The Latest Breaking News from the DNA Doe Project

For two decades, Minnesota police struggled to identify a lone skull, now they’ve tied it to a funeral director who ‘went off the deep end’

The DNA Doe Project was instrumental in breaking this case.

We Got This Covered · Jun 8

Human remains found on California beach in 2022 identified as missing man

DNA testing confirmed bones found on Salmon Creek beach belonged to Walter Karl Kinney, a man last seen in 1999

The Guardian - US · Mar 31

Remains of a banker missing since 1999 are found on a California beach – for the second time

Some of Walter Karl Kinney’s body parts were found washed up on a beach in 1999 and again in 2022

The Independent UK · Mar 30

Bones found in 1989 in a Wisconsin chimney identified as man who last contacted relatives in 1970

Authorities say human bones found inside the chimney of a Wisconsin music store in 1989 have been identified as those of a man whose last known contact with relatives was in 1970

The Independent UK · May 16, 2024

Cold case investigators seek help identifying final victim of the ‘Happy Face Killer’

Keith Jesperson, 68, is serving four life sentences at the Oregon State Penitentiary for killings that spanned several states, writes Andrea Cavallier

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2024

Victim of notorious ‘Happy Face’ serial killer identified after 29 years

Suzanne Kjellenberg was 34 when she was murdered and her body dumped near a Florida highway in 1994

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023

Officials identify remains found at Indiana farm in 1983 as Chicago teen slain by late serial killer

Authorities say human remains found buried in 1983 at an abandoned Indiana farm have been identified as those of a Chicago teenager who was a victim of the late serial killer Larry Eyler

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

Remains found at Indiana farm in 1983 identified as Chicago teen slain by serial killer

The remains, which were found near the remains of three young men Larry Eyler also killed, are those of Keith Lavell Bibbs, who was 16 when he died, according to the Newton County Coroner’s Office and the DNA Doe Project.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 26, 2023