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DNA cracks 'Cranium Doe' mystery 40 years after skull found in NH woods
Genetic genealogy and DNA testing by over 40 volunteers identified Warren Kuchinsky, solving a 40-year-old cold case of remains found in Bristol woods.
- On Thursday, New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella and State Police Col. Mark Hall announced officials identified a skull found in 1986 in Bristol as Warren Kuchinsky, resolving a nearly 40-year-old case.
- LAST YEAR, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, New Hampshire State Police, and University of New Hampshire Forensic Anthropology Identification and Recovery Lab partnered with the DNA Doe Project, whose volunteer genealogists used genetic genealogy to solve the case.
- DNA experts confirmed the remains as Warren Kuchinsky, born 1952, using DNA testing of a surviving family member after volunteer genealogists developed a lead in less than 24 hours, Ivany said.
- Investigators said there is no evidence of foul play, and Attorney General John Formella said the identification restored a name to someone unidentified for nearly 40 years, bringing answers to Kuchinsky's family.
- The development highlights the power of forensic genetic genealogy, as the DNA Doe Project and New Hampshire Department of Justice use scientific and investigative tools to solve decades-old cases.
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