Identified! WI - Houlton, WhtFem 35-60, 406UFWI, wide-set eyes, edentulous, Oct'02 Alyce Peterson

[victoriarobinson642]

Not a very high top match, but a ton of total matches.

 

[snowgoose]

I'm not sure when this was changed, but NamUs now lists this Jane Doe as only White, not Asian or Native American as stated earlier. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

I wonder if this info comes from the DNA Doe Project's analysis, although the spreadsheet hasn't been updated with her admixture yet.

 

[djanga]

I'm not sure when this was changed, but NamUs now lists this Jane Doe as only White, not Asian or Native American as stated earlier. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

I wonder if this info comes from the DNA Doe Project's analysis, although the spreadsheet hasn't been updated with her admixture yet.

Her admixture was added to the DDP spreadsheet and she is actually white with 100% European ancestry, so I guess the LE changed it on Namus as well, it happened before with other cases

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Massive jump this week for Houlton Jane Doe.

 

[djanga]

There is un update on St Croix County Jane Doe:
St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office seeks public assistance in Jane Doe cold case
It was initially believed the woman was of Asian descent, but investigative genetic genealogist with the DNA Doe Project have now determined she was of Swedish descent. It is believed her relatives may have emigrated to the Minneapolis/St.Paul area.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Interesting! I know there's a pretty decent Scandinavian population in the twin cities area.

 

[dotr]

rbbm.
St. Croix County Jane Doe - Bing images
Public assistance sought in helping solve 20-year-old cold case (weau.com)
''Investigators initially believed the skull belonged to someone of Asian descent but new information provided by genetic genealogists with the DNA Doe Project showed that the skull belongs to a woman of Swedish descent. Investigators said that the woman was likely between 35 and 50 years old, had a flat face, pronounced forehead and widely-spaced eyes. Investigators added that the woman’s relatives may have emigrated to the Twin Cities area and that the skull had been left at its discovery site within a year of the skull being found.

Anyone with information is asked to call James Haefner, an investigator with the St. Croix County Sheriff’s Department, at 715-381-4325 or by email. Potential family members may be needed to confirm the Jane Doe’s identity through DNA sampling.''

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I wonder if a new reconstruction could help.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Found Date:
10/21/2002
Gender:
Female
Race:
White
Location Found:
Anderson Scout Camp Road, Houlton, WI

VIEW POSTER:​

Unidentified_StCroixCounty2022.pdf

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT:​

St. Croix County Sheriff's Office (715) 381-4390

Found Date:
10/21/2002
Gender:
Female
Race:
White
Location Found:
Anderson Scout Camp Road, Houlton, WI

VIEW POSTER:​

Unidentified_StCroixCounty2022.pdf

ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT:​

St. Croix County Sheriff's Office (715) 381-4390

 

[ChatteringBirds]

View attachment 323777
Massive jump this week for Houlton Jane Doe.

Bumping case up.
Are you still able to see DNA Doe Project updates and how this case is going?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

And does she have any rule-outs by now?
Thanks.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Bumping case up.
Are you still able to see DNA Doe Project updates and how this case is going?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

And does she have any rule-outs by now?
Thanks.

They haven't updated the spreadsheet in 9 months or so.

 

[Mina280909]

Bumping for new recon.

 

[heartanium]

2 Exclusions
Tamara Bradley - MP304
September 30, 1994 - Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Jodi Huisentruit - MP402
June 27, 1995 - Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa

 

[DS2021]

Would dna examination be able to rule out genetic disorders?

 

[Goecke]

Would dna examination be able to rule out genetic disorders?

In theory, yes. However, to my knowledge, most forensic DNA testing is only for comparing against potential matches. I've never heard of the types of testing used to diagnose genetic disorders (like karyotyping or microarray testing) done in an UID case. It's definitely expensive, but so is funding for genetic geneology, but I can't think of a reason why it couldn't be done. Diagnostic tests like microarray don't require living cells, and while they can't detect disorders caused by very small mutations, they're pretty comprehensive. (So they can't rule out all genetic disorders, but they can rule in certain ones.)

 

[Keiri]

Forensic reconstruction

Date Body Found October 21, 2002
Location Found Houlton, St Croix County
Estimated Age Range 35-60 Years
Sex Female
Race White
Estimated Year of Death 2001-2002
Hair: Brown, Described as mousy brown approximately 3 inches in length
No teeth for long period of time before death
Exclusions: 2 (Tamara Bradley & Jodi Huisintruit)

Case owner: St. Croix County Sheriff's Office
(715) 381-4320
Agency Case Number 02-8657

Skull and mandible found by Boy Scouts in a wooded rural area, no cause of death determined. Eyes may have been slightly wider than normal, suggesting that this person would have looked different or possibly been mentally handicapped. A female skull was found in a deep ravine next to a roadway. The skull was found in a garbage bag. There were no signs of trauma to the skull and no other body parts or skeletal remains have been located. Based on genetic genealogists with the DNA Doe Project, the skull belongs to a woman of Swedish descent. She was likely 35 to 50 years old, had a flat face, pronounced forehead, and widely spaced eyes. Investigators added that the woman's relatives may have emigrated to the Twin Cities area and that the skull had been left at its discovery site within a year of it being discovered.

Inventory of Remains Torso not recovered One or more limbs not recoveredOne or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Partial remains with soft tissues

Case owner: St. Croix County Sheriff's Office
(715) 381-4320
Agency Case Number 02-8657

Dentals:
Available. Victim had gone several years before her death without her teeth. No dentures were located at the scene.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.

Links: NaMus The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Doe Network https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=406ufwi

 

[Nate_Bro]

She looks like this lady.

Canada's Missing | Case details

www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

 

[djanga]

She looks like this lady.

Canada's Missing | Case details

www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Her original reconstruction was proven to be incorrect. The genetic test revealed that she was of Scandinavian ancestry, which is why her new reconstruction depicts her with lighter hair and blue eyes, traits more common among the Scandinavian population.

View attachment 512092Bumping for new recon.

 

[beavt]

MP334 Georgia Ann Smith went missing on 6/30/1999 and was last seen leaving a family member’s house in Champlin, MN and was traveling back to her residence in Minong, WI

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[Susikatze]

She looks like this lady.

Canada's Missing | Case details

www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

She is Native/FN, our JD isn’t