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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.


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Near the Body

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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

 

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Please check out "IMPACT x Nightline: The Last Straw", streaming on Hulu. Byron Pitts visits Othram for an on-site interview as the episode examines how Othram’s forensic DNA technology helped unravel the murder of Theresa Fusco and exposed a wrongful conviction that sent three men to prison for more than two decades.

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

 

[dotr]

Please check out "IMPACT x Nightline: The Last Straw", streaming on Hulu. Byron Pitts visits Othram for an on-site interview as the episode examines how Othram’s forensic DNA technology helped unravel the murder of Theresa Fusco and exposed a wrongful conviction that sent three men to prison for more than two decades.

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

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IMPACT x Nightline: “The Last Straw: Solving Theresa Fusco’s Murder” Coming Soon To Disney+ & Hulu - What's On Disney Plus

Disney has announced details on a new episode of its documentary series, “IMPACT x Nightline”, which is called “The Last

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''IMPACT x Nightline: “The Last Straw: Solving Theresa Fusco’s Murder” will be coming to Disney+ and Hulu on Thursday, 11th December 2025.''

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NY Post in thread 'NY-Theresa Fusco,16, missing after shift @ the roller rink, Long Island, raped/murdered, 1984, DNA- from straw, Richard Bilodeau, 63, *Arrest*, 2025.'

Oct 26, 2025

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Science strengthens justice on Long Island - Herald Community Newspapers

Whether it’s exonerating the innocent, as in Fusco’s tragic case, or convicting the guilty, as prosecutors hope in the Gilgo Beach murders, forensic science is reshaping the path toward justice on Long Island.

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''For decades, justice in Nassau and Suffolk counties often depended on eyewitnesses, confessions and detective work that, while diligent, was limited by the science of its time. But today, the breakthroughs of modern forensic science are rewriting history, freeing the innocent and holding the guilty accountable.

Last week, the Nassau County district attorney’s office announced a stunning development in one of Long Island’s most haunting cold cases, the 1984 murder of 16-year-old...

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