May 25, 2021
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February 10, 2021
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Identifinders Assists Orange County DA's Office in Solving the Oldest Jane Doe Case in the County
Identifinders International is honored to have assisted the Orange County District Attorney’s office in solving the oldest Doe case in Orange County. In March 1968, a woman was discovered badly beaten, raped, and with her throat slashed in a field in Huntington Beach, CA. All attempts to determine her identity failed until May 2020 when investigative genetic genealogy was used to identify her as 26 year-old Anita Louise Piteau from Maine. Her family reported she had driven out to California in 1968 with two friends, hoping to break into the movie business. She wrote one letter to her mother after her arrival, but then was never heard from again. Identifinders wishes to
July 23, 2020
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Identifinders International Wins Fifth Place for DNA Hit of the Year
Identifinders International, in conjunction with the King Co. WA Sheriff’s Office, has been awarded Fifth Place in the Gordon Thomas Honeywell (GTH) DNA Hit of the Year Competition out of a field of 50 entries from 20 countries for their pioneering work on the 1991 Sarah Yarborough homicide.
June 24, 2020
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1968 Cold Case Murder of Gwen Miller Solved through Forensic Genealogy and Dedicated Detective Work
Through the use of DNA forensic genealogy, Rapid City police have identified the suspect responsible for the death of 60-year-old Gwen Miller. Ms. Miller, a Rapid City pharmacist, was located strangled and sexually assaulted in her bed at her home on Hall Street in 1968.
June 17, 2019
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