Category: Life Stories
Genealogists ID dismembered woman found in 1971
Genealogists have helped Arizona authorities identify a woman whose body was found dismembered and stuffed in a sack in the desert in January 1971.
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January 2023 Appeal for Relatives of War Dead – Can You Help?
The Commonwealth War graves have listed more casualties from WW1 and WW2 for their latest appeal for relatives. Can you help?
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Identical men with same name decide to do a DNA test
Two baseball players decide to do a DNA after realising they not only share striking appearance similarities, but also the exact same name!
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WW2 Military personnel identified December 2022
As of the end of 2022, the US Defense Accounting agency successfully identified a total of 178 US soldiers.
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Murder suspect arrested with the help of genealogical DNA testing
Bryan Kohberger, a 28-year-old criminology student, was taken into custody following the results of DNA testing.
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Forensic genealogy identifies 31-year-old skeletal remains
Forensic genealogy has been used in a case dating back in 1991 when hunters happened across mysterious skeletal remains.
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Appeal for Relatives by CWGC November 2022
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is appealing for relatives to come forward for 46 deceased service personnel. Can you help?
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Abducted child reunited after 51 years using ancestry website
Using the power of an ancestry website, Alta Apatenco has finally been reunited with her daughter, Melissa Highsmith.
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Australia’s ‘Beast of Bondi’ caught using DNA technology
Keith Simms, otherwise referred to as the ‘Beast of Bondi’, has finally been identified using cutting edge DNA technology.
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DNA technology identifies long-dead ‘vampire’
Cutting-edge DNA technology has been used to identify what experts believe is a 19th Century man suspected of vampirism.
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WW2 Servicemen identified October 2022
The US Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has identified more servicemen in the continuous effort...
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Her Majesty The Queen’s death certificate released
As confirmed by Paul Lowe, The Registrar General for Scotland, Her Majesty The Queen’s death was...
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