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After 53 years She finally has her name back !!! May she rest in peace

Edit: I just realized that I put Harrison , and it’s Harris County . Sorry for the error

NEW IDENTIFICATION BY OTHRAM!
For the news article, click HERE

John Doe was found in February of 1998 in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. Hikers located a suitcase and bag near Interstate 77 in Dover Township. Inside were the dismembered remains of an elderly man. The man’s height and weight were estimated to be 5’ 8” and 160 pounds, respectively. Investigators believed that only days had elapsed since the man’s death and the discovery of his remains.

From DNASolves.com: "On December 7, 1958, the Martin family of Portland, Oregon, disappeared in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. 54-year-old Kenneth Martin; his wife, 48-year-old Barbara; and the couple's three daughters, 14-year-old Barbara, who was known as "Barbie", 13-year-old Virginia, and 11-year-old Susan, took a day trip to gather greenery for Christmas decoration and were never heard from again. Kenneth and Barbara's son, Donald, was in the United States Navy and stationed in New York State at the time of the disappearance.

Several months after the family's disappearance, the bodies of Susan and Virginia were discovered on the shores of the Columbia River, roughly thirty miles apart from each other. Despite an exhaustive investigation including extensive dive operations over the years by both the Hood River County and Multnomah County Sheriff’s Offices, the bodies of Kenneth, Barbara, and Barbie were not recovered, their vehicle could not be found, and the case went cold. Details of the case, and the three missing people, were entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as UP149885, UP149889, and UP149893.

In late 2024, Archer Mayo, a private search and recovery diver, located what he believed to be the Martin vehicle, a 1954 Ford station wagon, upside down in a large underwater pit in the Columbia River. In March 2025, the Hood River County Sheriff's Office attempted to pull the car to the surface using a crane. Unfortunately, the crane only succeeded in pulling the undercarriage off the rusted 1950's vehicle, leaving the passenger cabin upside down in the underwater pit. The diver continued to explore the wreckage. In August 2025, he located human remains, which were turned over to the Hood River County Sheriff's Office.

In late 2025, investigators teamed with Othram to leverage technology that could help to identify the human remains. Officials with the Hood River County Sheriff's Office and Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office worked together to submit forensic evidence to Othram's laboratory headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas."

Othram's scientists were able to develop a DNA profile from the remains that had been submerged for decades. A relative of the Martin family provided a DNA sample which was compared to the DNA from the remains. This led to the positive identification of the remains as belonging to Kenneth Martin.

"The Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office has ruled that, based on the circumstances of the search and recovery, all remaining family members--Ken, Barbara, and Barbie--are now considered identified."

Links

https://www.oregonlive.com/history/2026/04/dna-confirms-remains-of-missing-martin-family-after-car-found-in-columbia-river.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_family_disappearance

https://charleyproject.org/case/kenneth-r-martin

https://charleyproject.org/case/barbara-jean-martin

https://charleyproject.org/case/barbara-martin

Pleasant Valley Jane Doe (1852)

On July 30, 1852, a woman was traveling through Pleasant Valley, California, with her husband and their child. They were reportedly emigrants from an unspecified country. When she put her husband's rifle in their wagon, the rifle accidentally discharged with the bullet hitting the right side of the head, killing her nearly instantly.

The husband and child mourned her death and buried her in an unknown location in Diamond Springs, California, the next day. A journalist who reported the incident on August 1, 1852, did not learn the identity of the family.

A fatal accident has left this woman without a name. For 173 years she has only been known as Pleasant Valley Jane Doe (1852). Her name will probably never be known unfortunately but it's important to hear her story. Thank you for giving her some of your time today.

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After 38 years, DNA Doe Project have identified Three Points John Doe as Rogelio Morales Caudillo.

Three Points John Doe was found skeletonised, having been murdered and buried in a shallow grave, in a remote desert wash, near to Ryan Airfield in Tucson, Arizona. Estimates placed his PMI at 1-2 years prior to discovery and his age at 17-18.

Pima County Medical Examiners Office brought the case to the DNA Doe Project, who created a DNA profile. He was determined to be of Mexican descent, with roots in Sonora, Mexico. A family of interest was also identified and research began. A potential family member was then contacted.

The family member had no knowledge of any missing family members but asked around and, eventually, the name Rogelio Morales Caudillo was given to investigators. He was the cousin of the woman contacted.

Rogelio had disappeared in 1986 from Tucson, Arizona two years prior to John Doe’s discovery.

DNA was taken and Three Points John Doe was confirmed as Rogelio Morales Caudillo.

Rest in Peace, Rogelio.

DNA Doe Project