You know those cold cases where families are left with unanswered questions and profound, unresolved grief? Well, the techniques developed and deployed by DNA Doe Project (DDP), Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) have been a game-changer for those cases – and we...
In February 2017, DNA Doe Project’s co-founder Margaret Press was newly retired from her tech job and had moved across the country to be closer to her daughter, settling in California. She was looking forward to some peace and quiet, to spend time doing genealogy and...
It’s been 103 years, and C.L. Daniel is finally being returned to his family and community. Today, the City of Tulsa announced the first positive identification of one of the victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre who had been buried in a potter’s field. DNA...
All of the Jane and John Does we identify are missing persons, and supporting their families is part of our mission. We’re so happy to see events like this one in NYC popping up all over the country. Through our work to send them home, we’ve learned how...
UPDATE: Following discussions with the leadership at Othram, our management has decided to resume uploads to Familytreedna.com. After the recent announcement of a partnership between Gene By Gene, the parent company of Familytreedna.com and Othram, a for-profit...
Dear Supporters, As we embark upon a new year, I am filled with so many emotions. With pride, gratitude and awe at what we have achieved as a team – lifting the burden on investigators across the country by returning well over 100 Jane and John Does to their grieving...
