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IGG Director David Gurney and IGG Certificate Program Director Cairenn Binder<\/p><\/div>\n

The New York Times [December 7, 2025] <\/strong>Cold Case Inquiries Stall After Ancestry.com Revisits Policy for Users<\/a><\/p>\n

NBC Philadelphia [November 19, 2025] <\/strong>\u2018We can stop guessing’: NJ brother gets answers in missing man’s cold case<\/a><\/p>\n

WCNC Charlotte [November 10, 2025] <\/strong>New Jersey man missing since 2013 identified as Charlotte cold case victim<\/a><\/p>\n

Forensic Magazine [September 22, 2025] <\/strong>Public Tip, Genealogy Work Helps ID Missouri Street John Doe 2004<\/a><\/p>\n

AZCentral [August 29, 2025] <\/strong>He was killed by a Phoenix driver 19 years ago. Here’s how he was finally identified<\/a><\/p>\n

BBC News [July 6, 2025] <\/strong>DNA technology helps solve British man cold case<\/a><\/p>\n

The Independent [July 2, 2025] <\/strong>Scientists celebrate \u2018historic milestone\u2019 as remains of man identified 12 years after death<\/a><\/p>\n

ISHI News [June 16, 2025] <\/strong>This Week in Forensic Science<\/a><\/p>\n

NBC10 Philadelphia [May 29, 2025] <\/strong>Skeletal remains found at Jersey Shore identified as 19th century boat captain<\/a><\/p>\n

NPR WNYC [May 23, 2025] <\/strong>Cold case solved: College students help ID the remains of a 19th century sea captain<\/a><\/p>\n

The Philadelphia Inquirer [May 23, 2025] <\/strong>Bones that washed up on New Jersey beaches were identified as the captain of a 19th-century ship traveling to Philly<\/a><\/p>\n

ABC KOLO 9 [April 16, 2025] <\/strong>PCSO identifies remains of woman at the center of 20-year-old cold case<\/a><\/p>\n

AZFamily.com [April 16, 2025] <\/strong>John Doe who died in Phoenix 20 years ago identified as missing Ohio man<\/a><\/p>\n

ABC 11 [April 6, 2025] <\/strong>North Carolina cold case murder victim identified after nearly 3 decades, police say<\/a><\/p>\n

WCNC Charlotte [April 5, 2025] <\/strong>Charlotte police crack decades-old cold case with DNA<\/a><\/p>\n

Charlotte Observer [April 5, 2025]\u00a0 <\/strong>Skeleton found near BoA Stadium in 1996 identified as woman with cryptic past, CMPD says<\/a><\/p>\n

Inside Edition [April 1, 2025] <\/strong>College Class Helps Cops Identify Woman Missing for 10 Years in New Jersey<\/a><\/p>\n

CBS News New York [March 25, 2025]<\/strong> Remains linked to cold case identified thanks to help from New Jersey college students<\/a><\/p>\n

Fox News Philadelphia [March 25, 2025] <\/strong>NJ students help solve cold case of Allentown woman missing since 2014<\/a><\/p>\n

The Morning Call [March 25, 2025]<\/strong> Remains of missing Allentown woman identified more than 10 years later, thanks to NJ college students<\/a><\/p>\n

NJ.com [March 25, 2025] <\/strong>N.J. college students ID remains of woman missing since 2014<\/a><\/p>\n

Daily Voice Allentown [March 25, 2025] <\/strong>Foot Found Near Delaware River ID’d As Missing Allentown Woman Thanks To NJ College Students<\/a><\/p>\n

Pix11 News\u00a0 [March 25, 2025] <\/strong>NJ genealogy student helped police ID missing PA Woman<\/a><\/p>\n

CTV News\u00a0 [January 31, 2025] <\/strong>Decades-long mystery solved: Skull found in New Hampshire linked to child of Quebec family<\/a><\/p>\n

KTTC [November 11, 2024] UPDATE: <\/strong>Evidence that led to arrest of Owatonna man in a 50-year-old cold case<\/a><\/p>\n

Kare11 [November 11, 2024] <\/strong>Genealogy team explains how they helped solve 50-year cold case<\/a><\/p>\n

CBSNews [November 11, 2024]<\/strong> Authorities, genetic researchers detail how DNA helped find alleged killer in 1974 Wisconsin cold case<\/a><\/p>\n

ABCNews [November 11, 2024]<\/strong> Man, 84, charged with killing Wisconsin hitchhiker in 1974<\/a><\/p>\n

NJ.COM [October 5, 2024]<\/strong> N.J. college students help clear brothers wrongfully convicted of 1987 murder<\/a><\/p>\n

HuffPost [October 1, 2024] <\/strong>Brothers Who Spent 25 Years In Prison For Woman’s Murder Exonerated<\/a><\/p>\n

People [September 27, 2024]<\/strong> 2 Brothers Spent Decades in Prison After Wisconsin Woman’s Rape and Murder. DNA Shows It Was Someone Else<\/a><\/p>\n

FOX11News [September 26, 2024]<\/strong> Brothers exonerated of 1987 Green Bay murder; DNA evidence points to man who died in 2000<\/a><\/p>\n

NJ.COM [August 31, 2024]<\/strong> N.J. college center solves 3-year-old missing persons case from 1,000 miles away<\/a><\/p>\n

New York Times [April 21, 2024]<\/strong> Jawbone in Child\u2019s Rock Collection Linked to Marine Who Died in 1951<\/a><\/p>\n

Los Angeles Times [April 20, 2024]<\/strong> Solving the mystery of a human jawbone found in an Arizona boy\u2019s rock collection<\/a><\/p>\n

CBSNews [April 18, 2024]<\/strong> Jawbone of U.S. Marine killed in 1951 found in boy’s rock collection<\/a>
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\nNews12 New Jersey [April 16, 2024]<\/strong> A Suffern High School student helped crack a more than 70-year-old John Doe case<\/a><\/p>\n

KTVO [April 16, 2004]<\/strong> Remains of Marine buried in Palmyra, Mo. identified decades after his death<\/a>
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\nNBC New York<\/strong> [February 9, 2024] <\/strong>Ramapo college students crack cold case in Arizona<\/a> (video)<\/p>\n

FOX10 Phoenix [February 7, 2024] <\/strong>‘Beaver Creek John Doe’ identified over a decade after his death<\/a><\/p>\n

All About Arizona News<\/strong> [February 7, 2024]
\n<\/strong>New Jersey College Students Help Solve 13-Year-Old Arizona Cold Case<\/a><\/p>\n

KTAR [February 7, 2024]<\/strong> New Jersey college students identify body to solve 13-year-old Arizona cold case<\/a><\/p>\n

ABC15 [February 6, 2024]<\/strong> ‘Beaver Creek John Doe’ identified after being found dead in Yavapai County in 2011<\/a><\/p>\n

The Prescott Times [February 6, 2024]<\/strong> Arizona John Doe Identified Using Investigative Genetic Genealogy<\/a><\/p>\n

The Arizona Republic\/AZCentral [February 6, 2024]<\/strong> Man found dead in Yavapai County in 2011 has been ID’d<\/a><\/p>\n

CBSNews Chicago [Dec 15, 2023]<\/strong> Students identify Chicago man 43 years after he was found dead in Wisconsin<\/a><\/p>\n

WSAW [Dec 15, 2023]<\/strong> Oneida County John Doe identified as Chicago man missing since 1980<\/a><\/p>\n

WSAU [Dec 15, 2023]<\/strong> A 1980s Oneida County Cold Case Has Been Solved; Body Identified After 43 Years<\/a><\/p>\n

Wausau Pilot & Review [Dec 15, 2023]<\/strong> Remains identified 43 years after body discovered near Rhinelander<\/a><\/p>\n

WJFW \/ NBC Newswatch 12 [Dec 15, 2023]<\/strong> 1980 Oneida County John Doe identified as a missing man in Chicago<\/a><\/p>\n

Northwoods Star Journal [Dec 15, 2023]<\/strong>\u00a043-year Rhinelander cold case ends – Identity of 1980 John Doe confirmed<\/a><\/p>\n

Forensic Magazine [Oct 30, 2023]<\/strong> Ramapo College’s IGG Center Helps ID 2012 John Doe<\/a><\/p>\n

Intermountain Forensics [Oct 26, 2023]<\/strong> Case Resolution – Joseph Daniel Pierce Identified<\/a><\/p>\n

The Messenger [Jun 30, 2023]<\/strong>\u00a0College Class Cracks Decades-Old Cold Case – Genetic detectives track identity of ‘John Doe’ found in hotel room 21 years ago<\/a><\/p>\n

KGUN 9 Tucson [Jun 28, 2023]<\/strong>\u00a0Cold Case from Nogales cracked by college students after 21 years<\/a><\/p>\n

Idaho Statesman [Jun 25, 2023]<\/strong>\u00a0\u2018Un-American\u2019 or another police \u2018tool\u2019? DNA profile use in Idaho murder case forms division<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sacramento Bee [Jun 23, 2023]<\/strong> College students help identify man found dead in hotel room in 2002<\/a><\/p>\n

Boston Globe [Jun 6, 2023]<\/strong>\u00a0DNA research is helping investigators track down suspects in cold cases. But how does it work?<\/a><\/p>\n

NorthJersey.com \/ The Record [Mar 16, 2023]<\/strong>\u00a0Mystery of human remains found in Bergen years ago could be solved by Ramapo students<\/a><\/p>\n

NorthJersey.com [Mar 9, 2023]<\/strong>\u00a0Investigative<\/a> Genet<\/a>ic<\/a> Genealogy Center at Ramapo College helps to identify John Does<\/a><\/p>\n

Police Off The Cuff Podcast [Mar 8, 2023]<\/strong>\u00a0Investigative genetic genealogy and the Idaho quadruple case, Bryan Kohberger<\/a><\/p>\n

KOLD Tucson [March 8, 2023]<\/strong>\u00a0New DNA project aims to help identify Southern Arizona John Does<\/a><\/p>\n

KGUN 9 Tucson [Mar 6, 2023]<\/strong>\u00a0Identifying three Southern Arizona John Does through genetic genealogy<\/a><\/p>\n

Slate [Jan 10, 2023]<\/strong>\u00a0How Police Actually Cracked the Idaho Killings Case<\/a><\/p>\n

Forensic Magazine [Dec 2, 2022]<\/strong>\u00a0NJ College Launches World\u2019s First Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center<\/a><\/p>\n

North Jersey Media [Dec 2, 2022]<\/strong>\u00a0NJ Now Has A Learning Center Dedicated To Wrongful Convictions, Unidentified Remains<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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