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In reply to the discussion: (1) How Unsolved Missing Person Cases Are Solved (Pt. 1) [View all]AmyStrange
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Australia Has 2,000 Missing Persons and 500 Unidentified Human Remains a Dedicated Lab Could Find Matches
New research shows 38,000 Australians are reported missing each year, around half of which are young people.
By Jodie Ward, University of Canberra
Its been 52 years since the Beaumont children disappeared from Glenelg beach, Adelaide on Australia Day 1966.
In this case, excavation of a new area of interest based on new evidence pointing to possible shallow graves is expected to commence this week.
Sadly however, the Beaumont children are just three of around 2,000 long-term missing people in Australia. And we also have more than 500 sets of human remains believed to be archived across the country, that have not yet been identified.
Its time Australia committed to a laboratory solely dedicated to missing persons casework. Current capability in DNA forensics could allow us to match up remains with some of these missing persons cases, and potentially give families relief.
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https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/australia-has-2000-missing-persons-and-500-unidentified-human-remains-a-dedicated-lab-could-find-matches/
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