Identifinders International, LLC

Identifinders is proud to have assisted the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) with the identification, arrest, and successful prosection of Allen Houston James for the attempted murder of a fellow soldier in 2000. James was recently sentenced to 200 months in prison for his crime. We acknowledge our success on this case was thanks to the hard work and dedication of the late Gretchen Stack, who passed away in February 2023.

Thursday, February 20, 2025 Case Break 5 7:15 am - 8:15 am The Role of Y-STR Analysis in Forensic Genetic Genealogy (FGG) Criminalists - FGG and UHR 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Recognize It: Mapping the FIGG Decision- Making Landscape The Last Word Society 9:20 pm - 9:40 pm The Survivors of the Battle of Shiloh—A Photo Legacy See you there!

We are proud to announce the launch o our new website! Check us out. www.identifinders.com

Identifinders International is proud to have supported the Calaveras County Cold Case Task Force with the FGG identification of Reginald Frisby, a 1985 victim of serial killers Lake and Ng. Many thanks to genealogist Joe Barrus for his work on this case. Identifinders looks forward to continuing to support the Calaveras County Sheriff's Office on this worthwhile effort. Please see the attached press release for more details.

Identifinders International is honored to have assisted the Port Angeles WA Police Department in solving the 1988 sexual assault of two young girls in a tree house using Forensic Genetic Genealogy. The suspect was identified as Kim John Cederleaf, using DNA that was obtained from the vitreous humor obtained during his autopsy. Special thanks to forensic genetic genealogist Jenna Robertson who worked this case. A link to the Port Angeles press release can be found in the article published today in the Sacramento Bee. https://lnkd.in/gXWRnhF3

Here is a great video that Jared Ross posted on his Geneavlogger YouTube channel to correct a lot of the misconceptions around the Baby Garnet case. It straightens out what probably happened versus what the granddaughter remembers versus what was reported in the news media. I recommend it highly. https://lnkd.in/gssmgjGr #Geneavlogger #JaredRoss #Identifinders #MistyGillis #BabyGarnet #FGG

Identifinders International is proud to announce that we are the recipients of one of the first awards by Intermountain Forensics under their new grant program for Doe identifications. We are grateful for IMF for this honor. Stay tuned for more details! #IntermountainForensics

Rocked the second day of CooperCon at the Air and Space Museum in Seattle. Is there a way to solve the only unsolved hijacking in history by identifying DB Cooper using DNA? Remains to be seen! https://lnkd.in/gj4fHKX3 #Coopercon #DBCooper #FGG #Citizensleuths #Northwest305

A big shout to the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office for hosting their annual fundraiser on Saturday night in Murphy, CA. Lt. Tim Sturm & Co did a wonderful job of organizing the dinner along with a raffle and silent auction to raise money for their efforts to identify UHR cases in the county. The dinner was a great chance for Lisa Lewis and I to catch up with old friends Ryan Backmann, Annemarie Schubert, Jessica Koong, Danny Hellwig & Mindy Montford and to make a few new ones like Debbie Boyle. I’m already marking my calendar for next year.