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Mystery in Laurel Canyon: Questions cloud death of William de Rothschild

LA Times

The elderly man told his neighbors he was a Rothschild — a member of the prominent European family whose collective fortune is worth billions of dollars. It’s a strange feeling.” De Rothschild’s body was found after the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a blaze at his Lookout Mountain Avenue residence on Nov. 27. The man, who requested his name …

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1 month ago

Remains found in Pennsylvania in 1973 are identified as a missing 14-year-old

Associated Press

LEBANON, Pa. — A girl’s remains found under brush and a plastic tarp in the Pennsylvania woods 51 years ago were identified by state police Thursday as 14-year-old Ruth Elizabeth Brenneman, who was last seen leaving for school in fall 1973. State police said genetic genealogy helped determine the identity of the decomposed body that was discovered near Fort Indiantown …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

50-year-old murder mystery gets solved: Man, now 84, gets arrested and confirms involvement

Live Mint

A 50-year-old murder mystery in Wisconsin was finally solved using genetic genealogy, leading to the arrest of an 84-year-old man from Minnesota. Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd explained that Miller, now in custody in Steele County, Minnesota, had “confirmed his involvement” in Schlais’ murder. Sheriff Bygd stated that solving this case was a “huge victory” for his agency, marking the …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mary Schlais Wisconsin 1974 cold case solved after killer identified with genetic genealogy

CNN

CNN — Investigators in Wisconsin used genetic genealogy to solve a 50-year-old cold case this week, charging an 84-year-old Minnesota man with killing a woman who was found dead in 1974, authorities said. Jon Miller, of Owatonna, Minnesota, was arrested on Thursday after he “confirmed his involvement” with Schlais’ homicide, according to Dunn County Sheriff Kevin Bygd. For decades, detectives …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mysterious death of man found in burning boat is solved after 32 years

Daily Mail

A Utah man who was found dead in a burning abandoned boat has been identified after more than 30 years. But after 32 years, detectives from the Weber County Sheriff's Office were able to identify Kevin Lynn Capps, 30, as the victim using advanced DNA testing. After 32 years, detectives from the Weber County Sheriff's Office were able to identify …

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4 months ago

Nursing student was murdered while walking to a friend’s house. 40 years later, DNA leads police to suspected killer

The Independent

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Serial rape suspect wanted in 1989 Massachusetts case arrested in L.A. after police chase

LA Times

A 71-year-old man who was arrested after a lengthy police pursuit in Los Angeles on Thursday has been identified as a fugitive rape suspect from Massachusetts. A suspected serial rapist wanted in connection with the rape of two women in Massachusetts in 1989 was arrested in Los Angeles on Thursday following a lengthy police chase. Officers located the suspect, Stephen …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Emotional moment man, 60, who was left in unlicensed foster home without any details about his birth parents finally meets his half-siblings on Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace

Daily Mail

This is the emotional moment a man who was abandoned by his birth mother and left in an unlicensed foster home without any details about his start in life finally met his half-siblings. But questions around his beginnings and birth mother have also remained for Steve, so he enlisted the help of ITV's Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace. This …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Duchess of Sussex, called ‘Ifeoma’ in Nigeria, speaks with women about her Nigerian roots

Associated Press

ABUJA, Nigeria — Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, says it’s been “humbling” to find out through a genealogy test that she is partly Nigerian as she met with women in the West African nation Saturday. On her second day in Nigeria, where she is visiting for the first time with Prince Harry to also promote mental health for wounded soldiers …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Duchess of Sussex, called ‘Ifeoma’ in Nigeria, speaks with women about her Nigerian roots

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, …

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8 months ago

Mexico’s likely next president would be its first leader with a Jewish background

Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — By mid-2024, Claudia Sheinbaum will most likely become Mexico’s first female president. Sheinbaum, a former mayor of Mexico City and the governing party’s candidate, has kept a comfortable lead in all polls against opposition candidates Xóchitl Gálvez and Jorge Álvarez Máynez. FILE - Presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum greets supporters as she arrives to her opening campaign rally …

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8 months ago

Solving the mystery of a human jawbone found in an Arizona boy’s rock collection

LA Times

Cairenn Binder, right, assistant director of the Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center at Ramapo College in Mahwah, N.J., poses with students at a genealogy boot camp. “We have absolutely no idea how came into the child’s collection,” said Paul Wick, public information officer for the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Department. “It was a really exciting moment,” said Cairenn Binder, the assistant director …

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8 months ago

Idaho murders victim’s family isn’t buying Bryan Kohberger’s alibi

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The family of Kaylee …

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8 months ago

Bryan Kohberger’s alibi challenges his location night of Idaho student murders

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bryan Kohberger, the graduate …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

How the Rohingya mobilised digital solidarity

Deccan Chronicle

Sonipat, Mar 26 In January this year, a raging fire spread through crammed Rohingya refugee settlements at Kutupalong in Bangladesh’s coastal district of Cox’s Bazar, destroying shelters and displacing thousands. An army of independent Rohingya digital content creators, who lived in the camps, took it upon themselves to catch the global attention by making short videos of the damage and …

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9 months ago

Pet DNA testing company identifies human as dog, reports she is 25% Labrador

Hindustan Times

A pet DNA testing company is under fire after it identified a human as a canine. Reporter Christina Hager sent her DNA sample to various pet testing facilities, reported WBZ-TV News. A third wondered, "It would be interesting to see the results if they sent dog DNA to one of the human DNA genealogy testing sites!" The investigation was launched …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

Did you know Taylor Swift is related to Emily Dickinson? Viral post surprises people

Hindustan Times

An American genealogy company, Ancestry.com, took to Instagram to share a post on how pop star Taylor Swift is related to poet Emily Dickinson. The Instagram post revealing that Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson are related to each other has gone viral. "Renowned American poets Taylor Swift and Emily Dickinson are 6th cousins, three times removed. "I'm so excited to …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Taylor Swift is related to real-life tortured poet Emily Dickinson

Salon

Turns out Taylor Swift’s upcoming album release, “The Tortured Poets Department,” could have a more personal meaning than usual. “Taylor Swift’s ancestors remained in Connecticut for six generations until her part of the family eventually settled in northwestern Pennsylvania, where they married into the Swift family line,” Ancestry told TODAY. Fans also drew parallels to Swift's album title and Dickinson’s …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger appears in court with no trial date determined

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In court on Wednesday, Ms Taylor said the …

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10 months ago

Decades-old missing person case solved after relative uploads DNA to genealogy site

NPR

Decades-old missing person case solved after relative uploads DNA to genealogy site Enlarge this image toggle caption Oregon State Police Oregon State Police About 54 years ago, a Boy Scout troop leader in Sauvie Island, Ore., stumbled upon a shallow grave. The case's breakthrough came last year in January, when a person uploaded their DNA to the genealogy database GEDMatch …

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1 year ago

Harry and Meghan's Archewell Foundation suffers £8.7m drop in donations: Sussex's charity received £1.6million from two wealthy benefactors last year with losses hitting £537k

Daily Mail

Donations to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Archewell Foundation have plunged by $11million in the past year - leaving it with losses of £537k - with boss and the couple's right-hand man James Holt handed a massive 280% pay rise, it was revealed today. The couple set up their Archewell Foundation after quitting the Royal Family and say it is …

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1 year ago

Harry and Meghan release slick video that shows Duchess hugging veterans and taking selfies to highlight the 'impact' of their Archewell foundation - hours after Kate's film with George, Charlotte and

Daily Mail

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have released a video showing Archewell's 2023 'impact' just hours after the Princess of Wales shared a clip of herself at a baby bank with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis. WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW The clip show's Meghan Markle's visit to a charity to help military families The Duchess of Sussex, 42, visited …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Maratha Quota Activist Manoj Jarange to Hold 2nd Meeting in Pune

Deccan Chronicle

Mumbai: In a sign of growing popularity of Manoj Jarange Patil among the Maratha community, the quota activist will set to address his second rally in Pune. The Pune rally will come after a huge public rally held on October 14 at Antarwali Sarati village in Jalna, where Jarange Patil gave a 10-day ultimatum to the state government to give …

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1 year, 2 months ago

After a career of cracking cold cases, investigator Paul Holes opens up

NPR

After a career of cracking cold cases, investigator Paul Holes opens up TONYA MOSLEY, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Let's get back to Dave Davies' interview with Paul Holes, who spent more than two decades as a criminal investigator for the sheriff's and the district attorney's office in Contra Costa County, Calif. And it's a matter of taking, you know, …

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Mystery in Laurel Canyon: Questions cloud death of William de Rothschild

Remains found in Pennsylvania in 1973 are identified as a missing 14-year-old

50-year-old murder mystery gets solved: Man, now 84, gets arrested and confirms involvement

Mary Schlais Wisconsin 1974 cold case solved after killer identified with genetic genealogy

Mysterious death of man found in burning boat is solved after 32 years

Nursing student was murdered while walking to a friend’s house. 40 years later, DNA leads police to suspected killer

Serial rape suspect wanted in 1989 Massachusetts case arrested in L.A. after police chase

Emotional moment man, 60, who was left in unlicensed foster home without any details about his birth parents finally meets his half-siblings on Long Lost Family: Born Without Trace

Duchess of Sussex, called ‘Ifeoma’ in Nigeria, speaks with women about her Nigerian roots

Duchess of Sussex, called ‘Ifeoma’ in Nigeria, speaks with women about her Nigerian roots

Mexico’s likely next president would be its first leader with a Jewish background

Solving the mystery of a human jawbone found in an Arizona boy’s rock collection

Idaho murders victim’s family isn’t buying Bryan Kohberger’s alibi

Bryan Kohberger’s alibi challenges his location night of Idaho student murders

How the Rohingya mobilised digital solidarity

Pet DNA testing company identifies human as dog, reports she is 25% Labrador

Did you know Taylor Swift is related to Emily Dickinson? Viral post surprises people

Taylor Swift is related to real-life tortured poet Emily Dickinson

Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger appears in court with no trial date determined

Decades-old missing person case solved after relative uploads DNA to genealogy site

Harry and Meghan's Archewell Foundation suffers £8.7m drop in donations: Sussex's charity received £1.6million from two wealthy benefactors last year with losses hitting £537k

Harry and Meghan release slick video that shows Duchess hugging veterans and taking selfies to highlight the 'impact' of their Archewell foundation - hours after Kate's film with George, Charlotte and

Maratha Quota Activist Manoj Jarange to Hold 2nd Meeting in Pune

After a career of cracking cold cases, investigator Paul Holes opens up