DNA identifies woman whose remains were found in Wilmington park in 2011

Remains found in Wilmington 15 years ago identified as woman who died in 1907

New Castle County Police say a collaborative effort involving investigators, professors and the community led to the identification of human remains found in Wilmington.

After 15 years, remains found in Wilmington ID'd as woman who died in 1907

A 3D facial reconstruction that was made after police discovered a skull and other human remains on June 5, 2011, in a wooded area in Sellers Park, located off Edgemoor Road in Wilmington, Delaware.

DNA identifies woman whose remains were found in Wilmington park in 2011

DNA and investigative genealogy have identified human remains found in a Wilmington park in 2011 as a woman who died more than a century ago.

2011 Cold Case Solved Through DNA and Investigative Genealogy

On June 5, 2011, the New Castle County Division of Police responded to a wooded area in Sellers Park, located off Edgemoor Road in Wilmington, after human remains and a human skull were discovered. Detectives from the New Castle County Police Criminal Investigations Unit were notified and assumed the investigation. As part of the investigation, […]