Case Solves
Restoring names. Reuniting Families. Advancing Justice.
Every unidentified person has a story, and every missing person has someone searching for answers. At Moxxy Forensic Investigations, we use investigative genetic genealogy, traditional genealogy, and investigative research to help resolve cases that have remained unanswered for years—even decades.
With more than 25 case solves, our work has helped restore identities, reconnect families, and provide critical investigative leads to our law enforcement partners. The cases below represent the individuals and investigations we have been given permission to share publicly.
By the Numbers
25+
IDENTITIES RESTORED
55
YEARS: LONGEST CASE UNIDENTIFIED
09
STATES REPRESENTED
14
INVESTIGATIVE AGENCIES ASSISTED
Identities Restored
Below are the stories of individuals whose identities were restored through the dedication, collaboration, and persistence of those who refused to let their cases be forgotten.
Ayda Tomás Ramirez
Pima County, Arizona, Jane Doe
Identified: 2026
Previously Unidentified: 19 years
In 2007, the remains of a young girl were discovered in the Arizona desert. Nearly two decades later, Moxxy Forensic Investigations partnered with the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner to confirm her identity through extensive investigative record research. The 14-year-old girl was identified as Ayda Tomás Ramírez, who had gone missing from Cuilco, Huehuetenango, Guatemala.
Melinda "Pip" Beardsley
Placer County, California, Jane Doe
Identified: 2026
Previously Unidentified: 48 years
In 1977, the remains of a woman known as the “Emigrant Gap Jane Doe” were discovered in a snowbank in Placer County, California. Nearly five decades later, Moxxy’s Missing Persons Task Force helped connect the Jane Doe to Melinda “Pip” Beardsley, a mother who had been missing since the mid-1970s. DNA testing confirmed her identity in February 2026.
Linda Cecilia Haddad
McLean County, Illinois, Jane Doe
Identified: 2025
Previously Unidentified: 43 years
In 1982, the remains of a woman were discovered in rural McLean County, Illinois. For more than four decades, she was known only as McLean County Jane Doe. In 2023, Moxxy Forensic Investigations joined the investigation, and through investigative genetic genealogy and collaboration with the McLean County Coroner’s Office and McLean County Sheriff’s Office, she was identified as Linda Cecilia Haddad in August 2025.
Joann Zamora
Harris County, Texas, Jane Doe
Identified: 2025
Previously Unidentified: 33 years
In 1992, the remains of a woman were discovered in a wooded area of Harris County, Texas. More than three decades later, Moxxy Forensic Investigations partnered with the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences to identify her as Joann Zamora, a loving mother who had last been seen in Houston. Her identification was made possible through investigative genetic genealogy and the dedication of eight Moxxy volunteer genealogists.
Edman Eric Gleed
Pinellas County, Florida, John Doe
Identified: 2025
Previously Unidentified: 32 years
In 1993, the body of an unidentified man was discovered floating in the Gulf near Clearwater, Florida. More than three decades later, Moxxy Forensic Investigations partnered with the Clearwater Police Department to use investigative genetic genealogy to develop a lead in the case. The man was ultimately identified as Edman Eric Gleed, an 84-year-old Virginia resident who had been reported missing by his son shortly before his death.
María Méndez Morales
Pima County, Arizona, Jane Doe
Identified: 2025
Previously Unidentified: 17 years
In 2008, the remains of a teenage girl were discovered on the Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona. Nearly two decades later, Moxxy Forensic Investigations partnered with the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner to identify her as María Eluvia Méndez Morales, a 16-year-old girl from San Marcos, Guatemala, who had been missing since 2008.
Patrick Grayson Spann
Blount County, Alabama, John Doe
Identified: 2025
Previously Unidentified: 20 years
In 2005, skeletonized remains discovered by hunters in Blount County, Alabama, were initially associated with a man known as Chad Patrick Singleton. Investigators later determined that the name was an alias. Nearly two decades later, Moxxy Forensic Investigations conducted investigative genetic genealogy at the request of the Blount County District Attorney's Office, helping identify the remains as Patrick Grayson Spann of Mississippi.
Angel Baby Doe
Mobile County, Alabama, Jane Doe
Identified: 2024
Previously Unidentified: 29 years
In 1995, the remains of a newborn girl were discovered in Fowl River in Theodore, Alabama. In 2022, Moxxy Forensic Investigations partnered with the Mobile County Sheriff's Office to use investigative genetic genealogy to identify her. The infant was identified as the daughter of a Theodore, Alabama, resident, with the identification confirmed in 2024.
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James Ottoman "Jimmy" Yee
Pima County, Arizona, John Doe
Identified: 2023
Previously Unidentified: 29 years
In 1994, an unidentified man died after being struck by a vehicle in Tucson, Arizona. Nearly three decades later, Moxxy Forensic Investigations partnered with the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner to identify him through investigative genetic genealogy. He was identified as James Ottoman “Jimmy” Yee, a 29-year-old Tucson resident whose family had been searching for him.
Rainbow Canyon King
DeKalb County, Alabama, John Doe
Identified: 2023
Previously Unidentified: 32 years
In 1991, skeletal remains discovered by a hunter in rural DeKalb County, Alabama, remained unidentified for more than three decades. In 2022, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office began pursuing investigative genetic genealogy in collaboration with law enforcement and forensic partners. DNA testing and genealogical research ultimately identified the remains as 22-year-old Rainbow Canyon King of Tompkinsville, Kentucky.
Albert Allen Frost
Preble County, Ohio, John Doe
Identified: 2023
Previously Unidentified: 55 years
In 1968, skeletal remains were discovered in a wooded area of Eaton, Ohio, and remained unidentified for more than five decades. After the remains were exhumed and Moxxy Forensic Investigations received the case in 2022, a viable DNA profile was developed and investigative genetic genealogy led investigators to Albert Allen Frost, a United States Army veteran whose last known contact was in the early 1960s.
Ada Elizabeth Fritz
Mobile County, Alabama, Jane Doe
Identified: 2023
Previously Unidentified: 47 years
In 1976, the remains of an elderly woman were discovered in Session’s Creek in Grand Bay, Alabama. She remained unidentified for nearly five decades until Moxxy Forensic Investigations, working with the Mobile County Sheriff's Office and Intermountain Forensics, was able to develop a DNA profile from a decades-old dental mold. Investigative genetic genealogy identified her as Ada Elizabeth Fritz, who was 61 years old at the time of her death.
María del Socorro Valdez Morones
Pima County, Arizona, Jane Doe
Identified: 2023
Previously Unidentified: 24 years
In 1999, the body of a young woman was discovered in Tucson, Arizona. Twenty-four years later, Moxxy's research connected her to a family searching for María del Socorro Valdez Morones, who had gone missing while attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
Joseph William Myers Sr.
Cochise County, Arizona, John Doe
Identified: 2023
Previously Unidentified: 31 years
In 1992, the remains of a man were discovered after he was struck by a train in Willcox, Arizona. More than three decades later, Moxxy Forensic Investigations provided an investigative lead and next-of-kin information that helped confirm his identity as 35-year-old Joseph William Myers Sr.
Albert Edwin Roadhs
Washington County, Indiana, John Doe
Identified: 2023
Previously Unidentified: 11 years
In 2012, a man known as “Bill Lee Hull” died in his Salem, Indiana, residence, but investigators were unable to verify his identity. After his remains were exhumed in 2023, Moxxy Forensic Investigations used investigative genetic genealogy to identify him as Albert Edwin Roadhs, who was also known by the nickname “Pinky.”
Wayne T. McBrayer
Pima County, Arizona, John Doe
Identified: 2023
Previously Unidentified: 5 years
In 2018, the remains of an adult male were discovered near a known homeless camp in Tucson, Arizona. In 2023, Moxxy Forensic Investigations provided the Pima County Medical Examiner's Office with a lead for a possible next of kin, and the man's identity was confirmed as Wayne T. McBrayer by his family.
Wanda Ashford Floyd
Morgan County, Alabama, Jane Doe
Identified: 2022
Previously Unidentified: 2 years
Wanda Floyd went missing from Alabama on July 15, 2020, and her remains were discovered just 16 days later in Decatur. Two years later, investigative genetic genealogy helped identify the remains as 60-year-old Wanda Floyd (née Ashford).