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June 2026

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Breya

6/22/20261 min read

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Genealogy News

Major Record Releases & Discoveries

  • Statewide Cold Case Initiatives: Florida launched a new statewide partnership with forensic laboratory Othram to apply advanced genetic genealogy to the state's backlog of over 21,000 unsolved murders and 900 unidentified remains cases. [1]

  • Guidelines and Professionalization: The Idaho State Police Forensic Services (ISPFS) and the Public Genealogist Investigative Genetic Genealogy Working Group published recommendations for establishing public-sector forensic genetic genealogy programs. This peer-reviewed framework is actively guiding agencies in building safe and standard programs this summer. [1]

  • Historical Identification Breakthroughs: Forensic genealogists from FHD Forensics successfully identified one of America's oldest John Does (known as Camden 9B) as a Revolutionary War soldier who died in 1777. Additionally, human remains found in Washington State's Olympic National Park 26 years ago were finally identified as missing camper Joseph Louis Serrao Jr.. [1, 2, 3]

Upcoming Events and Training

  • Forensic DNA Dialogues: The Center for Forensic Science Research & Education (CFSRE) is hosting an ongoing live series this summer. Sessions feature heavy-hitters in the field, including Dr. Susan Walsh, Dr. Walther Parson, Dr. Turi King, and CeCe Moore. [1]