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Finley Creek Jane Doe 1978 Elgin OR

October 28, 2021May 5, 2020 by Admin

UPDATE October 28 2021: Unidentified cremains which may be that of Finley Creek Jane Doe have been located in Walla Walla, and have been sent to Lakehead University’s Paleo-DNA Lab in Thunder Bay, Ontario in hopes to extract a usable DNA sample for sequencing. If a successful sample is able to be obtained and sequenced, … Read more

IDENTIFIED – Harry – John Doe 1979 Charleston, Missouri

May 18, 2021April 24, 2020 by Admin

Photo courtesy of Harry’s family, Forensic art by Anthony Redgrave We were honored to be the forensic genealogists selected to assist in the resolution of this case. We are respecting the family’s privacy and would like to extend our condolences to them.

Joseph Henry Loveless

March 24, 2022January 7, 2020 by Admin

3/24/2022: Update: Article published in Forensic Sciences Research
Identification of a decedent in a 103-year-old homicide case using forensic anthropology and genetic genealogy
Amy R. Michael, Samantha H. Blatt, Mariyam Isa, Anthony Redgrave &Douglas H. Ubelaker

Identified! January 31, 2019:

In 1979, the dismembered remains of a man were found in a cave in Idaho. 40 years later, he was identified using forensic genealogy. The Redgraves led the genealogy team for this case at the DNA Doe Project. This case was brought to the DNA Doe Project by Dr. Amy Michael and Dr. Samantha Blatt of Idaho State University.

Forensic art by Anthony Redgrave.

Read more below and watch the press conference about this amazing case.

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Read more about Henry Loveless

Image gallery

Joseph Henry Loveless, formerly “Clark County John Doe”, composite based on family photos and wanted poster description

Composite image of Joseph Henry Loveless, colorized

Wanted poster for “Walt Cairns,” AKA Loveless

International news media coverage

Illustration of Clark County John Doe created for use by the DNA Doe Project. This approximation was based on clothing found with the remains. The decedent’s skull was not recovered, so emphasis was placed on the clothing and location of discovery.

Raymond Green

May 17, 2021October 25, 2019 by Admin

On November 5, 1978, Donna Green’s five-day-old son was abducted from their home in Georgia. Since then, she has been seeking any means available by which she might be able to locate Raymond Jr. Many people have suggested that Donna should be sure to take DNA tests. Donna’s story has been featured on The Fall … Read more

The Belle in the Well

May 17, 2021July 29, 2019 by Admin

Louise Peterson’s high school photo, the only known photo of her in life In 2019, The DNA Doe Project solved their hardest case to date. Lee and Anthony Redgrave, team leaders for this DNA Doe Project case at the time, traveled to Ironton, Ohio to c0-present at a press conference revealing the identity of Louise … Read more