Othram - General Discussion - #3

[The4TierBridge]

Do you know how the initial dental identification was made, if the partial skull wasn't found until 1993?

Was it just the skull cap they found

NamUs states this was a “Partial upper skull without teeth.” The mandible and maxilla were probably missing.

Archived link here: https://archive.ph/KpaWO

 

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Honored that Othram could assist Humboldt County Sheriff's Office in identifying a 1993 Jane Doe as Kay Josephine Medin. Shewas reported missing in 1987.

After 32 years, Humboldt Jane Doe (1993) is Identified

Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 1993 Jane Doe

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CA Thread 'CA- Trinidad Harbor, Jane Doe, #UP55274, partial skull, found on the beach, Feb;1993, & skeletal remains, 1987, DNA- Kay Medin, teacher, 2025.'

May 5, 2025

After 32 years, Humboldt Jane Doe (1993) is Identified

Humboldt County Sheriff's Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 1993 Jane Doe

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"In February of 1993 the Fortuna Police Department contacted the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office to report the discovery of a woman’s partial human skull found on the beach near Trinidad Head, a rocky structure found in California’s Trinidad Harbor. The discovery was made by a man who turned the skeletal remains to the Fortuna Police Department. A traditional DNA profile was developed from the skull and entered into both the California Missing Person DNA Database and National Unidentified Person DNA Index. The DNA profile was...

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[RyGuy611]

Any information regarding her age?

 

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Honored that Othram could assist the Yavapai County Offices of the Medical Examiner & Sheriff in identifying a 1986 John Doe as Arthur Humphrey.

After 39 Years, Yavapai County John Doe (1986) is Identified

Yavapai County Offices of the Medical Examiner & Sheriff Teams with Othram to Identify a 1986 Homicide Victim

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[dotr]

Honored that Othram could assist the Yavapai County Offices of the Medical Examiner & Sheriff in identifying a 1986 John Doe as Arthur Humphrey.

After 39 Years, Yavapai County John Doe (1986) is Identified

Yavapai County Offices of the Medical Examiner & Sheriff Teams with Othram to Identify a 1986 Homicide Victim

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AZ Thread 'AZ- Phoenix, near the Hub Cafe, Cordes Junction, Yavapai John Doe,#UP114489, skeletal,Dec;1996, DNA-Arthur Humphrey, born Dec; 9,1939, 2025*Homicide*'

May 7, 2025

After 39 Years, Yavapai County John Doe (1986) is Identified

Yavapai County Offices of the Medical Examiner & Sheriff Teams with Othram to Identify a 1986 Homicide Victim

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''In December 1986, the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were found by hikers in a field about 150 yards behind the Hub Cafe in Cordes Junction, a small town north of Phoenix in Yavapai County, Arizona. The Yavapai County Office of the Medical Examiner performed an autopsy and determined that the remains belonged to a man who was a victim of homicide. The man had suffered blunt force trauma to the head and had two distinct skull fractures. Clothes found with the remains included white...

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