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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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National missing persons database staying in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas (KXAN) The University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) will continue to manage a federal database created to help law enforcement and families of missing persons for now.
KXAN Investigators started asking questions about the database, after concerns were raised that the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) was being defunded.
The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has funded the program since 2011.
NIJ can continue the online system service without UNT, but would prefer to maintain the relationship in order to address the existing backlog of casework, said NIJ spokesperson Sheila Jerusalem, in an email. NIJ has no intention of discontinuing the NamUs program.
The NamUs database uses fingerprints, DNA profiles and dental records to gather and verify material that can be matched with unsolved cases.
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https://www.kxan.com/investigations/national-missing-persons-database-staying-in-texas/
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