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A Georgetown County police chief has turned a hobby into a tool for identifying the dead

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Pawleys Island Police Chief Mike Fanning spends his free time working in genetic genealogy. Recently, the hobby led him to assist in identifying a man who had been a John Doe for nearly a decade.

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A Georgetown County police chief has turned a hobby into a tool for identifying the dead

Pawleys Island Police Chief Mike Fanning spends his free time working in genetic genealogy. Recently, the hobby led him to assist in identifying a man who had been a John Doe for nearly a decade.

·Charleston, United States
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The Post and Courier broke the news in Charleston, United States on Friday, January 2, 2026.
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