31 orange County police was trying to identify the remains of a murdered girl found in Anygame (CA). And just this week, DNA tests showed that they belong to the missing 20-year-old Tracy Corinne Hobson of Anyama.
#OCSDPIO: OCSD Identifies Jane Doe Homicide Victim after 31 years. Thanks to the many organizations who worked this case including the DNA Doe Project, NamUs, @MissingKids, OC Cold Case Homicide Task Force, the DA’s Office @CADOJOSA, @FulgentGenetics, & Full Genomes Corp. pic.twitter.com/gBLB7hG1dE
— OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSheriff) January 17, 2019
30 Aug 1987, a passerby found a woman’s corpse in a thicket of grass near Santa Canyon Road. Near the body was discovered a red handkerchief and lace. In the trunk was wound, the hands severed. The experts found that the body has been here for about 3 months.
For many years the police couldn’t identify a dead girl, even after trying the latest at the time of method a clay facial reconstruction of the victim.
In 2005 from the remains of Tracy Hobson was extracted a DNA sample. Investigators have uploaded the transcript to the local and Federal missing-persons databases, but no matches are found.
Finally in November 2018, the victim was previously identified using non-commercial project Doe DNA Project uses genetic genealogy to identify the victims. Your DNA sample to the California Department of justice provided a relative Tracy — forensic experts have identified similar fragments with the girl’s DNA. And on January 15 of this year, the victim’s identity was confirmed through forensic dentistry.
Killer Tracy Hobson is still missing. The investigation is ongoing.
Police have published a photo of the girl in social networks. Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives by phone 1-855-TIP-OCCS.
