We’re so close! will you help us cross the finish line?
Earlier last year, a headless skeleton was found buried in a shallow grave just off the road in Natchez, Mississippi. The man remains unidentified, and the local agency working this case does not have the funding needed to pursue advanced forensic DNA testing. Thanks to generous support from ALL OF YOU, we’ve already raised more than 65% of the funding goal, and we’ve started work on the case. Please help us get to the finish line!
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Who is Natchez John Doe (2024)?
Mississippi Office of the State Medical Examiner and Othram Team to Identify 2024 John Doednasolves.com
A big thanks to all the hard-working people at Othram. You are all amazing.Honored that Othram could assist the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office in identifying a 1978 John Doe as Jessie Lee Williamson. His remains were found burned at a boat ramp—an effort to conceal the homicide. Burned remains are among the most challenging types of evidence for DNA analysis, but at Othram, we believe no case should ever be left behind.
A Half-Century Later, Rutherford County Doe is Identified
Honored that Othram could assist the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office in identifying a 1978 John Doe as Jessie Lee Williamson. His remains were found burned at a boat ramp—an effort to conceal the homicide. Burned remains are among the most challenging types of evidence for DNA analysis, but at Othram, we believe no case should ever be left behind.
A Half-Century Later, Rutherford County Doe is Identified
Thank you!A big thanks to all the hard-working people at Othram. You are all amazing.
Unidentified thread:Honored that Othram could assist the Franklin County Coroner's Office in identifying a 1989 John Doe as Ernest Emerson Carter. Very grateful to the Porchlight Project for funding this case.
After 35 Years, Franklin County John Doe is Identified
Ask him lots of questions!DNA Solves 'Michael Vogen is our guest on Websleuths' YouTube Live. Please CLICK HERE and join us tonight at 10:30 PM Eastern.
We did and he did GREAT!!!Ask him lots of questions!
Honored that Othram could assist the Albany Police Department and the FBI in identifying the suspect in the 1964 assault and murder of Catherine Blackburn.
After 60 Years, the Suspect in a NY Murder is Identified
Honored that Othram could assist the Wharton County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Rangers in identifying a 2021 homicide victim as 16-year-old Yeimy Beltrand. Since the identification, the agency has now identified her boyfriend as the murder suspect.
Wharton County Jane Doe (2021) is Now Identified
.The victim was found wearing a t-shirt with the word "OHANA" in blue. Under the word is a picture of the character "Stitch" from "Lilo and Stitch".
The sheriff’s office says she was wearing shorts with images of coffee mugs and donuts. She was also wearing a lightweight jacket with the brand name "Love Tree"
Honored that Othram could assist the Wharton County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Rangers in identifying a 2021 homicide victim as 16-year-old Yeimy Beltrand. Since the identification, the agency has now identified her boyfriend as the murder suspect.
Wharton County Jane Doe (2021) is Now Identified
.The victim was found wearing a t-shirt with the word "OHANA" in blue. Under the word is a picture of the character "Stitch" from "Lilo and Stitch".
The sheriff’s office says she was wearing shorts with images of coffee mugs and donuts. She was also wearing a lightweight jacket with the brand name "Love Tree"
Thanks for the support! We love the podcast. Its a great way to let investigators and families tell these stories directly.@othram never sleeps!!!! Amazing. I've been telling my niece who has a double major in psychology and criminal justice about y'all!! So important to everything criminal justice, going forward!!!
Also, I have been listening to your podcast! It is amazing and I have been meaning to post about it! Here is the link on iheart, but it is on several podcast platforms
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Welcome to Othram aka 'America's Crime Lab.' Each week, we meet weary detectives and family members working an unsolved case that has wrecked a community and seemingly hit a dead end… until, in a last-ditch effort, the evidence is mailed to Othram.www.iheart.com
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