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Massachusetts State Police and the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office partnered with Othram to identify Robert Carey as the suspect in the 1993 assault of Donna Bell and the 1991 murder of Cherie Bishop.



After 32 Years, Donna Bell's 1993 Assault is Solved

 

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Massachusetts State Police and the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office partnered with Othram to identify Robert Carey as the suspect in the 1993 assault of Donna Bell and the 1991 murder of Cherie Bishop.



After 32 Years, Donna Bell's 1993 Assault is Solved

Cherie's case thread: MA - MA - Cherie-Lynn Bishop, 28, Brockton, 25 June 1991

I couldn't see a thread for Donna.

 

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Cherie's case thread: MA - MA - Cherie-Lynn Bishop, 28, Brockton, 25 June 1991

I couldn't see a thread for Donna.

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MA Thread 'MA- Donna Bell, brutally SA, escaped after fighting off attacker, Plymouth County, April,1993, DNA- Robert Carey, born 1960, (dec. 64), 2026.'

Apr 23, 2026

After 32 Years, Donna Bell's 1993 Assault is Solved

Plymouth County District Attorney's Office, Brockton Police Department, & Massachusetts State Police Team with Othram to Identify Donna Bell's 1993 Attacker

dnasolves.com

''In April 1993, Donna Bell was sexually assaulted by an unidentified man in Brockton, Massachusetts, which is located in Plymouth County. Donna fought her attacker and was able to escape, surviving the brutal attach. The Brockton Police Department responded, collecting evidence and launching an investigation. As part of the investigation, an STR DNA profile and uploaded to CODIS. Investigators were able to connect the DNA profile of Bell's attacker to a DNA profile collected from the unsolved 1991 murder of...

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Unsolved Crime Is a Choice Tote

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The Michigan State Police Third District Cold Case Team partnered with Othram to identify Jason Robert Cabello as the person responsible for the 2003 murder of Jeanette Wilton, leading to his arrest and 2026 no contest plea more than two decades after the crime.

Jeanette Wilton's 2003 Assault & Murder is Solved

 

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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, working with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and using Othram technology, identified Alfonso James Spikes nearly four decades after his remains were discovered in Key Largo.

After 37 Years, Monroe County John Doe (1988) is Identified

 

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The Michigan State Police Third District Cold Case Team partnered with Othram to identify Jason Robert Cabello as the person responsible for the 2003 murder of Jeanette Wilton, leading to his arrest and 2026 no contest plea more than two decades after the crime.

Jeanette Wilton's 2003 Assault & Murder is Solved

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Post in thread 'MI- Jeanette Wilton, 57, SA, bludgeoned, multiple stab wounds, strangled, body found in the Flint River, 22/2/03, Dna, arrest- Jason Cabello, 47.'

Aug 1, 2025

Aug 1 2025, rbbm.

Saginaw man to stand trial on 2003 cold case sexual assault and murder

Jason Cabello will stand trial on murder and criminal sexual conduct charges for the 2003 death of 57-year-old Jeanette Wilton.

www.abc12.com

''Court documents show 47-year-old Jason Cabello was bound over to trial in Saginaw County Circuit Court on Friday for the February 2003 murder and sexual assault of Jeanette Wilton.

He is charged with first-degree murder and first-degree criminal sexual conduct, both of which carry a potential life sentence in prison if he is convicted.'

'Cabello, who had been in a previous relationship with one of Wilton's...

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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, working with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and using Othram technology, identified Alfonso James Spikes nearly four decades after his remains were discovered in Key Largo.

After 37 Years, Monroe County John Doe (1988) is Identified

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Resolved Post in thread 'FL - Key Largo, Monroe County - Male, Black - 30 - 3021UMFL - Unique horseshoe shape diamond ring - May 4, 1988 - *NamUs removed 2026*'

Apr 20, 2026

It is so odd that all media I have seen refers to him as 61 year old Alfonso James Spikes. He was apparently born in 1965 making him around 23 at the time of his death. Very misleading.

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WHAT A WEEK!

 

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Investigators with the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation used Othram’s identity inference technology to identify Lawrence A. Drotleff and uncover additional crimes that led to federal charges against his son.

After Decades, Tuscarawas County John Doe (1998) is Identified

 

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Investigators with the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation used Othram’s identity inference technology to identify Lawrence A. Drotleff and uncover additional crimes that led to federal charges against his son.

After Decades, Tuscarawas County John Doe (1998) is Identified

Lawrence's Doe thread: OH - OH - Tuscarawas County, WhtMale, 68-72, UP4751, Found with Suitcases, Feb'98 (Lawrence A. Drotleff)

 

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DNA Dead End? Not anymore!

 

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The silent mass disaster that no one talks about.

 

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Too many murdered children are never identified. Here’s more on our effort to change that and to hold those responsible accountable.

 

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Too many murdered children are never identified. Here’s more on our effort to change that and to hold those responsible accountable.

Another interesting and informative video from Othram!

 

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If you haven’t checked out Othram Studios yet, now’s a great time. Watch real cases unfold from the investigators, scientists, and families impacted, and subscribe for our next episode dropping next week.

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The Silsbee Police Department and the Texas Rangers, with support from Season of Justice, used Othram’s forensic genetic genealogy and Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to identify Allen Wayne Mosley as the perpetrator in the 1988 murder of Caroline Susan Bolen.

After 37 Years, Caroline Bolen's Killer is Now Identified

 

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The Silsbee Police Department and the Texas Rangers, with support from Season of Justice, used Othram’s forensic genetic genealogy and Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to identify Allen Wayne Mosley as the perpetrator in the 1988 murder of Caroline Susan Bolen.

After 37 Years, Caroline Bolen's Killer is Now Identified

TX Post in thread 'TX - Caroline Susan Bolen, 26, Silsbee, 28 July 1988 *found murdered at home*'

Aug 14, 2023

Investigators using DNA to try and solve Silsbee mother's killing more than 30 years later

She was well-known and well-liked, Bess said, making solving her killing even more confusing.

"This was not a forced entry case that you are looking for here, this is not a robbery that we know of," Bess said.

So, they turned to DNA using Othram, a private lab in The Woodlands, and a grant Silsbee were awarded from a non-profit called "Season of Justice."

“All the DNA that we have that we believe to be suspect DNA was indeed the same person," Bess said.

Now begins the work of...

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TX Post in thread 'TX - Caroline Susan Bolen, 26, Silsbee, 28 July 1988 *found murdered at home*'

Aug 14, 2023

Investigators using DNA to try and solve Silsbee mother's killing more than 30 years later

She was well-known and well-liked, Bess said, making solving her killing even more confusing.

"This was not a forced entry case that you are looking for here, this is not a robbery that we know of," Bess said.

So, they turned to DNA using Othram, a private lab in The Woodlands, and a grant Silsbee were awarded from a non-profit called "Season of Justice."

“All the DNA that we have that we believe to be suspect DNA was indeed the same person," Bess said.

Now begins the work of...

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Really great of Season of Justice to fund this case.

Another case where evidence was not lacking. Just the funding and mandate to solve the case.

Unsolved crime is a choice.

 

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I’m excited to share that we’ve been working with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to produce a new episode of Trace Identity focused on how Tracy Sue Walker was identified. The episode will be released on Thursday, May 7.

For those who have followed this case, the episode walks through how investigators and forensic scientists worked together to move from unknown to identified, and what it took to get there. It’s told directly from the people involved in the case.

If you haven’t seen the series yet, you can catch up on the first two episodes here: Trace Identity | Othram Documentary Series.