Othram - General Discussion

[othram]

Oh, Othram. Thank you again!

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/regina-john-doe-identified-genetic-genealogy-1.6128087

All the good people mentioned in this story have carried this experience for years. Maybe now they can find peace with their grief for a man they didn't know.

Here is our release: Saskatchewan Coroners Service and Regina Police Service Team with Othram to Identify 1995 Regina John Doe

 

[djanga]

Here is our release: Saskatchewan Coroners Service and Regina Police Service Team with Othram to Identify 1995 Regina John Doe

Congratulations, Othram! Great job as always.

May I ask how difficult was it to identify him? I wonder if he was from Russian ancestry and how well represented in Gedmatch are people with East European ancestry? I am in Gedmatch and can see I have no real matches there's

 

[Gina20]

Congratulations, Othram! Great job as always.

May I ask how difficult was it to identify him? I wonder if he was from Russian ancestry and how well represented in Gedmatch are people with East European ancestry? I am in Gedmatch and can see I have no real matches there's

If he was of Mennonite descent, the records for Mennonite migration to Canada in the 20th century and lines of descent are quite good. I don't know if this applies.

 

[othram]

Congratulations, Othram! Great job as always.

May I ask how difficult was it to identify him? I wonder if he was from Russian ancestry and how well represented in Gedmatch are people with East European ancestry? I am in Gedmatch and can see I have no real matches there's

The genealogy took some time but it was not unreasonable complex. We detected some Swedish ancestry and those folks are decently represented. You are right in that Eastern Europeans folks are probably not as well represented. That would be more tough.

 

[doggybag2355]

The genealogy took some time but it was not unreasonable complex. We detected some Swedish ancestry and those folks are decently represented. You are right in that Eastern Europeans folks are probably not as well represented. That would be more tough.

I think something similar was said with a DDP case who had a large amount of Scandinavian lineage.

 

[othram]

New case we are starting funding for:
Who is McCollum Park John Doe (2020)?

And for those that want to share the news offline, we have a new feature on DNASolves that auto generates a printable PDF:
https://dnasolves.com/articles/mccollum_park_john_doe/case_flyer

We would love everyone’s feedback on this new PDF feature.

 

[snowgoose]

New case we are starting funding for:
Who is McCollum Park John Doe (2020)?

And for those that want to share the news offline, we have a new feature on DNASolves that auto generates a printable PDF:
https://dnasolves.com/articles/mccollum_park_john_doe/case_flyer

We would love everyone’s feedback on this new PDF feature.

Sharing the Websleuths thread for McCollum Park John Doe:
WA - WA - Everett, Male, 22-43, UP75023, 26 Sept 2020

 

[doggybag2355]

This is just an observation from me, but would it be a better idea when advertising cases to advertise older ones needing funding to help get them ready for research? Even if they were staggered like: One New case and 2 older cases or vice versa, or something totally different

 

[MadMcGoo]

New case we are starting funding for:
Who is McCollum Park John Doe (2020)?

And for those that want to share the news offline, we have a new feature on DNASolves that auto generates a printable PDF:
https://dnasolves.com/articles/mccollum_park_john_doe/case_flyer

We would love everyone’s feedback on this new PDF feature.

I quite like the shareable PDFs!! Great idea.

 

[othram]

New interview with Nick Wagler, the founder of Unidentified Wiki: Fireside Chat: Nick Wagler

 

[doggybag2355]

I just finished adding write-ups for each ongoing case on the Wikipedia page, so now each case on the 'ongoing cases' tab should link to a respective UID or unidentified murder victim list page with information.

EDIT: NOW they should, one was accidentially linking to an image.

 

[Angleterre]

• Othram - Justice Through Genomics

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ACTIVE CASES

1966 - Pecos Jane Doe
Who is Pecos Jane Doe?

TX - TX - Pecos, WhtFem, 17-20, UP13480, found dead in motel swimming pool Jul 66

2016 - Durham Jane Doe
Who is Durham Jane Doe (2016)?

NC - NC - Durham Co., WhtFem, UP15960, 25-35, in plastic storage container, Oct'16

2018 - Big Cypress Unidentified Hiker
Who is Mostly Harmless?

FL - FL - Big Cypress National Preserve, Male hiker, "Denim" and "Mostly Harmless", 23 July 2018

2020 - Galveston County John Doe
Who is Galveston County John Doe (2020)?

TX - TX - Black Male, 18-35, dreadlocks, Galveston, 10 May 2020

Mostly harmless has been identified

 

[othram]

Huge milestone for Carla Walker’s friends and family; and for forensic genetic genealogy: Forensic Genealogy Used In In Glen McCurley Case Could Help Close Thousands Of Unsolved Murders

 

[othram]

For those that can help, we are very close to funding this John Doe case involving a drowning victim from Palisades Reservoir on the border of Idaho and Wyoming.

A little more help needed: https://dnasolves.com/articles/bonneville_county_john_doe/

 

[othram]

Folks, this case is successfully solved: After 7 years, Granite County John Doe is Identified.

WS Thread: MT - MT - Phillipsburg, (Granite Co.), WhtMale, UP13962, 23-57, Welcome Creek, 11 August 2014

 

[Sweetluv]

Wow! I'm overwhelmed by the amount of people identified in 2021...thanks to DNA and othram.

 

[doggybag2355]

Folks, this case is successfully solved: After 7 years, Granite County John Doe is Identified.

WS Thread: MT - MT - Phillipsburg, (Granite Co.), WhtMale, UP13962, 23-57, Welcome Creek, 11 August 2014

Wow that was really fast! Do you start genealogy before or after the funding goal is met?

 

[othram]

Wow that was really fast! Do you start genealogy before or after the funding goal is met?

Usually we try to fund a case before starting work. However, if we are close to funded and we have an opening, we try to sometimes start sooner.

 

[othram]

Wow! I'm overwhelmed by the amount of people identified in 2021...thanks to DNA and othram.

Thanks for your support! Many more case announcements to come.

 

[doggybag2355]

Usually we try to fund a case before starting work. However, if we are close to funded and we have an opening, we try to sometimes start sooner.

Wow, sounds like it was extremely fast then!