Identification Project
The Medical Examiner’s Office is actively working to identify these unknown persons.
This work is a collaborative effort with partners across the state and nation, including:
- National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
- Minnesota Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives Office
If you have information about these cases, call the Medical Examiner's Office: 612-215-6300
About the project
Long considered cold cases, some deceased individuals investigated by the Medical Examiner's Office have waited decades for an identification. Now, thanks to technology and genealogy advances, and the power of modern communication tools to reach the public, there is renewed hope of giving each person a name and bringing closure to families.
The office received a federal grant from the Bureau of Justice Administration to do this work, which is being led by Dr. Jessica Campbell, the only board-certified forensic anthropologist in the state.
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