Richard Thomas Alt, 31, was reported missing in early 1985 and had last been seen by his family on Christmas Eve 1984.
Richard Alt was reported missing by his family in 1985, officials said.Using DNA data from a genealogy website, a Texas laboratory has helped Bucks County prosecutors identify a skull as belonging to a Trenton man who had been missing for decades, authorities said Monday.
Suydam’s body was discovered by two fishermen near a marina in Trenton in April 1985. She hadn’t been seen by her family or friends for about two months, and detectives said it appeared that her body had been in the water for an extended period. The skull was entered into a national database and then sent to Othram Inc., a Texas-based genealogy laboratory, in September, according to prosecutors. Technicians at Othram found a possible match from a DNA profile uploaded to a website customers can use to trace their lineage. Using that profile, Othram was able to identify the skull as Alt’s.
District Attorney Matt Weintraub praised the work Othram did on the case and said he hoped it could be the foundation for future efforts to identify victims of cold-case crimes.
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