Human remains found in a shallow Ohio grave in 1991 are of a missing Columbus man, officials say, marking another cold case homicide broken open by advancements in DNA and genealogical research.
"Thirty-one Christmases have come and gone, and I was thinking about the headstone with no name on it," Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost told reporters.
Eventually, anthropologists determined that the remains hadn't been in the ground for more than three years. And it wasn't until 2012 when University of North Texas researchers tested the DNA and determined that the body was that of a male with Indian ancestry, officials said. “After Robert’s sudden disappearance, his family looked for him, especially his late mother," said Amanda Reno, AdvanceDNA's director of genetic and forensic case management.
“We would also like to thank Robert’s genetic relative matches who volunteered their time [and] family information,” Strawser said. “Robert was a distant cousin to them. Despite being somebody they had never met, each of these relatives played a key role in bringing him home to his family."
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