James Uthmeier: Cold Case Task Force Will Solve Past Crimes, Including Missing and Unidentified Persons

New Florida DNA initiative aims to crack decades-old cold cases

Thousands of Florida cold cases may soon be resolved

New DNA testing will allow Florida law enforcement to more accurately solve cold cases

James Uthmeier: Cold Case Task Force will solve past crimes, including missing and unidentified persons

Attorney General James Uthmeier says Florida is establishing a Cold Case Task Force in hopes of finally closing many unsolved crimes. The Task Force is partnering with Othram, a forensic technology company specializing in DNA-based human identification, to identify and assist unsolved cases that may be solvable through existing DNA evidence. “Today, technology has advanced,” Uthmeier said at a news conference in Miami. “Many of these thousands o…

Uthmeier deploys genetic genealogy to tackle massive cold case backlog

Florida AG James Uthmeier is partnering with a forensic genetic genealogy firm to solve Florida's 21,000 cold cases. (Photo courtesy Uthmeier's office)Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Wednesday a $600,000 partnership with an anti-crime company specializing in matching cold case DNA to genetic genealogy databases. Called Othram, the Texas firm says its technology has helped solve at least 600 cold cases nationwide. Uthmeier hopes…

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to hold press conference in Miami

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is set to hold a news conference in Miami on Wednesday. The news conference will take place at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Miami Regional Operations Center at 10 a.m. Joining Uthmeier during the news conference is statewide prosecutor Brad McVay. Details on what they will discuss were not released.

Attorney General James Uthmeier Launches Statewide Partnership to Solve Florida Cold Cases

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