DNA evidence has become a cornerstone of modern police work, be it through the use of genetic genealogy or submitting ...

The Oregon State Police announced in a press release that it has uncovered the identity of a John Doe from four and a half decades ago. Police are investigating whether a notorious serial killer ...

John Doe, as he’s known in court filings, lost his Nevada Supreme Court appeal to stay anonymous last month. But his latest motion effectively pauses the requirement he reveal his name until the ...

CLEVELAND (WJW) — Advancements in DNA technology helped local officials uncover the identity of a Cuyahoga County John Doe whose remains were found 45 years ago. During a media briefing on ...

On Wednesday afternoon, state and county leaders revealed the name of a previously unidentified John Doe whose body was found in Cuyahoga County. According to the Ohio Attorney General’s Office ...

However, after a series of specialist genealogy labs collaborated with authorities on the John Doe case, two living third cousins were identified, and the man has been confirmed as John Thiellesen.

Phoenix police tried to identify the man through fingerprints and DNA, but there were no matches, and his John Doe identity remained a mystery for 20 years. Then, last September, the Maricopa ...

Nevada Supreme Court justices seemed doubtful that “John Doe” should remain anonymous in a civil case that seeks to determine whether he invaded the privacy of Reno’s mayor and a Washoe ...

A patch of grass in a Moab cemetery with no headstone but the body of "John Doe" buried in the ground. Now, Provo police have positively linked the two. On Wednesday, police announced that they ...

The alleged victim, filing anonymously through attorney Tony Buzbee as John Doe, alleged he was "drugged and forcefully raped" by Combs, according to a New York County Supreme Court filing ...

The identity of a man known only as 'John Doe #3' has finally been revealed, nearly 45 years after his body was discovered. Detectives have credited advances in facial reconstruction and DNA ...

Investigators saw that he had “dropped off the radar” in the 1980s, and found more evidence connecting him to the John Doe. The Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the identity ...