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DNA Rule-Out for Cold Case, Australia, 1970 – Part II
Through a casual exchange of emails a few weeks ago, Deb Cashion alerted me to a recent article “Police chase DNA of Elmer Crawford relatives in Northern Ireland“ that appeared in the Herald Sun. It described the Victoria police search for a DNA … 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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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 AFDIL, Alan Ruffman, ancient DNA, Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Clarence Nothover, DNA Identification, Eino Viljami Panula, Eugene Francis Rice, Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Forensic Genealogy, forensic odontology, Gilber Sigvard Danbom, Gosta Paulson, Halifax, Identifinders, Mackay-Bennett, Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, Odile Loreille, Ryan Parr, Sidney Leslie Goodwin, Titanic, Unidentified, Unknown Child
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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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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 Uncategorized, Military Identifications
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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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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The Hand in the Snow
Our blog would not be complete without a mention of The Hand in the Snow. This was our first big military identification case with the Armed Forces DNA ID Laboratory, performed with a dream team of top forensic scientists. Our successful … Continue reading
Posted in Military Identifications
Tagged Northwest FLight 4422, Kevin McGregor, AFDIL, Military Identifications, Frank van Zandt, The Hand in the Snow, Mount Sanford, Marc Millican, Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, Odile Loreille, Ted Robinson, Mike Grimm Sr., Maurice Conway, Askeaton, DNA Identification, mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA, Low Copy Number, LCN
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