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Medical Examiners Identify 1,651st Victim of September 11 Attacks Using Genetic Genealogy
Just the facts
The formal identification marks the 1,651st victim to be positively identified among the 2,753 people killed at the World Trade Center site in New York City. Forensic scientists utilized new genetic genealogy technology to analyze human remains recovered from Ground Zero following the 2001 terrorist attacks. Approximately 1,102 victims of the World Trade Center attack remain unidentified as medical examiners continue testing thousands of recovered bone fragments. Authorities withheld the identity of the woman at the request of her family members.
Why this is news
The New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner formally identified an adult female victim of the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center attacks using advanced genetic genealogy techniques.
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