Genetic genealogy helped Alaska State Troopers identify a human skull found 25 years ago. Family members told troopers that the man was dropped near the Canadian border to hunt in the '70s and was never heard from again.
Genetic genealogy recently helped Alaska State Troopers identify a human skull found 25 years ago.
Interior Alaska commander Capt. Eric Spitzer, said a pair of hunters found the skull along the Porcupine River near the Canadian border in September of 1997. It was later retrieved and delivered to the state medical examiner.Spitzer says the identity of the bear attack victim remained unknown until last April, when a DNA sample from the skull was compared to a genetic genealogy database enabling investigators to home in on relatives.
“The Alaska State Troopers contacted a suspected brother of Gary who submitted a DNA sample to Family Tree DNA, which subsequently resulted in positive identification, determining that they were indeed brothers,” Spitzer said.“While speaking with family members, Alaska State Troopers learned that Gary was dropped in and around the area where the remains were found, sometime in the early to mid-1970s, presumably to go hunting,” Spitzer said.
Spitzer said Sotherden’s brother was notified about the positive identification Dec. 27 and put in contact with the state medical examiner’s office so the family could make arrangements to take possession of the remains.KUAC is our partner station in Fairbanks. KTOO collaborates with partners across the state to cover important news and to share stories with our audiences.Get notifications about news related to the topics you care about. You can unsubscribe anytime.
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