DNA Doe Project - General Discussion #3
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No identification so far but a huge update on Luce County John Doe, Michigan!
Knapp said she's been unable to find any close relatives in DNA databases and has looked as far back as the early 1800s in Poland and Germany.
This John Doe also has very distant Colonial America relationships − ties to families in Virginia in the early 1700s. But the Doe Project said he had no close relations that could tie him to more recent ancestors.
According to the Doe Project, one branch of his family may have settled in Gage County, Nebraska.
One of the project's theories is that Doe was Canadian − his Colonial relations were British sympathizers who settled in Canada after the Revolutionary War. Or, he could have been adopted or raised by someone other than his biological father. It's also possible either he or his family came to the United States from Germany, recently or decades ago.
But how he wound up in Luce County, the home of Tahquamenon Falls and miles of streams and rivers, including Heminghway's Big Two Hearted River, is a mystery
The DNA Doe project is now urging people of Polish and German ancestry who immigrated to Michigan and Nebraska to upload their DNA to two genealogy websites: GEDmatch and Family Tree DNA. Also encouraged to do the same are people whose ancestry includes the surnames Sattleberg, Radke, Papke, and Zabel.
Knapp said she's been unable to find any close relatives in DNA databases and has looked as far back as the early 1800s in Poland and Germany.
This John Doe also has very distant Colonial America relationships − ties to families in Virginia in the early 1700s. But the Doe Project said he had no close relations that could tie him to more recent ancestors.
According to the Doe Project, one branch of his family may have settled in Gage County, Nebraska.
One of the project's theories is that Doe was Canadian − his Colonial relations were British sympathizers who settled in Canada after the Revolutionary War. Or, he could have been adopted or raised by someone other than his biological father. It's also possible either he or his family came to the United States from Germany, recently or decades ago.
But how he wound up in Luce County, the home of Tahquamenon Falls and miles of streams and rivers, including Heminghway's Big Two Hearted River, is a mystery
The DNA Doe project is now urging people of Polish and German ancestry who immigrated to Michigan and Nebraska to upload their DNA to two genealogy websites: GEDmatch and Family Tree DNA. Also encouraged to do the same are people whose ancestry includes the surnames Sattleberg, Radke, Papke, and Zabel.
Researchers want DNA of 4 families to help solve mystery of body found in Michigan in 1987
DNA Doe Project stumped by the case of a man found dead in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in 1987, asks the public to help.
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His thread and the DDP page
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MI - MI - Luce Co, McMillan, WhtMale 23-30, UP6754, facial fracture, Survival knife, poss limped, Oct'87
Anyone want to run with it? I'm not sure I know the best avenues for making these matches. And totally unrelated to the thread, I have a few other matches that I'd like feedback on but am unable to start a thread and there do not appear to be any started yet. If you can do US telephone...
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Luce County John Doe 1987 - DNA Doe Project
Description On October 24, 1987 bird hunters found human remains in a remote wooded area of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a bit south of Lake Superior, north of Newberry in McMillan Township, Luce County. While the remains were mostly skeletal, military-style, but not military issue, clothing was...
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New case!
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Canton Oil Well John Doe found in 2020 in Canton, Stark County, Ohio! Ohio is the DDP’s lucky state, they have solved most of their Ohio cases
Canton Oil Well John Doe - DNA Doe Project
Description: On March 31, 2020, an oil well worker discovered the skeletal remains of an adult Caucasian male in a rural area off of Sandy Avenue in Canton, OH. Investigators believe he was between 30-50 years old and 5’1” and 5’9” tall. He may have suffered previous fractures to his ribs, and...
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Canton Oil Well John Doe found in 2020 in Canton, Stark County, Ohio! Ohio is the DDP’s lucky state, they have solved most of their Ohio cases
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The thread for the above new case: OH - OH - Canton, Sandy Ave SE, 'Stark County JD', WhtMale 30-50, UP76954, clothes, no teeth, Mar'20
He is already in active genealogical research!
A new case in prefunding stage, donation needed. I dont think this case is in Namus and I don’t know if it has a thread.
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Escondido Rooftop Doe 1995 - DNA Doe Project
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I think this is San Diego County’s first case with the DDP, could be wrongA new case in prefunding stage, donation needed. I dont think this case is in Namus and I don’t know if it has a thread.
Escondido Rooftop Doe 1995 - DNA Doe Project
New pending case from Putnal County West Virginia! Fully funded by AudioChuck!
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Kanawha River John Doe 2023 - DNA Doe Project
Description: On April 30, 2023, authorities recovered the body of an adult man from the Kanawha River near Poca, West Virginia. Investigators believe the body had been in the river for some time. No cause of death was immediately apparent, and the lack of identification stymied authorities...
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Pima County Jane Doe possibly has been tentatively identified, her Namus was updated:
A fingerprint record for missing Ecuadoran "LL" has been requested from their government.
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A fingerprint record for missing Ecuadoran "LL" has been requested from their government.
Pima County Jane Doe 2010 - DNA Doe Project
Description On June 29, 2010, a routine traffic stop turned tragic in Eloy, Arizona, after the driver of a vehicle attempted to evade police. After failing to stop, the van turned off of the road and into a field. The vehicle and a male occupant were found later that day on a dirt road, near […]
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I think this is their first case from West VirginiaNew pending case from Putnal County West Virginia! Fully funded by AudioChuck!
Kanawha River John Doe 2023 - DNA Doe Project
Description: On April 30, 2023, authorities recovered the body of an adult man from the Kanawha River near Poca, West Virginia. Investigators believe the body had been in the river for some time. No cause of death was immediately apparent, and the lack of identification stymied authorities...
New identification! Scioto River John Doe 1996, Ross County, Ohio identified as Wade Raymond Thomas. Wade was reported missing by his family in 1972 and declared deceased after being missing. He went missing from the Veterans Medical Facility in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1972, but his scull was located in Scioto River only in August 1996.
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Scioto River John Doe 1996 - DNA Doe Project
Description: On August 1, 1996, a human skull was discovered in the Scioto River behind the correctional institution in Chillicothe, Ohio. Analysis of the skull found it to be from a man, but no other information could be determined. NamUs ID: UP91208 Date Body Found: August 1, 1996 Race...
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New case, also from Stark County: Stark Co. John Doe 2001 - DNA Doe Project
Remains found behind Chillicothe Correctional in 1996 identified using genetic genealogy
Human remains were found on a sand bar in the Scioto River behind Chillicothe Correctional Institute by CCI workers in 1996 now identified.
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The thread of Stark County John Doe 2001
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OH - OH - Canton, BlkMale 20-26, near an oil well road, Dec '01
Namus: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) --- Demographics Sex - Male Race / Ethnicity - Black / African American Estimated Age Group - Adult - Pre 30 Estimated Age Range (Years) - 20-26 Estimated Year of Death - 1996-2001 Height - 5' 5"-5' 11"(65-71 inches) ...
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According to the most recent DoeNetwork update, Florence Junction Clandestine Grave Jane Doe 1988 found in Pima County Arizona has been identified per Namus. There are again 6 DDP’s cases where the Namus was removed
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Florence Junction Clandestine Grave Jane Doe 1988 - DNA Doe Project
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Does Clandestine Grave Doe not have her own thread on here? I've been looking and can't find one.
I didn’t find it either
