Othram - General Discussion - #3

[dotr]

Using Othram’s forensic DNA technology, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and District 23 Medical Examiner’s Office identified skeletal remains found in Palatka, Florida as 52-year-old Lea Kennedy Sayre. This work is possible because of Florida's state funding that supports FDLE and local agencies around the state.

Putnam County Jane Doe (2023) is Now Identified

FL Thread 'FL - Palatka, Putnam County- Female, Multiple- 40-69- Rope with hair tied to tree, skull underneath- UP108580- Jan.4, 2023'

Oct 2, 2023

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Circumstances of Recovery- Remains discovered in a wooded lot (126 Cedar Creek Cutoff Road) by an individual who purchased the lot. 100 feet away from the roadway, a nylon rope and an electrical cord were tied to a tree branch with hair attached to the rope. A skull and mandible were located underneath the rope on the ground. Postcranial elements were scattered throughout the lot. A neighbor reported a foul smell 7 months earlier.


Footwear
White tennis shoes
Near the Body

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[iamshadow21]

Using Othram’s forensic DNA technology, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and District 23 Medical Examiner’s Office identified skeletal remains found in Palatka, Florida as 52-year-old Lea Kennedy Sayre. This work is possible because of Florida's state funding that supports FDLE and local agencies around the state.

Putnam County Jane Doe (2023) is Now Identified

Lea's Doe thread: FL - FL - Palatka, Putnam County- Female, Multiple- 40-69- Rope with hair tied to tree, skull underneath- UP108580- Jan.4, 2023

 

[othram]

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IMPACT x Nightline: The Last Straw: Solving Theresa Fusco’s Murder