John Michael Carroll was best known by the nickname “Mike,” was a man who initially disappeared in 2005 after his roommate said he had not been home for days. Investigators noted Carroll left behind his belongings, including his wallet and money.
At the time, investigators conducted searches for the 58-year-old man around his residence and in Rexburg, where he would frequently ride his ATV. Then, in 2010 and 2011, deputies enlisted the help of K9 cadaver teams to search the area near Carroll’s home. They never found any sign of him and the case became inactive.
He was recovered deceased in the summer of 2013 when a cattle owner found human remains on land he had leased for his herd. He was identified in October 2020.
The cause of Carroll’s death remains under investigation.
https://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Mike_Carroll
About the DNA testing used- https://www.eastidahonews.com/2020/10/investigators-announce-big-break-in-case-of-man-who-vanished-15-years-ago/
Sue Ann Huskey (1972 – 1989) was a teenager found murdered in Jarrell, Texas in 1989. While unidentified, she was nicknamed “Corona Girl” due to a shirt she wore.
Huskey was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas in 1972. She was the youngest out of 7 children. She was described by her sisters as a “happy, bubbly, spoiled little girl,” and she enjoyed swimming out to the lake, hanging out with friends, and playing with her nephews and nieces.
Her family members had also stated that Sue Ann’s father had passed away in 2002, not ever knowing what happened to his daughter. In addition her older brother passed away in 2014, also not ever knowing what happened to his sister.
Sue’s body was discovered in a pile of brush along Interstate 35. She had been shot several times. Despite her young age, she hadn’t received a reconstruction by the NCMEC, but sketches by Natalie Murry and Karen T. Taylor.
It’s unknown how or why Huskey made it to Jarrell, a possibility being she might have hitchhiked.
In April 2018, after unsuccessful attempts to identify the victim, Williamson County authorities Cold Case Unit contacted the DNA Doe Project. Early attempts to extract DNA from Huskey’s remains failed.
In July 2019, bone and tooth samples were sent to the International Commission on Missing Persons (ICMP) in The Hague. ICMP was able to extract sufficient DNA to allow the DNA Doe Project to create a GEDMatch-compatible kit and to proceed with genetic genealogy analysis.
In December 2019, Kevin Lord, DNA Doe Project Team Leader for the Corona Girl case, notified WCSO of a tentative identification which was confirmed by a DNA sample provided by members of the victim’s family.
The Sheriff’s Department is now focusing their attention on solving Sue Ann’s murder.
https://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Sue_Ann_Huskey
“Lefty” is the nickname given to a man whose remains where found in a desert in Wyoming on August 20, 1988 . He was murdered after being struck in the head with a blunt object.
He was identified in 2020 but his name has been withheld
https://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Lefty
“Harry” was a man whose burned skeletal remains were found on a farm in Charleston, Missouri in 1979.
He underwent testing by Southeast Missouri State University, Redgrave Research and Othram, Inc. and was identified months later.
The remains, found on a farm, were initially believed to be female until confirmed by DNA testing in 2016 disputed the initial examination of the remains. The remains were reportedly in a charred condition and severely fragmented, with small amounts of tissue present. It is believed the burning occurred after the deterioration of the body.
The cause of death was ruled as an accidental drowning.
Upon the renewed investigative efforts, some objects were placed in the container that held the remains, although authorities are unsure whether they are affiliated with the decedent.
He was identified in April 2020. He drowned in the Missouri River in 1979.
His death was known to his relatives and the authorities but his body was unable to be recovered. The body eventually ended up on a farm as a result of flooding and was burned most likely by accident as a result of farm activities. His family requested that his full name not be released but it was publicized that he went by the name Harry and was in his mid-thirties at the time of his death.
His remains have been sent to his family.
https://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Harry_(1979)
Wanda Ann Herr (1957 – c. 1976) was a young woman who disappeared from Oregon in 1976. In October 2020, it was announced Herr was later identified as a female whose cranium was discovered in Government Camp, Oregon a decade later. Although she was 19 when she went missing, the only available photographs depict her at age 12 and 7.
Details about Herr’s life remain unclear. It is thought that she was last heard from while she was residing in a group home. She had not been officially reported missing until over forty years had passed, and while speculations exist that she may have run away multiple times before her final disappearance, nothing has been confirmed.
Her upper skull and some miscellaneous bones were discovered on August 2, 1986 near two roads off of Highway 26. Initially, authorities were unsure whether the remains belonged to a young woman or a man, until a re-examination almost twenty years later confirmed the bones were of a female between 17 and 30.
The postmortem interval for the remains was consistant with Herr’s date of last contact, yet most sources reported the then-unidentified female had died during either 1985 or 1986. At first, artist Joyce Nagy created a clay rendering, which was later replaced by a forensic sketch.
Herr was reportedly identified through genetic genealogy research by the Parabon NanoLabs. A DNA phenotype report from the remains was also created, which provided estimations of her hair and eye colors, complextion, and freckle distribution, which matched Herr’s description.
https://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Wanda_Herr