TX TX- Along creek bed, Tarrant County John Doe, #UP121991, skeletal, Nov.,2023, DNA- Greg Willer Reichert, born April 10, 1948, 2025.

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Tarrant County John Doe (2023) is Now Identified

Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office Teams With Othram to Identify a 2023 John Doe

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''In November 2023, the unidentified skeletal remains of an unknown individual were found by people walking along a creek bed in unincorporated Tarrant County, the Texas county that includes the city of Fort Worth. Alongside the skeletal remains, which could not be identified, law enforcement found a t-shirt with no observable details, Hanes socks and a cap with "Mrs. Baird's" on the front.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's office determined that the person was likely an adult male who would have been about 6 feet tall. Despite an extensive investigation, the man could not be identified and he became known as Tarrant County John Doe. In May 2024, details of the case were entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as UP121991.

In the summer of 2024, the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office sent forensic evidence to Othram's laboratory in The Woodlands, Texas in hopes that advanced DNA testing could help identify the man. Othram scientists produced a suitable DNA extract from the remains and a comprehensive DNA profile was then developed for the man using Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing®.

Othram's in-house forensic genetic genealogy team then conducted a genealogical search that resulted in new leads, which led to family members who assisted in the investigation. The follow-up investigative work led to the positive identification of the man, who is now known to be Greg Willer Reichert, who was born April 10, 1948. Greg was known to be missing, and was last known to be in Texas.''