Unknown for more than three decades, her case grew colder with every passing year. Sheila Osborne was a homicide victim found in Sacramento back in 1991, and for years, no one knew her name. However, that changed thanks to funding from Project Justice through Roads to Justice (RTJ) to Othram. This leading forensic laboratory successfully reworked the case using innovative DNA testing. Now Sheila finally has her name back—and her story can finally be told.

For 27 years, she was nameless—a woman found floating in Point Reyes, California, with no leads and no identity. The technology of the 1990s simply couldn't provide answers, but Project Justice saw an opportunity to change that. Their funding enabled Othram's cutting-edge DNA testing to accomplish what seemed impossible for nearly three decades. Authorities were finally able to give Deborah Cordier the proper recognition she deserved all along.

This wasn't just a cold case—it was frozen solid. For 60 years, investigators had no idea who the Marin County Jane Doe found in Tiburon, California, was. That's when Project Justice made a donation to cover the cost of advanced DNA testing through their Roads to Justice branch at Othram. What seemed impossible for six decades finally happened: Jane Doe finally had a name, Dorothy Jean Vallencourt.

It was not a pretty sight, and conventional DNA analysis couldn’t make an ID of a 2022 John Doe due to the condition in which authorities found his body in the Mississippi woods. This case required money and cutting-edge technology. Project Justice via Roads to Justice (RTJ) stepped in and provided the funds needed to Othram, a leading forensic lab. Through that support and advanced gene testing, they were able to identify the victim as Robert Dale Hawthorne.

Thanks to Project Justice funding, a decades-old mystery has been resolved, bringing a name to a previously unidentified John Doe. In 1998, human remains were found in Santa Rosa, California, but despite years of investigation, no one could identify the man. However, with the support from Project Justice via the Roads to Justice branch at Othram, a leading forensic laboratory, they were able to run advanced DNA testing and ultimately identify him as Robert Michael Ream. Now, after twenty-seven long years, his family finally has the answers.

In August 2018, Jaymie Rennee West was missing, and her loved ones were searching for answers. Meanwhile, authorities were trying to identify a woman found in a pond in Stockton, California, but due to limited technology for conducting a proper test, they had no leads. Project Justice learned about the case and provided financial backing through Roads To Justice (RTJ) for superior DNA testing at Othram, a leading forensic laboratory. There, they identified the late Jaymie Renee West.

Investigators in Hennepin County, Minnesota, spent over 40 years trying to identify a man found there, but countless DNA tests led nowhere. They never gave up, and with funding from Project Justice, the case got a fresh start. Advanced testing by Othram finally provided answers, identifying the man as James R. Wakkinen. Without Project Justice’s financial backing, this case might have remained cold for another 40 years.

A cold case in Flowood, Mississippi, involving remains found in a pond, could have gone unsolved for years. However, thanks to swift funding from Project Justice via Roads to Justice (RTJ), that changed. By covering the cost of advanced DNA testing at Othram, a leading forensic lab, investigators were able to identify the man they called “Rankin County John Doe” as Stephen Jason Rosa in less than a year.

For years, she was simply Jane Doe—a woman whose skull was discovered in 2017 in the Cascade Mountain foothills of Washington. With no other remains and few leads, investigators had little to go on. That's when Project Justice, through their Roads to Justice program, funded advanced DNA testing at Othram Labs. Using cutting-edge forensic genealogy, scientists were finally able to give her back her identity: Kate Grey.

VEGAS JUSTICE LEAGUE -It took nearly three decades for authorities to identify who killed Melanie White, but thanks to crucial funding from Vegas Justice League, the mystery was finally solved. In 1994, the 23-year-old was found murdered near Lake Mead, just outside Las Vegas. Despite investigators' best efforts, her case went cold until funding from the Vegas Justice League made advanced DNA testing possible. Working with Othram Labs, a leading forensic lab, investigators reexamined key evidence that linked the crime to Arthur Lavery, a local man who had died in 2021. [While Lavery will never face trial, Melanie's loved ones now know what happened to her that terrible day.]

For over 40 years, the identity of the man found shot at a Sacramento softball field in 1980 remained unknown. The case was ice cold. Years later, Project Justice stepped in through the Roads to Justice branch, funding advanced DNA testing at Othram, a leading forensic laboratory making breakthroughs with cutting-edge technology. Investigators finally identified him as William "Billy" Suttle from Manhattan. After decades of dead ends, his story finally has a name—and a chance for justice.

She was only 25 when her family reported her missing, merely two days before Christmas in 1988. Her body was discovered in Perris, California, but it remained nameless, and for decades, no one knew her identity. She was buried without answers, and the case went cold, due to the ineffective technology of that era. That changed in 2022. With powerful new forensic tools now available, the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office and the California Department of Justice reopened the case and exhumed the body. Thanks to funding from Project Justice through the Roads to Justice initiative, Othram, a cutting-edge forensic lab, conducted advanced DNA testing. After 36 years of heartbreak and questions, the woman known only as Jane Doe was finally identified as Jacqueline “Jackie” Danette Ebel.

Who was the mystery man found under the iconic Bixby Bridge in California? For 16 years, he was simply known as Monterey County John Doe. When investigators discovered his body in Big Sur, the only thing they could tell was that he was a male. Traditional DNA testing couldn’t solve the case, causing it to go cold. But the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office didn’t throw in the towel. In 2022, thanks to crucial funding from Project Justice through Roads to Justice (RTJ), detectives decided to have the DNA retested at Othram, a leading forensic laboratory. And guess what? This time, the DNA revealed a new story, finally identifying the remains as Daniel S. Pyles.

A long-silent story now has a name. In 1982, the body of a man was found along the Deer Park Fire Trail in Muir Woods National Monument, but no one knew who he was. For over 40 years, he was known as the Marin County John Doe. Despite tireless efforts, the case stalled due to limited DNA testing methods. In 2022, groundbreaking forensic tools breathed new life into the case. The California Department of Justice, with financial backing from Project Justice via Roads to Justice (RTJ), sent the evidence to Othram, a leading forensic lab, for advanced DNA analysis. After 42 years of unanswered questions, the man was identified as Sigvard Swanson. While the circumstances of his death remain unknown, his name—and his story—have finally been restored.

A nearly 50-year-old mystery has finally been solved—thanks to Project Justice, through its Roads to Justice (RTJ) funding, and the power of advanced DNA technology. Back in 1979, skeletal remains were found in Lake County, California. Investigators believed the woman was between 25 and 35 years old and likely died that same year, but beyond that, there were no leads. No name. No clues. Just silence. Then, in 2023, with support from Project Justice, the California Department of Justice and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office teamed up to submit forensic evidence to Othram, a cutting-edge forensic lab. That’s when everything changed. Thanks to Othram’s breakthrough work, this woman finally got her name back: Wanda Lee Brewer.

It took nearly 60 years—and major advances in DNA technology—to finally give a name to the woman once known only as Sonoma Jane Doe. Back in 1967, they found her body at the bottom of a steep cliff in Sonoma County, California. Although her death was ruled a homicide, investigators didn't have much else to go on. Sadly, she was buried without anyone knowing her name. In 2009, her body was exhumed in hopes that new techniques might reveal her identity,but the science still wasn’t advanced enough. That changed in 2022, when the California Department of Justice and the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office partnered with Othram, a cutting-edge forensic DNA lab. A new round of testing, funded by Project Justice through Roads to Justice (RTJ), finally broke the case wide open. After nearly six decades, the woman once lost to history was identified as Lillian Marie Cardenas—a woman estranged from her family but never forgotten.

With support from Project Justice through Roads to Justice (RTJ), a 44-year-old mystery has finally been put to rest. The teenage girl found murdered in a Rancho Cucamonga, California, vineyard back in 1979 has now been identified as 17-year-old Karen Marie Heverly. For decades, the case went nowhere. There was no ID, no strong leads—just a forensic sketch and a cold trail. But in 2023, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Cold Case Homicide Team, working with the Coroner Division, gave it another shot. With funding from Project Justice, they sent DNA to Othram, a top forensic lab specializing in advanced genetic genealogy. It worked. Karen was finally identified. She had left her home in Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania, just weeks before her life was tragically cut short.

In January 2023, the body of an elderly man was found in San Mateo County, California. He had no ID, and no immediate clues pointed to who he was. Local investigators teamed up with the California Department of Justice, determined to uncover his identity—but traditional methods came up short. With financial backing from Project Justice, through the Roads to Justice (RTJ) initiative, the team was able to pursue advanced DNA testing at Othram, a cutting-edge forensic lab. A detailed DNA profile was developed and compared against potential relatives. That breakthrough led to the man's identification as Milton Anthony Steffens, born in 1937 in San Francisco.

A grim mystery that haunted Barrington Hills, Illinois, for more than 40 years took a major step forward thanks to the persistence of local investigators, financial support from Project Justice, and advanced DNA technology from Othram. In 1979, a boy riding horseback in a remote area off Old Dundee Road discovered partial remains. With so little evidence, authorities couldn’t identify the man, and the case eventually went cold. But detectives at the Barrington Hills Police Department never gave up. In 2023, they turned to forensic experts at Othram. Funded by Project Justice through Roads to Justice (RTJ), DNA was sent to Othram, a forensic lab specializing in advanced testing and genetic genealogy. That work finally revealed his name: 27-year-old Joseph A. Caliva. While the circumstances of his death are still unknown, restoring his identity brings long-overdue dignity—and a renewed path toward justice.

After nearly four decades, the remains of Applegate Jane Doe are now known to be Patricia Ann Rose, reported missing from Sacramento, California around 1980.

After 25 years, the remains of an unidentified man found in a remote area of southeastern Orange County, California has been identified as 54-year-old as Donald Raymond Loar of Los Angeles.

The remains of an unidentified man discovered in Kansas City, Missouri have been identified as Kevin Dewayne Cochran, born October 21, 1987.

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More than six years later, the remains of a woman found at a San Clemente, California construction site have been identified using advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy.

After 55 years, the remains of man discovered in Humboldt County, California are identified as U.S. Marine veteran William Melvin Toller, born in 1927.

After 42 years, a San Diego, California homicide victim known as "The Bag Lady" is now identified as Elaine Armstrong, born in 1930.

After twenty-six years, the remains of a woman found in shallow grave in Reno, Nevada are now identified as 41-year-old Lorena Gayle Mosley

After 49 years, a suspected victim of the "Scorecard Killer" whose remains were discovered in Orange County, CA has been identified as 17-year-old Michael Ray Schlicht of Cedar Rapids, Iowa

After 21 years, a murdered young man found in Houston, Texas has been identified as 16-year-old Hector Jose Garcia

An unknown woman, found in a Sacramento parking garage in 1991, has been identified as 56-year-old Dorothy A. Sandusky of Philadelphia

The remains of an unidentified woman discovered in Trinidad, CA are now identified as Denise Gail Cruz, born in 1953.

After 35 years, a murdered woman whose remains were found in a dumpster, has been identified as 26-Year-Old Chong Un Kim of Hinesville, Georgia.

After 41 years, an unidentified man who was found in a California state park has been identified as Rodney Alan Rumsey of Woodland, CA.

The remains of an unidentified man discovered in a Sonoma County, CA creek have been identified as Joshua Daniel Fritz of Santa Rosa, CA.

After nearly a decade, a daughter and her mother, known as "Mom-In-The-Box", are identified as Linda Rae Jacobs and Ida Florence Jacobs.

After 22 years, an unidentified homicide victim found in McLean, Texas has now been identified as Brenda Sue Guessler.

A young boy, only a few years old at the time he went missing in 1991, has now been identified as Derrick Burton.

After 53 years, the remains of a man found in the Little Sandy area, north of San Bernardino, has been identified as 57-year-old James Hollowell Harvey.

After 25 years, Humboldt County John Doe has been identified as Jeffery Todd Sydow, born in 1963.

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After more than three decades, advanced DNA testing finally revealed that Stafford County John Doe was Virginia teen, Timothy Alan Mangum.

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