Stores and matches DNA profiles under different categories including:

Missing Persons

Unknown Deceased

Volunteer (Limited Purpose)

Database = 350,000

November 2007

A number of human remains cannot

be identified visually, with fingerprint or dental examination.

Often there are no clues to the identity of the remains.

Such unidentified remains may only be resolved using DNA.

Reference DNAReference DNA

Post-Mortem DNA (Unknown Post-Mortem DNA (Unknown Deceased)Deceased)

Database searching and matchinDatabase searching and matching

Direct ReferencesDirect References• Personal Effects• Medical Samples

Kinship ReferencesKinship References• Close relatives

Missing PersonMissing Person11,14 18,19 28,28 16,18 9,11 15,15 17,19 13,13 18,18

Unknown Deceased Unknown Deceased 11,14 18,19 28,28 16,18 9,11 15,15 17,19 13,13 18,18

“On behalf of our family, we need to know what happened to him.”

Project Board

Senior Users

Leonie Jacques (AFP)

Laszlo Szabo (BSAG)

Scott Tilyard (TasPol)

Senior Supplier

Kirsty Wright

Executive

David Lang

(Manager IST)

Investigation by Police

Investigation by Police

Coroner’s Orders

Coroner’s Findings

DNA

Dental Examination

Autopsy

Identification 1Identification 1(Missing 14 years)(Missing 14 years)

Remains found partially buried in a fieldin 1992

A 12 loci DNA profile was obtained fromthe remains in 2004

In 2004 the remains were matched to aman that went missing in 1990, using his daughter’s DNA sample

Queensland Missing PersonsDNA Database

Identification 2Identification 2(Missing 7 years)(Missing 7 years)

Remains found on a rock surface in bushland in 2004

A 9 loci DNA profile was obtained from the remains in 2005

The remains were matched with a teenage boy that went missing in 1998, using his parent’s DNA samples

Identification 3Identification 3(Missing 9 years)(Missing 9 years)

Remains found in bushland in 2003

In 2004 nDNA profiling and mtDNA profiling failed

An eight loci nDNA profile was obtained in 2006

The remains matched to a man that went missing in 1996, using his mother’s and sister’s DNA samples

The ID of the remains has assisted the homicide investigation