Familial DNA could identify victims through their family members. Could the issue be cold hard cash? Author: Michael Doudna Updated: 10:23 PM MST May 7, 2021
PHOENIX There are an estimated 40,000 unidentified remains throughout the United States. Those people could be the victims of murders, accidents or suicides. Bodies found and lives lost.
Those unidentified people can create problems for law enforcement, especially if you are trying to solve a murder case.
“Where does the victim fall in this? I think they really end up off by the wayside,” Brian Tozer, a detective with the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, said.
The reality is that if officers don’t know the victim, it makes solving a potential homicide incredibly difficult.
Oregon man arrested for allegedly starting small wildfire in northern Arizona Adam Gilliam, 29, was arrested Friday, April 9, 2021, in Coconino County, Ariz. for allegedly starting a small wildfire with his lighter. (Source: Coconino County Sheriff s Office via AZ Family) By KOLD News 13 Staff | April 12, 2021 at 4:16 PM MST - Updated April 12 at 4:16 PM
TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - A 29-year-old Oregon man was arrested in northern Arizona for allegedly starting a small brush fire with his lighter.
Deputies with the Coconino Couth Sheriff’s Office arrested Adam Gilliam on Friday, April 9, 2021, after someone driving along Highway 87 north of Payson spotted a small fire and a suspicious person later identified as Gilliam not far from the flames.