Othram - General Discussion

[othram]

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[morf13]

Good list!

Glad to see Othram on here! Doing great work as always, and these are some great cases to see solved

 

[othram]

Glad to see Othram on here! Doing great work as always, and these are some great cases to see solved

Thank you, you are very kind!

 

[Diavola]

Othram, would you be interested in taking up some suicide cases? An identity is all they need.
Here are some suggestions:
NamUs #UP633 (thread) - committed suicide in a hotel lobby
NamUs #UP1101 (thread) - a man found hanging in the woods with a note that said he was depressed, ill and lacked money for medication
NamUs #UP9862 (thread) - man found hanging from a tree in a desolate area
NamUs #UP9009 (thread) - a man found hanging from a billboard
NamUs #UP88342 (thread) - probably suggested already, young man who left a long well written note

 

[othram]

Othram, would you be interested in taking up some suicide cases? An identity is all they need.
Here are some suggestions:
NamUs #UP633 (thread) - committed suicide in a hotel lobby
NamUs #UP1101 (thread) - a man found hanging in the woods with a note that said he was depressed, ill and lacked money for medication
NamUs #UP9862 (thread) - man found hanging from a tree in a desolate area
NamUs #UP9009 (thread) - a man found hanging from a billboard
NamUs #UP88342 (thread) - probably suggested already, young man who left a long well written note

Thanks for the list. We will take a look.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Will County John Doe Case Just Been Fully Funded:

Who is Will County County John Doe (1974)?

Will County Coroner's Office Teams up with Othram to Identify a 1974 John Doe

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[JovanSrna]

Virginia has launched a new database of cold cases, featuring cases of homicide, missing people, and unidentified remains. The initial cases are mainly cases with the involvement of state police but local departments will gradually add to it. I have a hope that NamUs will one day expand to list homicides. This database is mostly homicides for now, a database of homicides is sorely needed I think.

Does anything catch your eye?

Here is a case of rape and homicide so there's a high likelihood of genetic material being gathered as evidence.

Virginia State Police – Division Six – Case: 92-15284 – Salem/Roanoke – VSP Division Six

The next most promising case could be this one as it involves physical assault.

Virginia State Police – Division One – Case: 99-23285 – Richmond – VSP Division One

The news:

First version of Virginia cold-case database includes killings unsolved for years — with plans to expand

In 1991, three teenagers stumbled upon a headless, handless body which had lied for months near a busy Virginia Beach intersection. Without fingerprints or teeth, police were unable to identify person, presumed to be a young white male. The body of John Doe has remained unidentified — and his...

www.yahoo.com

The actual database:

Cases – Virginia Cold Case Database

coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov

 

[dotr]

Virginia has launched a new database of cold cases, featuring cases of homicide, missing people, and unidentified remains. The initial cases are mainly cases with the involvement of state police but local departments will gradually add to it. I have a hope that NamUs will one day expand to list homicides. This database is mostly homicides for now, a database of homicides is sorely needed I think.

Does anything catch your eye?

Here is a case of rape and homicide so there's a high likelihood of genetic material being gathered as evidence.

Virginia State Police – Division Six – Case: 92-15284 – Salem/Roanoke – VSP Division Six

The next most promising case could be this one as it involves physical assault.

Virginia State Police – Division One – Case: 99-23285 – Richmond – VSP Division One

The news:

First version of Virginia cold-case database includes killings unsolved for years — with plans to expand

In 1991, three teenagers stumbled upon a headless, handless body which had lied for months near a busy Virginia Beach intersection. Without fingerprints or teeth, police were unable to identify person, presumed to be a young white male. The body of John Doe has remained unidentified — and his...

www.yahoo.com

The actual database:

Cases – Virginia Cold Case Database

coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov

Thread started..

VA - VA- Esther ''Aggie'' Albert, 69, Church organist, Raped & strangled near her church, Covington, 3 July 1993 *DNA*

https://veritycreates.medium.com/who-killed-aggie-albert-ed9510459350 2021 https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2021/03/11/social-media-pushes-for-answers-in-decades-old-covington-cold-case-murder/ ''COVINGTON, Va – A new push on social media is hoping to solve a decades-old question: Who killed...

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[Deleted member 39678]

@othram do you take on cases where the victim of a crime is known but the perpetrator is not? You seem to concentrate on "Doe's" or unidentified persons who may or may not be crime victim's. Thanks.

 

[othram]

@othram do you take on cases where the victim of a crime is known but the perpetrator is not? You seem to concentrate on "Doe's" or unidentified persons who may or may not be crime victim's. Thanks.

We do both, unidentified victims and suspects. However, unidentified victims get announced more frequently and also faster.

 

[CptCari]

@othram do you take on cases where the victim of a crime is known but the perpetrator is not? You seem to concentrate on "Doe's" or unidentified persons who may or may not be crime victim's. Thanks.

Othram is going to solve all.the.things.

 

[othram]

Othram is going to solve all.the.things.

As long as there is DNA there is hope!

 

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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

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[othram]

New case solve announcement: Columbia Baby Doe (2019) is Now Identified.

 

[Caring1]

New case solve announcement: Columbia Baby Doe (2019) is Now Identified.

Poor baby girl Samone but today she officially receives her name back. Onward towards Justice. Somebody is fleeing right now. Thank you Othram for yet another job well done. A great success! Always bittersweet.

 

[Caring1]

Parents arrested, infant identified in relation to 2019 "Baby Doe" death

Staffone Fountain and Lavosha Daniels were arrested in relation to the death of Samone J. Daniels, said Columbia police.

www.columbiamissourian.com

 

[othram]

Hi folks, a new day and a new person waiting to be reconnected to family. Take a look at our latest project: Who is Will County Jane Doe (1997)?

 

[othram]

New case solve announced:

After 25 years, "Christmas Tree Lady" Is Identified

Fairfax County Police Department Partners with Othram to Identify "Christmas Tree Lady"

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VA - VA - Annandale, WhtFem ~60, 245UFVA, 'NO CODE, DNR, No Penicillin', Dec'96 #2

This Christmas tree Jane doe look like almost Ann Bernadette Fulton Interesting, I can definitely see a resemblance between them. Ann Fulton would've been missing for a full 25 years before this Doe was found, although she matches the height/weight. Also an apparent history of depression and a...

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[mpnola]

I am going to suggest Rachael Runyan as a case. She was a sweet little girl (5?) Who was kidnapped, hogtied and left in a creek. They have paracord she was tied with and her underwear were found on land near her, not in the water. So, I think some DNA could be found. Her poor mom has not stopped searching and has not been able to rest since 1995. Her brother saw the kidnapper. The police released a sketch that appeared African American, but mom thinks he could have been Hispanic or even a very tan Caucasian.

Citizen detective podcast just did an episode on her. Through the whole thing, I just kept thinking othram is going to solve this one! She doesnt have to try to do this detective work. Science will!

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Of all the cases that still need to be fully funded, this case is only $1,633 short of being fully funded.

Who is McCollum Park John Doe (2020)?

Snohomish County Sheriff and Medical Examiner's Offices Partner with Othram to Identify McCollum Park John Doe

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