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| Industry | Biotechnology, body identification |
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| Founded | 2018 |
| Founder | David Mittelman |
| Headquarters | The Woodlands, Texas, U.S. |
| Website | www |
Othram (also Othram Inc.) is an American corporation specializing in forensic genetic genealogy to resolve unsolved murders, disappearances, and identification of unidentified decedents or murder victims (colloquially known as John Does and Jane Does).[1] The company offers law enforcement agencies tools and programs to infer kinship among individuals, closely and distantly related, through a combination of short tandem repeat and single nucleotide polymorphism testing,[2] as well as forensic genome sequencing of DNA.[2]
Othram has assisted with identifications of cold cases such as Beth Doe, Septic Tank Sam, and Delta Dawn.[3][4] Many cases are not publicized until after a successful identification.
Othram technology and casework inspired the 500th episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[5][6]
- ^ "DNASolves - Your DNA Could Help Solve a Crime". DNASolves.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ a b "Othram - Justice Through Genomics". othram.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "Beth Doe is Identified after 44 years!". DNASolves.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ "After 43 year, Septic Tank Sam is Identified". DNASolves.com. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
- ^ Watch Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Episode: The Five Hundredth Episode - NBC.com, 2021-10-22, retrieved 2021-11-17
- ^ Gonzalez, Jose R. (2021-10-23). "Woodlands forensic lab's work on cold case murder inspires 'Law & Order' episode". The Courier. Retrieved 2021-11-17.