It took decades to identify the remains, and an investigation into the case is still ongoing.
The skeletal remains of a homicide victim found in Florida in 1985 have been identified as a woman from Maryland who last spoke to her family over a decade before. The remains were found in a shallow grave on Crescent Beach in St. Johns County, Florida , in April 1985. The remains were several years old at the time of the discovery, according to a news release from Othram, a company that uses forensic genealogy to solve cold case s.
Johns County Sheriff's Office attended a class where forensic genetic genealogy was discussed, Othram said. The method uses DNA analysis and genealogy records to try to find someone whose DNA is a match to the initial profile and try to identify the profile using that relationship.The sheriff's office submitted evidence from the remains to Othram. Scientists at the private lab developed a DNA profile and searched genealogical records to find investigative leads.
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