40-year-old Reno, Nevada remains identified as Robert Smithcamp using forensic genetic genealogy and DNA from a living relative's at-home genetic test.
40 years after remains were discovered in Reno, Nevada, forensic genetic genealogy identified them as Robert Smithcamp. The identification used DNA from a living relative who had taken an at-home genetic test, offering closure to Smithcamp's family after nearly four decades. This marks the fourth unidentified person from a cold case in Washoe County to be identified through this method.
May 01, 2024
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