A 24-year-old Baltimore native who vanished from his family in the late 1970s has been identified thanks to a DNA project.

Authorities have identified the woman as Virginia Irene Nelson, known as “Ginny” to her family. She was 46 years old when she was struck and killed along Pacific Coast Highway in January 1982.

Forensic anthropologists determined the skull belonged to a girl between 7 and 9 years old who likely died two to 10 years before it was discovered.

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A body that was found on the side of a Maryland highway in 1981 has been identified as a Baltimore man, according to the nonprofit organization DNA Doe Project.

Geneseo John Doe has been identified after 60 years using technology that was not available in 1966. The DNA Doe Project (DDP) has identified Geneseo John Doe as Ronald Joe Cole. Cole was 19 years old ...

Human remains found in Tennessee nearly two decades ago have been identified through DNA and genealogy as a former Connecticut woman. The remains, found by police in a remote wooded area in Tennessee ...

DNA Doe Project seeks to identify "Little Lost Seabrook Doe" using genetic genealogy and public DNA database uploads.

TYLER, Texas — In a world of crime solving, DNA technology is no longer just cutting-edge – it's front and center. The DNA Doe Project is a nonprofit organization where volunteers help identify ...

DNA Doe Project explains how it helped identify “Geneseo John Doe” as Ronald Joe Cole using investigative genetic genealogy and public DNA databases.

Investigators are turning to the public in hopes of identifying the young girl whose skull surfaced in a Seabrook tattoo shop decades ago.