Uthmeier deploys genetic genealogy to tackle massive cold case backlog

By: Liv Caputo

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 8, 2026

Words: 619

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced Wednesday a $600,000 partnership with an anti-crime company specializing in matching cold case DNA to genetic genealogy databases.

Called Othram, the Texas firm says its technology has helped solve at least 600 cold cases nationwide. Uthmeier hopes the DNA lab can help sift through 60 years worth of Florida’s more than 21,000 unsolved murder cases.

“Just because a case is cold, that does not mean it’s forgotten,” Uthmeier …

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