Othram - General Discussion - #3

[iamshadow21]

New York State Police, using Othram technology, has identified remains found in a drained swamp off Woods Road in Greenville, NY in 1991. The identified man is Mikolai Celesz, reported missing from Port Jervis, NY in 1976 at age 76.

After 34 years, Upstate NY John Doe (1991) is Identified

Mikolai's Doe thread: NY - NY - Slate Hill, WhtMale 55-65, 112UMNY, in swamp, dental work, 75-77 Timex Dynabeat watch, Sep'91

 

[othram]

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[othram]

The latest from the Othram Research Team: Modern AI-driven family history research tools will accelerate identification missions and help deliver long-overdue answers to families still waiting for their loved ones to be returned home.

AI-Assisted Genealogical Research Will Enable Scale for the Marine Corps Identification and Repatriation Effort | Othram Research

 

[Caring1]

The latest from the Othram Research Team: Modern AI-driven family history research tools will accelerate identification missions and help deliver long-overdue answers to families still waiting for their loved ones to be returned home.

AI-Assisted Genealogical Research Will Enable Scale for the Marine Corps Identification and Repatriation Effort | Othram Research

Wow, what an honor to be part of this project.

 

[othram]

The Othram research team just published the largest study of its kind providing a quantitative look at how FGG affects UHR cases, including revisions to manner of death after ID. We also find that more than 25% of resolved cases lead to charges, convictions, or were linked to deceased or serial offenders.

Investigative and policy impacts of forensic genetic genealogy in the identification of human remains | Othram Research

 

[othram]

The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office and GBI, working with Othram, have identified remains found in 2021 in rural Dallas, Georgia as belonging to Thomas Joe Kratzer.

Georgia's Paulding County John Doe (2021) is Now Identified

 

[Tricia]

The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office and GBI, working with Othram, have identified remains found in 2021 in rural Dallas, Georgia as belonging to Thomas Joe Krazner.

Georgia's Paulding County John Doe (2021) is Now Identified

Fantastic work done by Othram. Everyone at Othram is so dedicated. Thank you for all you do.

 

[othram]

Since Othram helped identify Roger Neil Schmidt earlier this year, he was arrested and has now pleaded guilty to murder and sexual assault, receiving a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. This is why we can't leave cases unsolved.

After 40 years, a 1984 Murder & Rape Suspect is Identified

 

[dotr]

Since Othram helped identify Roger Neil Schmidt earlier this year, he was arrested and has now pleaded guilty to murder and sexual assault, receiving a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. This is why we can't leave cases unsolved.

After 40 years, a 1984 Murder & Rape Suspect is Identified

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CA Post in thread 'CA- Terrance "Terry" Arndt, 18, fatally shot & girlfriend SA, sitting in parked car, 14 Dec; 1984, Shasta, DNA- Roger Neil Schmid, 64, 2025, *Arrest*'

Jul 23, 2025

Man arrested in Tucson in decades-old murder

Roger Neil Schmidt, 64, was arrested in connection with a murder from December 1984.

www.kold.com

Terry Arndt was killed in California in 1984.(Shasta County Sheriff's Office)

''The Tucson Police Department confirmed that Roger Neil Schmidt, 64, was arrested recently.
Schmidt made his first court appearance on Monday, July 21. He was in a wheelchair and had an oxygen tank.''

Suspect arrested in 1984 cold case murder and rape investigation

A suspect has been arrested in connection with a 1984 cold case involving the murder of 18-year-old Terrance Arndt and the sexual assault of a female victim in

krcrtv.com

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[othram]

Previously Othram helped identify an abandoned newborn found in rural Prunedale, California in 1994. Last week, his mother pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and child abuse, and she is scheduled to be sentenced in February 2026. #dnasolves

After three decades, Baby Garin (1994) is now Identified

California's Monterey County Cold Case Taskforce Teams with Othram to Identify a 1994 Baby Doe

dnasolves.com

 

[iamshadow21]

Previously Othram helped identify an abandoned newborn found in rural Prunedale, California in 1994. Last week, his mother pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter and child abuse, and she is scheduled to be sentenced in February 2026. #dnasolves

After three decades, Baby Garin (1994) is now Identified

California's Monterey County Cold Case Taskforce Teams with Othram to Identify a 1994 Baby Doe

dnasolves.com

Baby Garin's thread: CA - CA- Las Lomas area of Monterey County, Baby John Doe Garin, wrapped in blanket inside paper bag, Dec; '94,- mother, Pamela Ferrery 60, *Arrest, '24.*

 

[othram]

Earlier this year, Othram helped identified “Peaches” as Tanya Jackson and her daughter Tatiana found near Gilgo Beach. This past week, the child’s biological father, Andrew Dykes, was arrested in Florida, charged with Jackson’s 1997 murder.

After 28 years, "Peaches" (1997) is now Identified

Nassau County Police Department and the FBI Leverage Othram's Forensic Sequencing Platform to Identify a 1997 Gilgo Beach Homicide Victim

dnasolves.com

 

[iamshadow21]

Earlier this year, Othram helped identified “Peaches” as Tanya Jackson and her daughter Tatiana found near Gilgo Beach. This past week, the child’s biological father, Andrew Dykes, was arrested in Florida, charged with Jackson’s 1997 murder.

After 28 years, "Peaches" (1997) is now Identified

Nassau County Police Department and the FBI Leverage Othram's Forensic Sequencing Platform to Identify a 1997 Gilgo Beach Homicide Victim

dnasolves.com

Tanya's thread: Victim "Peaches" IDd as Tanya Denise Jackson, and toddler IDd as Tatiana Marie Dykes, found Hempstead Lake State Park, June 1997 #4

Tatiana's thread: UID Victim: The Female Toddler, UP9704, found Gilgo Beach Apr 2011

These Does being identified meant a lot to a lot of people, but to have a suspect in custody is just amazing to me. I honestly didn't expect that.

MOO

 

[othram]

Tanya's thread: Victim "Peaches" IDd as Tanya Denise Jackson, and toddler IDd as Tatiana Marie Dykes, found Hempstead Lake State Park, June 1997 #4

Tatiana's thread: UID Victim: The Female Toddler, UP9704, found Gilgo Beach Apr 2011

These Does being identified meant a lot to a lot of people, but to have a suspect in custody is just amazing to me. I honestly didn't expect that.

MOO

We have been tracking long term outcomes for a while. See our recently published research study:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X25000804

We find that in our dataset of 477 UHR cases, more than 25% of the time a suspect is identified.

 

[iamshadow21]

We have been tracking long term outcomes for a while. See our recently published research study:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X25000804

We find that in our dataset of 477 UHR cases, more than 25% of the item a suspect is identified.

Oh, I believe it, it's just with older cases, there's a chance that too much evidence - both physical and intangible - has been lost. And even if a suspect is identified, sometimes they're deceased.

To walk someone up the steps at all, let alone so swiftly after victim identification, is a big feather in everyone's caps, from the DNA techs to shoeleather detectives trying to revive memories from thirty years ago.

MOO