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<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Brittany Hilderbrand
<br />Community Relations Specialist/Public Information Officer
<br />Columbia Police Department
<br />City of Columbia
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<br />policepio@CoMo.gov
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<br />Jeff Pitts
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<br />Columbia Police Department
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.817.5049
<br />policepio@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Columbia police partner with Othram taking a different approach to solving the 2019 Baby Doe Case, Sept. 22</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">On Sept. 22 Columbia Police Department partnered with </span><a href="https://www.othram.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Othram</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">, a private lab known for forensic genealogy testing, taking a different approach to solving the 2019 investigation involving the remains of an infant found at Mcknight Tire, 1900 block of North Providence Rd. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The investigation began Aug. 15, 2019 when employees of Mcknight Tire found a small backpack inside a tire that contained the decomposed remains of an infant, known as Baby Doe. Since then, there have been little to no leads in this investigation.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Traditional methods used by detectives to identify have been unsuccessful in this case, including submission of evidence to state labs," said Lt. Matt Stephens. "By using forensic genealogy testing, we believe the services provided by Othram to be a viable option in identifying the remains of the infant." </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Othram is the world’s first private DNA laboratory built specifically to apply the power of modern parallel sequencing to forensic evidence. The technology used by the lab could potentially help identify Baby Doe and bring closure to a year-long investigation.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For more information on Othram’s involvement in this investigation, please visit </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://dnasolves.com/">dnasolves.com</a></span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Anyone with information about this incident is urged to please contact the Columbia Police Department at 573.874.7652 or CrimeStoppers at 573.875.TIPS (8477) to remain anonymous. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Case number 2019-008433</strong></p>
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<p><strong>Columbia Police seek community help to identify remains of a baby found Aug. 15</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6311"><strong>https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6311</strong></a></p>
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<p><strong>Columbia Police provide an update on the infant remains found on Aug 15</strong></p>
<p><a href="https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6314"><strong>https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=6314</strong></a></p></div>
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