April 2026 Case Update: On December 16, 2003, the body of a man was discovered in a rail car in a yard in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The train had traveled to Minneapolis from Chicago, Illinois, stopping along the way in Portage, Wisconsin. Now, thanks to the application...
DNA Doe Project identifies John Doe found in Minnesota in 1985 Body found in abandoned building identified as Frank Augenti St. Paul, MN – Nearly 40 years after the body of a man was discovered in an abandoned building in St. Paul, the DNA Doe Project has...
Description: On September 15, 2000, a teenage couple out for a stroll through Long Lake Regional Park in New Brighton, Minnesota, stumbled upon the mummified remains of a woman in a swampy area of the park. The Caucasian woman was estimated to be between 25-50...
Description: On June 12, 1993, the head of a woman was discovered floating near the shore of Bone Lake in New Scandia Township, Minnesota. A foot was later located on the bank of Pig’s Eye Lake approximately 20 miles southwest in St. Paul. Both the head and foot...
The DNA Doe Project was honored to assist the Rosemount, Minnesota Police Department with this case. Julie Pulkrabek of Rosemount PD had already done most of the work to obtain the DNA profile as well as the preliminary genetic genealogy tree-building to try to learn...
