DNA Doe Project - General Discussion #3

[iamshadow21]

New pending case from Pima County, AZ, donations are needed to cover the costs

Marshall Gulch Doe 1992 - DNA Doe Project

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Thread for this Doe:

AZ - AZ - Pima Co., Partial Skull UP10220, 10-17, near Mt Lemmon, Aug'92

NamUs UP # 10220 https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/10220?nav Unidentified - Partial Cranium - UnkRace, UnkGender Found August 03, 1992, 3 miles South of Marshall Gulch, Summerhaven (Pima County), Arizona Approx Age: 10 to 17 years Weight (pounds) Unknown Height...

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[djanga]

Also according to her thread Slaughter Creek Jane Doe’s Namus is currently down. Slaughter Creek Jane Doe 2020 - DNA Doe Project

 

[doggybag2355]

Various cases on the pending page are listed as active on the spreadsheet:

Atlanta Cemetery Doe
Turkey Point John Doe
Minneapolis Rail Car John Doe
Granite State Jane Doe
Little Lost Seabrook Doe
Algonquin Park John Doe
Montreal River John Doe
El Mirage John Doe
Redbud Trail John Doe
Yoctagnee Park John Doe
Scioto River John Doe
Limberlost John Doe
Missouri Street John Doe
New Buffalo Jane Doe
Florence Junction Jane Doe
Finger Rock John Doe
Eaton County John Doe
Pine Flat Jane Doe
Motorcycle Mountain John Doe
Benton County Jane Doe

Apparently there's only about 10-15 cases still in the pending/prefunding phase.

 

[djanga]

I am sure there are new announcements coming soon! So many Does have their Namus removed and many also passed to active research!

 

[doggybag2355]

Jane Doe B-20 was identified by Othram: The Last Victim of the Green River Killer is Identified

 

[othram]

Jane Doe B-20 was identified by Othram: The Last Victim of the Green River Killer is Identified

Challenging case!

 

[djanga]

Unsolved murder cases in Lake County: Science, technology help investigators

No longer is shoe leather and a Sherlock Holmes magnifying glass the only tools available to detectives in their quest to identify victims and their attackers.

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A new article about Lake Couny Florida cases where Julie Doe is mentioned.

 

[Caring1]

Hopefully, there will be an update or announcement soon about Pine Flat Jane Doe.

 

[djanga]

Hopefully, there will be an update or announcement soon about Pine Flat Jane Doe.

So many cases have their Pacer down! I think around 8 now.

 

[doggybag2355]

Rebel Ray is now listed as a past case.

 

[djanga]

Waiting for any news or updates, looks like as a quite time in the sense of announcements but a very busy time for researching! According to its dashboard the last week of January the volunteers spent 475,5 hours in research! Thats absolutely amazing, I think it is because of some many news cases which are now in active research!

 

[djanga]

New identification! Pine Flat Jane Doe found in Sonoma County, California identified as Robin Fay Hedrick.

Remains of Jane Doe found over 30 years ago identified as Vallejo woman

A Jane Doe whose remains were found near Healdsburg over 30 years ago has finally been identified through DNA and now law enforcement is hoping to solve her suspicious death, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.

www.nbcbayarea.com

 

[iamshadow21]

New identification! Pine Flat Jane Doe found in Sonoma County, California identified as Robin Fay Hedrick.

Remains of Jane Doe found over 30 years ago identified as Vallejo woman

A Jane Doe whose remains were found near Healdsburg over 30 years ago has finally been identified through DNA and now law enforcement is hoping to solve her suspicious death, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.

www.nbcbayarea.com

Here is the Doe thread for Robin. The 'male' in the header seems to have come about because of some kind of NamUs glitch that was corrected back to female, but the thread header got changed to copy NamUs and never got corrected.

CA - CA - Healdsburg, UP65610, Male, 30-40, found in creek bed off Pine Flat Rd, Aug 8, 1993

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Two men were walking up a creek bed off of Pine Flat Road and discovered the deceased. Due to advanced decomposition she was not able to be identified.

www.websleuths.com

 

[djanga]

Pine Flat Rd Jane Doe 1993 - DNA Doe Project

Description: On August 8, 1993, two men were hiking along a creek bed in a remote area off of Pine Flat Road in Healdsburg, California, when they discovered the skeletonized remains of a woman, approximately 30-40 years old, and about 5’5” -5’7” tall. Jane Doe was wearing two yellow metal...

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“My team was honored to collaborate with the Sonoma County Sheriff’s office to restore Robin’s name and return her to her family. We were aided in the efforts of her DNA relatives who had uploaded their DNA to the database we can use to give Jane Does their identities – GedMatch,” said team leader Gwen Knapp. “We hope her family can have closure knowing what happened to their loved one.”

“This case was aided by identifiable relationships in the GedMatch database. The team was able to restore Robin’s name in roughly three days given the close relationships,” Knapp explained. “If your loved one is missing, please consider taking a consumer DNA test and upload it to GedMatch so that DNA Doe Project and other organizations doing this important work can restore their identity more quickly.”

The investigation into the circumstances of Robin’s death is ongoing. The public is encouraged to contact the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department if they have any information about her life or her suspicious death. Tips can be submitted to the Cold Case Unit at (707) 565-2727 or sheriff-coldcases@sonoma-county.org.

 

[djanga]

Updated list of cases where Namus was removed:
The first one Mercer Island John Doe’s Namus was removed around November 2022 and the last Slaughter Creek Jane Doe’s a couple of weeks ago.

1. Mercer Island John Doe 2018 (WA)

Mercer Island John Doe 2018 - DNA Doe Project

Description On May 6, 2018 the body of a man in his 50’s to 60’s was found floating in Lake Washington off the shore on the south end of Mercer Island, Washington. The deceased wore only black socks. An autopsy conducted by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office established the man to be...

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2.Peter Kalama Ln Jane Doe 2013 (WA)

Peter Kalama Ln Jane Doe 2013 - DNA Doe Project

New pending case announcement from DNA Doe for human body parts found out of Yelm, Washington. Please visit our page to learn more.

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3. Travis County John Doe 2021 (TX)

Travis County John Doe 2021 - DNA Doe Project

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4. Motorcycle Mountain John Doe 2001 (CA)

Motorcycle Mountain John Doe 2001 - DNA Doe Project

Description: On February 15, 2001, a human skull was brought into the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office by an individual who reported finding the remains in an area of Monte Rio, California, nicknamed “Motorcycle Mountain”. The skull was in good condition with the exception of a missing mandible...

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5. LaVergne Jane Doe 2007 (TN)

LaVergne Jane Doe 2007 - DNA Doe Project

Follow this active DNA Doe case of LaVergne Jane Doe from Tennessee. Click here to read more and follow all DNA Doe cases.

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6.Slaughter Creek Jane Doe 2020, Travis County, (TX)

Slaughter Creek Jane Doe 2020 - DNA Doe Project

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[djanga]

New identification: Mercer Island John Doe, Washington State, 2018 identified as Angel Arroyo Hernandez.

https://www.facebook.com/100068121797204/posts/pfbid0Ue5KSH95ozBchwQ8GH61gbtyHzpP59HAWaXFo2aX1HmJTC6HWQuWDNt2kW4gwUCAl

 

[djanga]

A few of the cases DDP fundings moved to fully funded!
I have noticed that Florence Junction Cladestine Grave Jane Doe (AZ) has a silhouette picture, actually she has a nice original reconstruction on Doe Network

Florence Junction Clandestine Grave Jane Doe 1988 - DNA Doe Project

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https:///wiki/Pinal_County_Jane_Doe_(1988)

 

[iamshadow21]

A few of the cases DDP fundings moved to fully funded!
I have noticed that Florence Junction Cladestine Grave Jane Doe (AZ) has a silhouette picture, actually she has a nice original reconstruction on Doe Network

Florence Junction Clandestine Grave Jane Doe 1988 - DNA Doe Project

dnadoeproject.org

https:///wiki/Pinal_County_Jane_Doe_(1988)

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That is a good recon. Clay is one of those mediums for recons where there are a lot of examples out there that really don't look human, let alone like the individual. I'm always interested to see how close a recon was after an identification. When they find out who this person was, I hope there is a living photo to compare this to.

MOO

 

[djanga]

New article about the difficulties of identification of African-American Does

Under-representation in DNA databases can be hurdle for cold case investigations

Experts say sometimes African American John and Jane Doe cases take longer to solve. 19 Investigates looked into why this is happening.

www.cleveland19.com

 

[djanga]

Our Organization - DNA Doe Project

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There is DDP 2023 Annual Report, it is very interesting and speaks about Ada Kaplan’s identification