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Database and DNA to help find lost First Nations people

A database is being set up to document cases of missing First Nations people along with a DNA collection program to help families find lost loved ones.

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Murdered, missing, unidentified … the tragic stories that inspire Britain’s cold case investigators

When Dave Grimstead left the police after more than 30 years, he knew just what he wanted to do: solve some of its most intractable mysteries. The founder of Locate International explains why the country needs him and his volunteers

The Guardian - UK

Man's body identified 10 years after he was hit by car yards from east London home

Bryan Woolis was hit by a Mercedes close to his home in Walthamstow in January 2015

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The invisible man: Bryan died in an accident in 2015. Why did it take 10 years to identify him?

They knew where he lived, his occupation, even his name, but when a local man died on a London street in 2015, no one could formally identify him

The Guardian - UK

New image of woman killed in 1975 released by investigators

The woman found barefoot along the A1 in Hertfordshire is believed to be Odile Ledoux.

Evening Standard

Map and notepaper among clues to identity of skeletal remains found in Welsh woodland 45 years ago

It is believed he died nine to 18 months before he was found

The Independent UK

New Clue In 20-Year-Old Case Of Unknown Woman Who Took Sip Of Coffee Then Jumped From 262ft Tower

“Even the smallest piece of information might just tie together all we have learned and allow us to return her name to her.” The post New Clue In 20-Year-Old Case Of Unknown Woman Who Took Sip Of Coffee Then Jumped From 262ft Tower first appeared on Bored Panda.

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The Wembley Point mystery: who was the woman who jumped to her death?

One October morning in 2004, a woman took the lift to the 21st floor of an office block in north-west London, bought a coffee in the cafe there – then opened a window and jumped out. No one knew who she was. Do they now?

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of UK missing persons cases may be reinvestigated

Volunteer detectives could look again at all 13,000 cold cases on National Crime Agency’s missing persons unit

The Guardian - UK

How a UK missing persons charity solves cold cases using expert volunteers

Locate International, founded by a retired detective, has one ultimate goal: to investigate every cold case in the UK

The Guardian - UK

Appeal issued to uncover identity of man found on riverbank

The man was found with a vast amount of items in his possession and picture of himself as a youngster

Wales Online

Appeal to identify man 27 years after his death

The man may have been living rough before he fell off the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, missing persons’ charity Locate International said.

The Independent UK

Locate International issues new image to identify man found dead near Bristol 27 years ago

"Someone out there must remember meeting him"

Bristol Post

Face of mystery man found dead near golf course in chilling unsolved mystery

The computer generated image could solve the mystery of the who the man is. He was found dead in Scotland in October 2011 but has never been identified

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Two cold cases from Bristol and Burnham-On-Sea that remain shrouded in mystery

Do you have any information which could help to identify these two people

Leeds Live

Mystery over death of woman linked to Leeds goes on as fresh appeal launched

A reconstructed image led to several tips

Daily Mirror

Mystery of woman who died in 2004 fall from tower block could finally be solved

Investigators are calling on people who worked in the Wembley Point tower block in 2004 to come forward as part of an appeal to find out what happened to a young woman who is believed to have fallen from the 21st floor of the building

Wales Online

Woman who died in fall from tower block in 2004 may soon be identified

Witnesses had seen the woman distressed in a lift in the building

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The Independent UK

Mystery woman who died in 2004 fall from tower block could finally be identified

The unknown woman was found dead after falling from the 21st floor of a London apartment block.

Evening Standard

‘Lady in the Thames’: New picture may hold clue to solving 45-year-old mystery

Missing person’s charity Locate International worked with artist Hew Morrison to create the image from photographs taken at the scene

Bristol Post

Appeal for info on cold case of man with Bristol links found in North Sea

The case dates back to 1994, but could still be solved with the right help

Bristol Post

Mystery Brit murder victim 'The Gentleman' had links to Bristol

He was wearing distinctive shoes

Daily Mirror

Cops exhume body of mystery Brit murder victim 'The Gentleman' in bid to identify him

The 6ft 5in mystery man, thought to be aged between 45 and 50, was exhumed last year and his full DNA profile is currently being checked with international databases

Wales Online

Bid to identify suspected murder victim found dead at sea 28 years ago

Forensic science students have uncovered new leads after revisiting evidence from a North Sea mystery

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