Ramapo College’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) Center finally brought closure to a 70-year-old mystery. Human remains discovered in Arizona in 2002 have now been identified as belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps Captain Everett Leland Yager, thanks to DNA analysis and collaborative research conducted by students, faculty and partners at Ramapo. The case dates back …
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Ramapo College’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) Center Solves 70 Year old Mystery
Ramapo College’s Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) Center finally brought closure to a 70-year-old mystery. Human remains discovered in Arizona in 2002 have now been identified as belonging to the U.S. Marine Corps Captain Everett Leland Yager, thanks to DNA analysis and collaborative research conducted by students, faculty and partners at Ramapo. The case dates back …
Placer County, California Sheriff’s Office Identifies Remains of Cold Case
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office has officially identified the remains of a woman found on March 20, 2001, as Zania Lynette Williams (DOB: 9/28/1966), also known as Zenia Williams. Williams, 34 years old at the time of her disappearance, was last seen around Christmas of 2000 at her residence in Sacramento. Her skeletonized remains were …