DNA Doe Project - General Discussion #2

[doggybag2355]

I can't believe it. This is a case that I read about some time ago and thought about it all the time. I am insanely glad that the DDP took on this case!

I added this case to the UID wiki awhile back and just did an edit to it about a week ago and was thinking to myself “wouldn’t it be funny if the DDP took this case?”

 

[djanga]

I added this case to the UID wiki awhile back and just did an edit to it about a week ago and was thinking to myself “wouldn’t it be funny if the DDP took this case?”

May be you should think the same about other cases you add And also that some cases are solved

I hope Redondo Jane Doe and Rohnert Park John Doe will be added to the spreadsheet!

 

[Tired Professor]

I can't believe it. This is a case that I read about some time ago and thought about it all the time. I am insanely glad that the DDP took on this case!

This UID is one that I have been wondering about for a long time. I am so happy to see this!

 

[doggybag2355]

Kenosha JD has had a small jump and is now at 108.6.

Redondo Jane Doe is now listed with a high match of 131.3.

 

[djanga]

China Black the living amnesia victim has been added as well, her highest match is 95.3 cM

 

[doggybag2355]

China Black the living amnesia victim has been added as well, her highest match is 95.3 cM

Oh I Wasn't sure if they were going to add her, I wasn't sure if she'd want her numbers private.

 

[CptCari]

[Case updates as of 5/16/2021]

DNA Doe Project

--- IDENTIFIED --- (41)

• Newton Co "Brad" Doe 1983 (IN) NamUs #UP6105 (announced 4/24/2021)
• Kern Co Jane Doe 1980 (CA) NamUs #UP14243 (announced 4/23/2021)
• Newton Co "Charlene" Doe 1988 (IN) NamUs #UP6107
• Jackson Co John Doe 1978 (WI) NamUs #UP12415
• Evangeline Parish Jane Doe 2018 (LA) NamUs #UP58975
• Bones 10 Jane Doe 1984 (WA) NamUs UP9927 (announced 1/25/2021)
• Live Oak Doe 1986 (TX) NamUs #UP4241 (details withheld)
• Sumter John 1976 (SC) NamUs #UP13772 (pending confirmation)
• Sumter Jane Doe 1976 (SC) NamUs #UP13773 (pending confirmation)
• Harper Jane Doe 1987 (MI) NamUs #UP8272 (pending announcement)
• Lee Co. John Doe 1984 (TX) NamUs #UP4513 (announced 10/21/20)
• Park Co John Doe 1974 (CO) NamUs #UP16790 (announced 10/20/20)
• Buena Vista Leg Doe 2018 (CA) NamUs #UP?? (matched to another set of remains)
• Butler Co John Doe 1997 (OH) NamUs #UP4754
• Kingsport John Doe 2003 (TN) NamUs #UP1546 (citizen spotted match to missing person)
• Barron Co John Doe 2017 (WI) NamUs (announced 6/23/20)
• Phoenix Jane Doe 2004 (AZ) IDENTIFIED (announced 2/3/20)
• Lime Lady 1980 (OK) IDENTIFIED (announced 1/30/20)
• Peoria Co John Doe 2017 (IL) IDENTIFIED (announced 1/28/20)
• Corona Girl (Williamson Co, TX) IDENTIFIED (announced 1/15/20)
• Barron Co John Doe 1982 (WI) IDENTIFIED (announced 1/7/20)
• Marion Co Jane Doe 1987 (KS) IDENTIFIED (announced 12/23/19)
• Phoenix Jane Doe 1997 (AZ) (family recognized through media)
• Covert Twp "I-196" Jane Doe 1988 (MI) IDENTIFIED
• Clark Co John Doe 1979 (Idaho) (announced 12/31/19)
• Pillar Point John Doe 1983 (CA) (pending announcement)
• Mill Creek Shed Man 2015 (Snohomish Co, WA) IDENTIFIED (announced 12/23/19)
• Philadelphia Jane Doe late 2017 (PA) - IDENTIFIED (pending announcement.)
• Orange Socks Jane Doe (Williamson Co, TX) IDENTIFIED (announced 8/7/19)
• Belle in the Well 1981 (Lawrence Co, OH) - IDENTIFIED (announced 7/29/2019)
• Buckskin Girl (Troy, Miami Co, OH) — IDENTIFIED (announced 4-11-2018)
• Lyle Stevik (Amanda Park, WA) — IDENTIFIED (5-8-2018. Family wishes privacy.)
• Joseph Newton Chandler, III (OH) — IDENTIFIED (announced 6-20-2018)
• Sheep Flat Jane Doe (Washoe Co, NV) — IDENTIFIED (7-19-18) (announced 5/7/2019)
• Alfred Jake Fuller 2014 (ME) — IDENTIFIED (12-13-18) (legal confirmation of identity has been made. Family wishes privacy.)
• Anaheim Jane Doe 1987 (Orange Co, CA) — IDENTIFIED (announced 1/17/2019)
• Lavender Doe 2006 (TX) - IDENTIFIED (announced 1/29/2019)
• John Clinton Doe Rock Co 1995 (WI) - IDENTIFIED (pending legal confirmation)
• Butler Co Jane Doe 2015 (OH) - IDENTIFIED (announced 3/7/2019)
• Annie Doe 1971 (OR) - IDENTIFIED (announced 3/14/2019)
• Marion Co Vicky Jane Doe 2007 (OH) (announced 6/4/2019)

--- ACTIVE ---
(loaded into GEDmatch and undergoing genealogical analysis)

• Rohnert Park John Doe 2015 (CA) NamUs #UP13589
• Redondo Jane Doe 2001 (CA) NamUs #UP3342
• China Black Jane Doe 2013 (MI) NamUs # UP50325 (living amnesia victim)
• Hudson Co John Doe 2019 (OH) (no NamUs - previous burial)
• Ms. Startex 2011 (SC) NamUs #UP9422
• Reservation Rd Thurston Co Jane Doe 1981 (WA) NamUs #UP8886
• Tukwila Bones Jane Doe 1997 (WA) NamUs UP9541
• Gregg Co Jane Doe 2002 (TX) NamUs UP3299
• Mowry Ave Jane Doe 1985 (CA) NamUs #UP53306
• Newton Co "Adam" Doe 1983 (IN) NamUs #UP6011
• Marion Co John Doe 1989 (OH) NamUs #UP4771
• Barn John Doe 2004 (TX) NamUs UP3216
• Charlotte-Mecklenburg 2008 (NC) NamUs #UP51512
• Leflore County Jane Doe 1990 (OK) NamUs #UP7857
• Bedford NH Jane Doe 1971 (NH) NamUs #UP11273
• Grant Co John Doe 1989 (KY) NamUs #UP86
• Kern Co Jane Doe 2011 (CA) #UP61263
• Van Buren Co John Doe 2010 (MI) NamUs #UP8600
• Peter Kalama Ln Thurston Co Jane Doe2013 (WA) NamUs #UP12017
• "Broadway St" Phoenix Jane Doe 2004 (AZ) NamUs #UP2004
• "Monique" Phoenix Jane Doe 1997 (AZ) NamUs #UP1944
• Delafield Waukesha Co John Doe 1977 (WI) NamUs #UP7632
• Carson City Jane Doe 2016 (NV) NamUs #UP13838
• Summit Co John Doe 2016 (CO) NamUs #UP15466
• LaVergne Jane Doe 2007 (TN) NamUs #UP5281
• Jefferson Co John Doe 2019 (TN) NamUs #UP56927
• Trabuco Canyon John Doe 1996 (CA) NamUs #UP7686
• West Manchester John Doe 2013 (PA) NamUs #UP12047
• Kenora "Millie" Jane Doe 2009 - (Ontario Canada)
• Berrien Co Jane Doe 1992 (MI) NamUs #UP8224
• Lenawee Co John Doe 1997 (MI) NamUs #UP8975
• Allegan Co John Doe 2014 (MI) NamUs #UP12886
• Nation River Lady 1975 (Ontario, Canada)
• Transgender Julie Doe (FL) NamUs #UP6030
• Jonesport John Doe 2000 (ME) NamUs #UP15307
• Rebel Ray John Doe (Williamson Co, TX) NamUs #UP4062
• Plainview Jane Doe 1982 (TX) NamUs #UP53955
• Kenosha John Doe 1993 (WI) NamUs #UP4762
• Birchwood John Doe (Chattanooga, TN) NamUs #UP8189
• Pulaski Co Jane Doe 1981 (MO) NamUs #UP10222
• Rockledge Jane Doe Brevard Co 1980 (FL) NamUs #UP2312
• Tom Green Co John Doe 1987 (TX) NamUs #UP4085
• Twinsburg John Doe 1982 (OH) NamUs #UP5830
• Grundy Co Jane Doe 1976 (IL) NamUs #UP17621
• Vernon County Jane Doe 1984 (WI) NamUs #UP4786
• Kern Co Jane Doe 2011 (CA) NamUs #UP14243
• Kentucky Jane Doe 2001 (KY) NamUs #UP71
• Marion John Doe 2003 (MT) NamUs #UP13963
• Mecklenburg Jane Doe 2011 (NC) NamUs #UP8724
• Ventura Co Jane Doe 1980 (CA) and fetus. NamUs #UP11249
• St Tammany Parish John Doe 2016 (LA) NamUs #UP53214
• Apache Junction Jane Doe 1992 (AZ) NamUs #UP6349
• Kings Co Jane Doe 2015 (CA)
• New Britain Jane Doe 1991 (CT) NamUs #UP8821
• Portland Jane Doe 2015 (ME) NamUs #UP15135

--- PENDING ---
• Lilydale Jane Doe 1976 (MN) NamUs #UP4797 at lab for sequencing
• Ramsey Co Jane Doe 1977 (MN) NamUs #UP4804 at lab for sequencing
• 1944 Hartford Circus Fire Jane Doe ME/C 2109, NamUs #UP59502 on way for additional extraction.
• Bowmanville Jane Doe 2006 - (ON Canada) at lab for sequencing
• Matilda Ottawa Co 1994 (MI) NamUs #UP9900 at lab for sequencing
• Jenny Ottawa Co1967 (MI) NamUs #UP17581 at lab for sequencing
• Box Mike 1998 (AZ) NamUs #UP1952 at lab for sequencing
• Laura-N-Layla Phoenix Doe 2017 (AZ) NamUs #UP16996 at lab for sequencing
• Baseline John Doe Phoenix 1983 (AZ) NamUs #UP1902 at lab for sequencing
• St Croix Co Jane Doe 2002 (WI) NamUs #UP9106 at lab for sequencing
• Jackson Co Doe 1978 (MI) NamUs #UP8182 at lab for sequencing
• Lake Michigan Jane Doe 1997 (Manistee, MI) NamUs UP511 at lab for sequencing.
• Maury Co Jane Doe (TN) NamUs UP1588 at lab for sequencing.
• Healdsburg Jane Doe 1983 (CA) NamUs UP11808 at lab for sequencing.
• Bones 20 Jane Doe 2003 (WA) NamUs UP9930 at lab for sequencing.
• Ada Kent Co Jane Doe 1997 (MI) NamUs #UP2681 at lab for sequencing.
• Caledonia Columbia Co Jane Doe 1982 (WI) NamUs #UP12533 at lab for sequencing.
• Grays Harbor Co Jane Doe 1988 (WA) NamUs #UP12855 - at lab for sequencing.
• Van Buren Co John Doe 1987 (MI) NamUs #UP9888- at lab for sequencing.
• Johnson Co "Mr X" John Doe 1972 (TX) NamUs #UP11445 at lab for extraction.

--- ON HOLD ---

• Houston "Swimsuit Boy" (Corll victim) John Doe 1973 (TX) NamUs #UP4547 On indefinite hold.
• 1944 Hartford Circus Fire Jane Doe ME/C 4512, NamUs #UP59504 On hold.
• Alachua Co John Doe (FL) NamUs Case #UP5286 (Sheriff # 79-2219 ME # CAPHIL 2A79/78-79)

 

[ntt1]

Oh I Wasn't sure if they were going to add her, I wasn't sure if she'd want her numbers private.

I would suspect that there are almost certainly better matches for her on Ancestry/23andMe (depending on which one(s) they are also using).

 

[doggybag2355]

I would suspect that there are almost certainly better matches for her on Ancestry/23andMe (depending on which one(s) they are also using).

That is true, since she’s still alive and can provide what they’d need to find her family.

 

[JovanSrna]

That is true, since she’s still alive and can provide what they’d need to find her family.

I wonder if they'll take other living Does. There are very few NamUs entries and it's generally old people.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
This guy was discovered in 1969! I think they should hurry up though while they're still alive.
It's easier to obtain genetic material and they can access more databases. Would you consider contacting these agencies?

 

[djanga]

According to the new article, Portland (Maine) Jane Doe could be a recent immigrant from Korea. "
They now believe she has extended family in the tri-state area, likely New York, and she might have traveled to Maine.
“From the first couple of months in, we started to get a pretty good indication that this person may have been a recent immigrant from Korea," Chan said."

Genealogy experts try to identify woman found dead in Portland in 2015

by WGME

Wednesday, May 19th 2021



A group of genealogy experts is trying to find the identity of a woman who was found dead in a Portland park in 2015. (WGME)

PORTLAND (WGME) – A group of genealogy experts is trying to find the identity of a woman who was found dead in a Portland park in 2015.
The DNA Doe Project has been able to solve dozens of John and Jane Doe cases nationwide.

On May 22, 2015, someone passing by spotted a body in the water along the Eastern Promenade Trail.

"She was very well dressed,” Chief Medical Examiner’s Office Administrator Lindsey Chasteen said. “She had on her jewelry, which was nice jewelry. She has fairly extensive and expensive dental work."
The woman was between 30 and 50 years old with tattooed eyebrows and a scar like she had a cesarean section. Her death appeared to be a suicide.

“What we know about her at this point is not very much,” Chasteen said. “Which is unfortunate."

She had no ID and there were no hits from FBI fingerprint or DNA databases. So in 2018, they brought in the DNA Doe Project.
"We said, ‘Well yeah. Why not? Nothing can hurt at this point,’" Chasteen said.

"It just really grabbed me and it felt like a purpose that I could apply my skills to," DNA Doe Project Volunteer Elias Chan said.

Thousands of miles away in Seattle, Chan has been working on the case. They uploaded the woman's DNA data to a website that could help them find her relatives using results from genetic test kits.

"If you feel like you want to match with other individuals, you can upload it to GEDmatch and it will allow for cross-company matching," Chan said.

They now believe she has extended family in the tri-state area, likely New York, and she might have traveled to Maine.

“From the first couple of months in, we started to get a pretty good indication that this person may have been a recent immigrant from Korea," Chan said.

With every lead, they can narrow down the search for Jane Doe's name and get answers for her loved ones.

“I’m hopeful that we can make this identification,” Chasteen said. “We can get her reunited with her family."

If anyone thinks they recognize the woman, they should contact the Portland Police Department.

A group of genealogy experts is trying to find the identity of a woman who was found dead in a Portland park in 2015. (NAMUS)

There's another way you can help. If you've used one of those DNA test kits, upload your information to websites like GEDmatch.

That can help them find more connections for this case and others.

Genealogy experts try to identify woman found dead in Portland in 2015

 

[djanga]

Kenosha JD has had a small jump and is now at 108.6.

Redondo Jane Doe is now listed with a high match of 131.3.

We both have missed that Van Buren co John Doe has a small increase as well, his new highest match is 78.5 cM (it was 77.3 cM before)

 

[Susikatze]

I lost the link to the spreadsheet. Please post it again. Thank you

 

[djanga]

I lost the link to the spreadsheet. Please post it again. Thank you

Here it is
Doe Upload.xlsx

 

[Susikatze]

Thank you

 

[doggybag2355]

New case: John Wayne Gacy's "Body 5" victim:

Gacy Victim Five - DNA Doe Project Cases

Already in forensic genealogy research phase.

 

[AkitasAreLovely]

New case: John Wayne Gacy's "Body 5" victim:

Gacy Victim Five - DNA Doe Project Cases

Already in forensic genealogy research phase.

I am so glad they are finally taking on the Gacy cases. Hopefully the others will follow suit and Cook County will get genetic genealogy to solve all 6 remaining unidentified Does.

 

[snowgoose]

Wonderful news! This 2015 article about a detective trying to identify the unidentified Gacy victims - and solving other missing persons cases in the process - was one of the things that sparked my interest in cold cases and unidentified persons: The Gacy Files: One Detective's Quest to Identify A Serial Killer's Lost Victims

I've been hoping to see more of them identified ever since. Hoping Victim 5 gets his name back soon, and eventually the other unknown victims too.

 

[CptCari]

Wonderful news! This 2015 article about a detective trying to identify the unidentified Gacy victims - and solving other missing persons cases in the process - was one of the things that sparked my interest in cold cases and unidentified persons: The Gacy Files: One Detective's Quest to Identify A Serial Killer's Lost Victims

I've been hoping to see more of them identified ever since. Hoping Victim 5 gets his name back soon, and eventually the other unknown victims too.

Great article, thank you for sharing!

 

[doggybag2355]

Is NamUs currently down?