Othram - General Discussion - #3

[othram]

Same exact thought here. Quite a difference.

DNA testing is always going to be more accurate than age and ancestry estimates through other means.

 

[Tricia]

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[imstilla.grandma]

Here is an update:

Testimony continues Tuesday in trial of Clayton Foreman in the 1995 cold case murder of Mary Catherine Edwards

DNA evidence finally led police, nearly 26 years later, to charge Clayton Foreman, 63, with the brutal death of Mary Catherine Edwards, who had been a teacher at Bea

www.12newsnow.com

 

[othram]

Honored that Othram could assist the Ontario Provincial Police and Toronto Police Service in identifying a 2003 John Doe as 48-year-old James Raymond Stewart. This case is another success in a long-running collaboration between the Toronto Police Service and Othram.

After 21 years, Livingstone Channel John Doe is Identified

Ontario Police Service and Toronto Police Service Leverage Othram's Genetic Testing Platform to Identify a 2003 John Doe

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[iamshadow21]

Honored that Othram could assist the Ontario Provincial Police and Toronto Police Service in identifying a 2003 John Doe as 48-year-old James Raymond Stewart. This case is another success in a long-running collaboration between the Toronto Police Service and Othram.

After 21 years, Livingstone Channel John Doe is Identified

Ontario Police Service and Toronto Police Service Leverage Othram's Genetic Testing Platform to Identify a 2003 John Doe

dnasolves.com

His new thread, started by the lovely dotr: CANADA - Canada- Livingston Channel, Detroit River, Amherstburg, Ont., John Doe, 29 May 2003, Dna - James Raymond Stewart, 48, of Michigan, 2024.

I couldn't find an existing thread that was older of any kind.

 

[othram]

Another success in Ontario! Honored that Othram could assist the Toronto Police Service is identifying a 1993 serial rapist. He was just convicted in court and will be sentenced in April 2025. This is reported to the first sexual assault convict in Ontario, using FGG technology.

After Three Decades, an Ontario Serial Rapist is Convicted

Toronto Police Service Leverages Othram’s Forensic Sequencing Platform to Identify a 1993 Serial Rapist

dnasolves.com

 

[dotr]

Another success in Ontario! Honored that Othram could assist the Toronto Police Service is identifying a 1993 serial rapist. He was just convicted in court and will be sentenced in April 2025. This is reported to the first sexual assault convict in Ontario, using FGG technology.

After Three Decades, an Ontario Serial Rapist is Convicted

Toronto Police Service Leverages Othram’s Forensic Sequencing Platform to Identify a 1993 Serial Rapist

dnasolves.com

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Thread 'Canada- Woman, raped @ knifepoint, Toronto, '87, Woman, assaulted on walking path, Oakville, Ont.,'93, Dna, suspect arrested- Bradley Britton, 2024.'

Jan 9, 2025

After Three Decades, an Ontario Serial Rapist is Convicted

Toronto Police Service Leverages Othram’s Forensic Sequencing Platform to Identify a 1993 Serial Rapist

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''In May 1987, a woman was raped at knifepoint by an unknown man in her Toronto apartment. Nearly six years later in 1993, a young woman was attacked by an unknown man while she was on a walking path in Oakville. Oakville is located in Ontario’s Halton Region on Lake Ontario between the cities of Toronto and Hamilton.

The person responsible for the assault of both women was unknown for decades. In 2022, the Toronto Police Service once again teamed with Othram to determine if advanced DNA testing could help to identify...

• dotr

 

[musicaljoke]

Another success in Ontario! Honored that Othram could assist the Toronto Police Service is identifying a 1993 serial rapist. He was just convicted in court and will be sentenced in April 2025. This is reported to the first sexual assault convict in Ontario, using FGG technology.

After Three Decades, an Ontario Serial Rapist is Convicted

Toronto Police Service Leverages Othram’s Forensic Sequencing Platform to Identify a 1993 Serial Rapist

dnasolves.com

This is hugely significant for future convictions. Bravo!

 

[othram]

This is hugely significant for future convictions. Bravo!

Absolutely. Success in court will encourage more interest in working more cases.

 

[snarast]

Out of the blue - do you have subsidiaries outside of the US/Canada?

 

[othram]

Out of the blue - do you have subsidiaries outside of the US/Canada?

We work in Australia, the UK and throughout Europe.

 

[snarast]

We work in Australia, the UK and throughout Europe.

But you have your developers all in Texas?

 

[ZaZara]

We work in Australia, the UK and throughout Europe.

BBM


In Europe?

Are you perhaps involved in some way in the identification of the girl called Heulmeisje in The Netherlands?

I am keeping my fingers crossed, this would be wonderful!

 

[snarast]

BBM


In Europe?

Are you perhaps involved in some way in the identification of the girl called Heulmeisje in The Netherlands?

I am keeping my fingers crossed, this would be wonderful!

I would really like to know about the Malin murder in the 90s. In a gothenburg cemetery, she was 16. But I don’t know what materials they have.

 

[othram]

But you have your developers all in Texas?

Most (but not all) of our team is based in Texas, yes.

 

[othram]

The Othram team has wrapped its first run of webinars, covering everything from lab testing to genetic genealogy. If you are interested in forensic genetic genealogy, check it out. These first webinars are more technical in nature but we do plan to produce educational materials for the general public as well.

Send over ideas for future topics you want to see covered!

Webinar - Othram Research

research.othram.com

 

[snarast]

The Othram team has wrapped its first run of webinars, covering everything from lab testing to genetic genealogy. If you are interested in forensic genetic genealogy, check it out. These first webinars are more technical in nature but we do plan to produce educational materials for the general public as well.

Send over ideas for future topics you want to see covered!

Webinar - Othram Research

research.othram.com

I’m a bioinformatician, so I’m quite interested in the specific techniques, though perhaps more from a developer’s perspective.

I browsed through your papers and it’s great to see the progress!

 

[othram]

For all the genetic genealogists out there, especially forensic genetic genealogists:

Have you ever been frustrated by inflated total cM values when working forensic genetic genealogy cases? Our new MDFI clustering tool can now use triangulated segments to help! By focusing on shared DNA segments instead of total shared cM, you can cut through the noise and identify true genetic relationships—even in cases involving imperfect DNA profiles.

Introducing Triangulated Segment Clustering in MDFI

New features such as triangulated segment clustering and cluster-based biogeographical ancestry insights and surname analysis, enable investigators to get more from their FGG analysis.

research.othram.com

 

[othram]

Honored that Othram could assist Mississippi State Medical Examiner & Mississippi Bureau of Investigation in identifying a 1991 John Doe as Warner Washington, born in 1908. Thank you to Carla Davis for funding this MS case.

After 33 years, Pearl River John Doe (1991) is Identified

Mississippi State Medical Examiner & Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Team with Othram to Identify a 1991 John Doe

dnasolves.com

 

[iamshadow21]

Honored that Othram could assist Mississippi State Medical Examiner & Mississippi Bureau of Investigation in identifying a 1991 John Doe as Warner Washington, born in 1908. Thank you to Carla Davis for funding this MS case.

After 33 years, Pearl River John Doe (1991) is Identified

Mississippi State Medical Examiner & Mississippi Bureau of Investigation Team with Othram to Identify a 1991 John Doe

dnasolves.com

No Doe or missing threads that I can find for Warner.