On February 5, 2021 the Louisiana State Police (LSP) and DNA Doe Project (DDP) announced the identity of the skeletal remains found in Evangeline Parish in 2018 as those belonging to Erica Nicole Hunt, who went missing in Opelousas, Louisiana in 2016.
After previous attempts at DNA extraction, DDP and LSP sent skeletal remains to our lab at Astrea Forensics in August 2020. We extracted DNA from a premolar tooth and a vertebral body using our specialized workflow for skeletal remains. The samples were sequenced in September. DDP commenced genetic genealogy research in November 2020. Atypically, a single DDP volunteer spent approximately 49 hours researching the case and successful in identifying Jane Doe with the help of a number of agencies and individuals.
Read more about the success story here: dnadoeproject.com