US EditionNew York City Identifies Three More 9/11 Victims Through Advanced DNA Testing
NEW YORK CITY, AUG 7 – Three new victims were identified through DNA testing, raising total confirmed identifications to 1,653, while about 40% of 9/11 victims remain unidentified, officials said.
- On Thursday, officials announced the identification of three more victims from the September 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks through ongoing advanced DNA testing.
- This identification follows nearly 24 years of ongoing forensic efforts marked by challenges from fragmented and degraded remains requiring advanced DNA analysis.
- Among the newly identified victims are Ryan Fitzgerald, a 26-year-old foreign currency trader from Floral Park, New York, Barbara Keating, a 72-year-old breast cancer survivor from Palm Springs, California, and an adult woman whose family requested confidentiality.
- Mayor Eric Adams expressed that these recent identifications provide some solace to the loved ones who continue to grieve from the events of that day, while Chief Medical Examiner Jason Graham noted that their ongoing efforts serve as a tribute to those who were lost.
- The identification advances the unresolved identification of about 1,100 victims, approximately 40% of the 2,753 killed in New York on 9/11, reflecting sustained scientific progress and family cooperation.
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NEW YORK (KUNA) – The New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has identified three more people who died during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, including a Palm Springs woman, 24 years later. On Thursday, Mayor Eric Adams and Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jason Graham announced the identifications of Barbara Keating of Palm Springs; Ryan Fitzgerald of Floral Park; and another woman whose name was not released. The announcement came thanks to …
September 11th Victim Identified More Than Two Decades After Attacks
A 72-year-old Palm Springs woman aboard one of the airliners that crashed into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, was identified through forensic evidence using advanced DNA verification methods, officials confirmed Thursday. Barbara Keating was a passenger on American Airlines Flight 11, which authorities say slammed into the North Tower shortly before 9 a.m. within an hour of departing Boston, marking the start of airborne mayhem that f…
3 more 9/11 victims identified through DNA analysis
Editor's note: The video above aired on Sept. 11, 2024 NEW YORK (WPIX) – Nearly 24 years later, three more victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center have been identified, New York City officials announced Thursday. New York City Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jason Graham and Mayor Eric Adams announced the 1,651st, 1,652nd, and 1,653rd persons to be identified through DNA analysis of remains recovered from the attack that c…
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