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This is part of our August cover story, which also highlights the work of NoVA cold case squads<\/a>, information about 11 unsolved cold cases<\/a>, and includes information about advancements in DNA technologies<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Imagine what life was like in 1973, the year a young Black woman was found shot to death on Foundry Road in rural Lincoln, just south of Purcellville.\u202f <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without victim identification or witnesses, investigators were stumped. Loudoun\u2019s Jane Doe and her killer left few clues. There were no cellphone towers tracking calls, GPS systems, license plate readers, or electronic purchasing information. There were no video cameras at gas stations and restaurants or on toll booths, traffic lights, and home doorbells.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

None of the cross-matched, computerized databases that crime investigators rely on today had been developed yet. And most importantly, collection, analysis, and comparison of one of the most powerful forensic tools \u2014 human DNA \u2014 would not become central to crime investigations until 1986, more than a decade after Jane Doe\u2019s murder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most investigators could do in 1973 was collect obvious evidence, which in this case included removing\u202fthe victim\u2019s mandible in hopes of an eventual match via dental records. With no new leads, Jane Doe\u2019s case plunged from cold to frozen for nearly half a century.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Forensic artist Joe Mullins helped create a 3D model of Jane Doe. (Courtesy Othram Inc.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Forensic Defrost <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Armed with new forensic tools, Loudoun County<\/a> Detective Jorge Garcia is now on track to finally identify Jane Doe \u2014 and hopefully her killer. The first step was giving her a face<\/a>, a feat accomplished using ground-penetrating radar to locate and exhume her remains in 2023, followed by the creation of a sculpted bust and facial renderings by forensic artist Joe Mullins, an adjunct professor in the forensic science program at George Mason University.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using scanning devices and imaging technology, a 3D model of Jane Doe\u2019s skeletal remains was digitally preserved for widespread sharing. \u201cHer image needs to reach as many eyes as possible,\u201d Mullins says. \u201cNone of this collaboration works unless the right person sees and recognizes her face. In 1973, someone got away with murder. Someone knows something, so these images need to go national.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DNA Breakthroughs <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Working to help solve Jane Doe\u2019s identity is Texas-based Othram Inc.<\/a>, a company that developed Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing. This technology uses advanced DNA sequencing to analyze forensic samples, even if degraded or contaminated, to create genetic profiles and kinship analysis.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur role in this case is to build high-performing, highly sensitive DNA profiles from the remains of this individual that can lead to identification through forensic genetic genealogy,\u201d says Othram Director of Case Management Michael Vogen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were able to develop a great profile, and our in-house genealogy team is working on building out family trees,\u201d says Vogen. \u201cWe\u2019ve already found distant matches, so it\u2019s just a matter of time before we get much closer. A strong new match just became available on the database, so we will be giving a report to the detective soon with updated leads. Hopefully, that person can help identify other family members who are more closely related. I\u2019m confident we\u2019re going to get an answer \u2014 it\u2019s just a matter of when.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Powerful Tool<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Othram has assisted with other Northern Virginia cold case investigations. In 2022, FCPD teamed with Othram to identify the remains of a homicide victim<\/a> found in McLean in 2001 as Patricia Agnes Gildawie. In 2021, Othram\u2019s scientists helped Stafford County detectives identify teenager Timothy Alan Mangum, whose skull was found next to a road in Stafford County in 1990.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOthram is working with law enforcement agencies to drive repeat crimes to extinction,\u201d Vogen says. \u201cOnce a person does something bad and leaves their DNA behind, they are not going to have an opportunity to commit another crime. There\u2019s a lot of information and data that can be extracted from DNA, and we know the best tool we can give an investigator is a name. It doesn\u2019t get much better than that.\u201d  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feature image courtesy Othram Inc. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This story originally ran in our August Issue. For more stories like this, subscribe<\/a> to Northern Virginia Magazine.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Detectives are using forensic advancements to help solve a decades-long cold case. 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