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Monthly Archives: August 2010
DNA Rule-Out for Cold Case, Australia, 1970 – Part I
A crime that could not escape media attention in Australia, any more than the Manson family murders could have evaded the public eye here in the States-Elmer Crawford brutally murdered his pregnant wife Theresa (35) and his three children Kathryn (13), James (8), and Karen … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Law Enforcement
Tagged Anna B. Crawford, Australia, Co. Derry, Deb Cashion, DNA Identification, Elmer Crawford, Forensic Genealogy, Identifinders, Keith Moor, Loch Ard Gorge, Maghera Parish, Missing Persons, mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, Port Campbell National Park, Sun Herald, Tamneymartin, Unidentified, Victoria
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Unknown Child on the Titanic – Part IV (Conclusion)
When AFDIL attempted an identification through Y-DNA, I was asked by my colleague Dr. Odile Loreille to find a Y-DNA reference for Sidney Goodwin. We were just finishing up the identification of The Hand in the Snow, so she knew I was … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Identifications
Tagged AFDIL, Alan Ruffman, Alma Paulson, Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Augusta Goodwin, Charles Goodwin, DNA Identification, Eino Viljami Panula, Eugene Francis Rice, Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Forensic Genealogy, Frederick Goodwin, Gosta Paulson, Graeme Goodwin, Halifax, Identifinders, Jessie Goodwin, Lillian Goodwin, Mackay-Bennett, mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, Odile Loreille, Rebecca Just, Ryan Parr, Sidney Leslie Goodwin, Titanic, Unidentified, Unknown Child, William Goodwin, Y-DNA
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Unknown Child on the Titanic – Part III
To understand what happened next, you have to know a little about mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). Mitochondrial DNA is contained in small, football-shaped inclusions outside the nucleus of a cell. It’s widely believed that mitochondria were once independent bacteria that invaded … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Identifications
Tagged AFDIL, Alan Ruffman, Alfred Edward Peacock, Alma Paulson, Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, DNA Identification, Eino Viljami Panula, Eugene Francis Rice, Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Forensic Genealogy, Gilber Sigvard Danbom, Gosta Leonard Paulson, Gosta Paulson, Halifax, Identifinders, Mackay-Bennett, mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, Odile Loreille, Ryan Parr, Sidney Leslie Goodwin, Titanic, Unidentified, Unknown Child, Y-DNA
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Unknown Child on the Titanic – Part II
After eight and a half decades, there was little left of the child’s body. Only a small piece of wrist bone and the crowns of three tiny baby teeth had survived the inclement weather and damp, slightly acidic soil. In the … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Identifications
Tagged Identifinders, AFDIL, Forensic Genealogy, Unidentified, Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Odile Loreille, DNA Identification, mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, Unknown Child, Titanic, Gosta Paulson, Ryan Parr, Alan Ruffman, Halifax, Mackay-Bennett, Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Eino Viljami Panula, Sidney Leslie Goodwin, ancient DNA, Clarence Nothover, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, forensic odontology, Eugene Francis Rice, Gilber Sigvard Danbom
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Unknown Child on the Titanic – Part I
On April 20-23 1912, on its mission from Halifax to salvage remains from the Titanic, the crew of the cable ship Mackay-Bennett pulled 306 bodies from the frigid waters of the north Atlantic. Only one of them, body No. 4, … Continue reading
Posted in Historical Identifications
Tagged AFDIL, Alan Ruffman, Alma Paulson, Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Disaster, DNA Identification, Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Forensic Genealogy, Genesis Genomics, Geomarine Associates Ltd, Gosta Paulson, Halifax, Identifinders, Mackay-Bennett, Military Identifications, mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, Odile Loreille, Ryan Parr, Titanic, Unidentified, Unknown Child
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Jeni’s Family Reunion
Jeni Reed was raised by her maternal grandmother and knew almost nothing about her dad Thomas McKay. Yet we were able to find him! I surprised Jeni with the news on June 16. To add to the excitement, we discovered that … Continue reading
Maurice Conway
The best part of our projects is the good friendships we form with the people whose lives we touch. On our recent trip to Ireland, Andy and I visited with Maurice Conway and his family in Co. Limerick. Maurice provided the DNA … Continue reading
Posted in Military Identifications, Uncategorized
Tagged AFDIL, Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Askeaton, County Limerick, DNA Identification, Forensic Genealogy, Frank van Zandt, Hand in the Snow, Ireland, Kevin McGregor, LCN, Low Copy Number, Marc Millican, Margaret Conway, Maurice Conway, Mike Grimm Sr., Military Identifications, mitochondrial DNA, Morgans, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, mtDNA, Northwest FLight 4422, Odile Loreille, Rathkeale, Ted Robinson, The Hand in the Snow, Unidentified, Unidentified Soldiers, Y-DNA
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Maria the Bag Lady from Buenos Aires
My experience in locating people internationally is quite extensive. I have located people on all continents except for Antarctica (too cold). My most spectacular success was the location of a bag lady in Buenos Aires named Maria. The woman had … Continue reading
Posted in Unclaimed Property
Tagged Buenos Aires, Finding People, Forensic Genealogy, Unclaimed Property
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23 and Me Male and Female Haplgroups
I just spent the evening reviewing the male and female haplogroups of Benjaman’s 23 and Me matches that are predicted to be at the 3rd and 4th cousins levels. I was hoping to find a geographical pattern that might indicate his origins. … Continue reading
Posted in Benjaman Kyle
Tagged 23 and Me, Amnesiac, Benjaman Kyle, DNA Identification, E1b1a8a, Forensic Genealogy, G2a, Haplogroup, I1*, Identifinders, Indianapolis, L3e5, mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, Q1a3a, R1b1b2a, SNPs, Subclade, Y-DNA
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