. This is the second child case solved as part of Project 525 and we thank RTI/NIJ/NamUs for funding the casework.

After a decade, Honolulu Jane Doe (2014) is now Identified

Honolulu Department of the Medical Examiner and Honolulu Police Department Team with Othram to Identify a 2014 Jane Doe

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