https://www.coldcaseinitiative.org/in-the-news daily 0.75 2024-03-05 https://www.coldcaseinitiative.org/in-the-news/man-found-dead-in-delaware-river-in-2003-finally-identified-through-dna monthly 0.5 2024-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63336450636e6d064f4064fa/f5996ece-7937-41f1-89b2-4d666cf9580d/SCreenshot0227.jpg In The News - Man found dead in Delaware River in 2003 finally identified through DNA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.coldcaseinitiative.org/in-the-news/https/wwwkgun9com/news/local-news/non-profit-works-to-solve-unidentified-cold-cases monthly 0.5 2023-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63336450636e6d064f4064fa/b01b22e5-60b6-4408-a074-1b4ccc959d2b/Screenshot+2023-03-22+130132.png In The News - Non-profit works to solve unidentified cold cases - TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Thousands of unidentified human remains are at the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office and one non-profit is trying to identify two of them. Through investigative genetic genealogy, Cold Case Initiative funds this type of testing for genealogists to trace back and organize family trees. Read More https://www.coldcaseinitiative.org/in-the-news/https/wbcb1490com/bucks-blue monthly 0.5 2023-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63336450636e6d064f4064fa/edef0072-fcaf-4ea4-aae7-a13938c6d3b5/Bucks+Blue+episode.png In The News - bucks blue - 02/21/2023 - Tune in to this past Tuesday’s “Bucks Blue” hosted by Wbcb 1490am radio and Chief Joseph Kelly III of Yardley Boro Police Department to hear what inspired our founders to create the nonprofit Cold Case Initiative and how you can support our mission. Even $10 goes toward DNA analysis to identify victims and catch offenders. If you can’t give monetarily, each share helps spread the word and bring us one step closer to solving cold cases. (Find our current featured cases on coldcaseinitiative.org). Listen here to our founders Chris McMullin and Tom McAndrew detail some of the cases that inspired them throughout their careers. 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Read More https://www.coldcaseinitiative.org/in-the-news/https/wwwinquirercom/health/boy-in-the-box-medical-examiner-philadelphia-unnamed-dead-20221214html-5e4rh monthly 0.5 2023-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63336450636e6d064f4064fa/bd9a6f43-5fe9-49ae-8255-4837d185cf05/People+of+Pathology+Podcast.png In The News - people of pathology podcast: episode 142-tom mcandrew -Cold cases and investigative genetic genealogy - Today my guest is Retired Homicide Detective Tom McAndrew What we discuss with Tom: How and why he got into law enforcement Pursuing his education while working in law enforcement His involvement in the Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Investigation Assessment Unit Investigative Genetic Genealogy and how it is used in cold cases The initiative he started in Pennsylvania to locate and identify unidentified decedents How he got involved with the Vidocq Society Some examples of cold cases that he helped to solve His thoughts on the most important advancements in forensic investigations throughout his career Read More https://www.coldcaseinitiative.org/in-the-news/https/wwwinquirercom/health/boy-in-the-box-medical-examiner-philadelphia-unnamed-dead-20221214html monthly 0.5 2023-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63336450636e6d064f4064fa/db5e0b65-7444-4e6a-bcb9-258762275f80/Boy+in+the+Box+-+website+image.png In The News - ‘Boy in the Box’ case brings hope DNA could help identify Philadelphia’s hundreds of nameless dead - The forensic DNA technology used to identify Philadelphia’s “Boy in the Box” could be critical to finding the names of hundreds of Philadelphia’s anonymous dead dating as far back as 1955. Philadelphia has 226 unidentified dead people, including 23 homicide victims and 16 likely children, according to a federal database of missing and unidentified Americans. Read More https://www.coldcaseinitiative.org/in-the-news/https/wwwinquirercom/crime/philadelphia-boy-box-girl-box-forgotten-20221209htmlfbclidiwar0mzgkbbzuksmmd9uilqjzsbiqycow1atjkdysrauymasbenbxqlww9xt4-9j9r7 monthly 0.5 2022-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63336450636e6d064f4064fa/c34a9bf4-bc22-4f2d-ac74-cfaed6b0bfc5/Philly+Girl+in+the+box.JPG In The News - philly’s girl in the box remains an overlooked mystery - It was late into a warm Thursday afternoon in May, nearly 4 p.m., when Jesse F. Davis spotted a clothesline floating on the Schuylkill. When he hauled it over, he found it was wrapped around a wooden milk box. He cut the clothesline, and a small, headless, badly decomposed body floated to the surface. Davis, a 43-year-old barge worker from Paulsboro, N.J., called harbor patrol. Thus began the public story of the Girl in the Box, a Philadelphia Jane Doe of whom we know as little today as we did when Davis first found her on May 3, 1962. Read More https://www.coldcaseinitiative.org/in-the-news/blog-post-title-one-ddyh2-faw38-4t54m monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63336450636e6d064f4064fa/0c10bf25-1449-4a50-a410-2baf9d9a4e37/MCMULLIN.jpg-nggid0511052-ngg0dyn-320x0x100-00f0w010c010r110f110r010t010.jpg In The News - Bensalem Detective Chris McMullin Identifies Another Jane Doe After 29 Years - Beginning in 2002 (20 years ago), Detective Chris McMullin took a fresh look at four cases that had gone “cold” at Bensalem Police Department. A case goes cold when detectives run out of leads. One of these cases led Chris and a handful of others to identify Philly resident Lisa Todd, a woman who was previously known only as “Bucks County’s Jane Doe” or ‘The Publicker Jane Doe’, which we reported on nearly a year ago. You may recall my first story published last summer, where I referenced the “starfish story” (first written by Loren Eiseley), where throwing one starfish back to the sea makes all the difference to each one who makes it home, a beautiful symbol for this hardworking detective eager to find the identity of these Jane Does, stranded on the shores of the unknown. Most recently, this past December, Detective McMullin is proud to say, “We found another starfish.” Read More https://www.coldcaseinitiative.org/in-the-news/blog-post-title-one-ddyh2-faw38-8lfz3 monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63336450636e6d064f4064fa/074127d1-ee5a-434b-b848-8ed3c1ab8c6b/george_shaw3_4.jpg In The News - shaw sentenced to maximum penalty for 1984 murder of girl, 14 - George Franz Shaw, who sexually assaulted and murdered a 14-year-old Bensalem girl in 1984, then evaded prosecution for more than 30 years, was sentenced this morning to serve 13 ½ to 27 years in state prison. Shaw, 57, of Geneva, Florida, was convicted July 31 of third-degree murder, possession of an instrument of crime and attempted indecent assault in the Aug. 3, 1984, slaying of Barbara Rowan. Read More https://www.coldcaseinitiative.org/in-the-news/blog-post-title-one-ddyh2-faw38 monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63336450636e6d064f4064fa/1384cf05-4fe9-4e8a-9de4-509ae479a7d0/Screenshot+2022-09-30+223323.png In The News - Bensalem Detective Chris McMullin, DNA Helps ID ‘Bucks County’s Jane Doe’ After 36 Years - Beginning in 2002 (20 years ago), Detective Chris McMullin took a fresh look at four cases that had gone “cold” at Bensalem Police Department. A case goes cold when detectives run out of leads. One of these cases led Chris and a handful of others to identify Philly resident Lisa Todd, a woman who was previously known only as “Bucks County’s Jane Doe” or ‘The Publicker Jane Doe’, which we reported on nearly a year ago. Read More https://www.coldcaseinitiative.org/featuredcases daily 0.75 2024-03-05 https://www.coldcaseinitiative.org/featuredcases/blog-post-title-one-ddyh2-r2c7p-tlc4b-ts46e-5rw8g-ce5sr monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63336450636e6d064f4064fa/4994a8a8-1674-4e3e-80b0-bb184b3766e5/new1.pub.jpg Featured Cases - Unidentified Decedent - 1980 Cuyahoga County (Ohio) John Doe Cold Case Initiative is attempting to assist the Ohio Office of Attorney General, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) with the case of an unidentified decedent who was found on May 17, 1980 in the City of Cleveland. The partial skeletonized remains were wrapped in a blue blanket, and were found during demolition of an abandoned building. The decedent is a black male, estimated to be late teens to late 20’s, and approximately 5’7” tall. Scientific and investigative advancements can possibly assist with identification of this individual, however financial assistance is needed in order to do so. As a result, NCMEC and CCI will provide funding intended to further this case. https://www.coldcaseinitiative.org/featuredcases/blog-post-title-one-ddyh2-r2c7p-tlc4b-ts46e monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63336450636e6d064f4064fa/7871e749-75e3-461a-b54e-07c715832433/Pima+Co.+Cemetery.jpg Featured Cases - Unidentified Decedent - Pima County John Doe The Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner is working to identify an adult male (believed to be between 51 – 89 years old) that was found Northeast of Tucson in 1981. 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White Mocassin-stlye shoes, a pair of canvas lace up shoes, and blue denim jeans with western style pockets and a waist size of 25” to 25.5” were also found with her. https://www.coldcaseinitiative.org/featuredcases/blog-post-title-one-ddyh2-r2c7p-hzbpz monthly 0.5 2025-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/63336450636e6d064f4064fa/f1e5bb3d-c7b6-4c2d-88b8-aa43572c90e7/SOLVED+%281%29.png Featured Cases - unidentified DECEDENT Bucks County John Doe FEBRUARY 2024 UPDATE - CASE SOLVED - CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO On Sunday, October 19, 2003, the remains of an adult male were found on the banks of the Delaware River in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The remains were determined to be that of a white male, approximately 5’11, 230 lbs., who was estimated to be between 30 and 40 years of age. Clothing discovered with the body included a gray short-sleeve t-shirt, “George” brand, size 2XL. 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