Frank R. Beck was identified with help from the DNA Doe Project.
The group was able to successfully identify Beck by tracing through his family tree.
“When team began work on the family tree for this John Doe, we noticed one of his parents had recent Scottish ancestry whilst the other had significant German ancestry," Nadine Ashcroft, a program participant, said in aThe DNA Doe Project, a non-profit organization that works to identify missing Jane and John Doe's throughout the U.S., has worked on nearly 15 cases across Arizona.who died in a homeless encampment in Tucson in 2019.
Beck's case in particular was assigned to the project's first summer program with eight apprentice-level genetic genealogists working under the guidance of experienced lead volunteers, according to DNA Doe Project's website. “Thanks to our excellent relationship with Phoenix Police Department and The Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office, we were able to restore the name of this former John Doe and advance the field of investigative genetic genealogy by using this case for an education initiative,” DNA Doe Project Director of Education and Development Cairenn Binder said in a
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