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Nearly a decade after he left for a work trip, his remains were identified in a Minnesota shed
Forensic genealogy and DNA databases linked the remains to a New York man, ending an eight-year unidentified case, officials said.
- In 2022, investigators identified the body of 48-year-old James Everett, discovered in a Rosemount, Minnesota, railroad utility shed in 2014.
- Everett left his New York state home for a work trip in September 2013 and never returned, leaving loved ones to search for nearly a decade.
- Working with Parabon Nanolabs and the DNA Doe Project, investigators submitted DNA to the Combined DNA Index System, chasing nearly 600 leads before forensic genealogy identified him.
- Authorities contacted his wife, Patricia Everett, who said, "Please be assured that we, especially me, never gave up searching." She expressed gratitude for investigators.
- Hennepin County Medical Examiner official Shawn Wilson noted the case "is not ours to tell," as authorities confirmed no foul play was suspected in his death.
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Nearly a decade after he left for a work trip, his remains were identified in a Minnesota shed
ROSEMOUNT, Minn. — For nearly a decade, James Everett's loved ones wondered where he went. He left his New York state home for a work trip in September 2013 — and never returned. A year later, unbeknownst to Everett's friends and family members, his body was discovered by a Union Pacific worker in a Rosemount, Minnesota, railroad utility shed. Investigators didn't find identification with his remains, leaving them unaware of his name or backgrou…
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