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DNA Doe Project (also DNA Doe Project, Inc. or DDP) is an American nonprofit volunteer organization formed to identify unidentified deceased persons (commonly known as John Doe or Jane Doe) using forensic genealogy.
Well-known cases of unidentified decedents include "Caledonia Jane Doe" (1979), "Princess Doe" (1982) and "Walker County Jane Doe" (1980), all of whom have been identified. In 1997, New York City police discovered a decapitated body and were not able to find the killer.
The currently unidentified Yermo John Doe was killed approximately one hour before he was found, but was completely unrecognizable. [17] When Lynn Breeden, a Canadian model, was murdered and set ablaze in a dumpster, her body was so severely damaged that DNA processing and fingerprint analysis were impossible.
John Doe #2, found in Scioto River in 2007, also remains unidentified A man's body found on May 30, 2007 , is described as being between 5-feet 7-inches and 5-feet-10-inches tall and weighed ...
He remained unidentified until February 2019, when the DNA Doe Project announced they had made a tentative identification, but his name was withheld until June 14, 2022. Prior to his 2022 identification, Isaacs was known as the Rock County John Doe and John Clinton Doe.
The Doe Network is a non-profit organization of volunteers who work with law enforcement to connect missing persons cases with John/Jane Doe cases. [3] [4] [5] They maintain a website about cold cases and unidentified persons, and work to match these with missing persons.
A Texas lab's technology helped the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office identify the man found floating near the Boynton Inlet in September 2003.
John Doe" or "Jane Doe" are often used as placeholder names in law. Other more common and colloquial versions of names exist, including "Joe Shmoe", "Joe Blow", and "Joe Bloggs". "Tom, Dick and Harry" may be used to refer to a group of nobodies or unknown men. "John Smith" or "Jane Smith" is sometimes used as a placeholder on official documents.