As part of American Ancestors’ 10 Million Names initiative, the Daughters of the American Revolution’s (DAR) Patriots of Color Database is now accessible on 10 Million Names by American Ancestors (10millionnames.org). Offering the Daughters of the American Revolution: Patriots of Color, 1712 – 1888 database, in addition to the other free genealogy resources already represented on the 10 Million Names website, …
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Genetic Genealogy Leads to Arrest of 84-year-old Man in 1974 Western Wisconsin Murder Case
A man is in custody in connection with a cold case murder in western Wisconsin that has gone unsolved for 50 years. On Thursday, the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office announced that genetic genealogy had identified Jon Miller, an 84-year-old Minnesota man, as a “viable suspect” in the 1974 death of Mary K. Schlais. Officials say …
Defendant Found Guilty of Dallas Murder, Proven By Forensic Genealogy
David Rojas was found guilty of a 35-year-old murder case Thursday evening. Rojas was linked to the murder by forensic genetic genealogy. It’s the first murder case tried in Dallas County based on that technology. He faces an automatic life sentence without the possibility of parole. Decades after Mary Hague Kelly’s murder in Oak Cliff, …