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Perpetrator ID in the murders of Rachel Zendejas and Lisa Gondek – Ventura County CA 1981

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Redgrave Research Forensic Services is honored to have assisted Ventura County law enforcement officials in the identification of Tony Garcia as a suspect linked to DNA evidence from the 1981 murders of Rachel Zendejas and Lisa Gondek. The arrest was made on February 7th, following the use of forensic genetic genealogy (FGG/IGG). The families and … Read more

Identified! Susan Lund b. 1967, formerly Ina Jane Doe 1993

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March 11, 2022 Ina Jane Doe (1993) Identified Using Forensic Genetic Genealogy Susan Lund, missing since December 1992, identified by Redgrave Research Forensic Services and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office MARCH 11 2022 – The Jefferson County Illinois Sheriff’s Office and Redgrave Research Forensic Services have confirmed the identity of “Ina Jane Doe,” an unidentified woman … Read more

Identity of “Mississippi Delta Dawn” AKA “Baby Jane Doe” Confirmed

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The name of a female toddler discovered along the banks of the Escatawpa River in Moss Point, MS in 1982 has been found using forensic genetic genealogy. On December 3rd, 1982, multiple witnesses reported a young adult female dressed in a blue plaid shirt and jeans walking west along I-40, close to the Alabama-Mississippi border. … Read more

Christine Jessop, Toronto 1984

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Today, the killer of 9 year old Christine Jessop was publicly identified during a press conference held by Toronto Police Department as Calvin Hoover, who died in 2015. The Redgraves are honored to have led the forensic genetic genealogical effort to present a candidate for identification to the Toronto Police. Our genealogy team worked tirelessly … Read more

Joseph Henry Loveless

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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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The Belle in the Well

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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