The Porchlight Project’s own genetic genealogist, Val Bogart, tracked a DNA profile from a 1976 Youngstown John Doe to a specific family tree, and identified Robert “Earl” Sanders as the victim. This is the first solve for our in-house genealogist … Continue reading “The Porchlight Project Solves John Doe Case for Youngstown P.D.” →
Last week, police in Boardman, Ohio, held a press conference where they identified the killer of Brad Bellino, a twelve-year-old boy who was abducted and murdered there in 1972. Genetic genealogy led them to Joseph Hill, who lived nearby at … Continue reading “Boardman Police ID Brad Bellino’s Killer” →
Newspapers and TV stations around Paulding, Ohio are covering The Porchlight Project’s efforts to have the body of Nancy Eagleson exhumed for DNA testing. Toledo Blade Article ABC WPTA
Paulding County, Ohio – August 8, 2022 – Lawyer John DeMuth has filed a motion in Paulding County Probate Court to allow the body of Nancy Eagleson to be disinterred from the local cemetery where she was buried nearly sixty-two … Continue reading “The Porchlight Project Will Help Fund Exhumation of Nancy Eagleson” →
Thank you to Kent State, for this wonderful article about the founding of The Porchlight Project! Renner put out a message on Facebook asking for help; it was answered by Alexa Doutt, a director of advancement at Kent State. The … Continue reading “Kent State Magazine features The Porchlight Project” →
Gloria Pointer will forever be 14, says her mother, Yvonne, a Porchlight Project board member and victims advocate. Gloria was murdered in 1984. In 2013, DNA from the crime was matched to convicted rapist Hernandez Warren. Says Yvonne: “It was … Continue reading “Porchlight Board Member Yvonne Pointer Writes Personal Op-Ed for Cleveland.com” →
The Porchlight Project will fully fund a new cold case out of Cuyahoga County for Othram Labs. In May 2014, a boater who was on Lake Erie spotted male human remains by the break wall of the Burke Lakefront Airport … Continue reading “The Porchlight Project Will Fund Othram Case for Cuyahoga County” →
by Carolyn Berardino The Crime In 1972, Boardman, Ohio was a growing, still somewhat rural community where kids were free to roam and explore, independent of the careful watch of their parents that kids know today. A suburb of Youngstown, … Continue reading “An Exclusive Porchlight Project Investigation: The Unsolved Murder of Brad Bellino” →
Sandusky, Ohio –On March 30th, 1980, the partially decomposed body of a young woman was discovered on the beach near Cedar Point Road in Sandusky, Ohio. She was determined to be Caucasian, between the ages of 20-30, and estimated to … Continue reading “The Porchlight Project Will Fund Testing and Genetic Genealogy to Identify Erie County Jane Doe.” →
By Val Bogart Dissection of a human corpse, outside of an official autopsy, was looked upon as a disgrace in the 19th century. Every person was afforded the right to a decent burial, and the right to remain interred once … Continue reading “Was Hallie Armstrong the victim of Ohio grave robbers?” →
