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In 2022, Governor Lee and the Tennessee General Assembly recognized the need for specialized testing to fund a DNA cold case initiative, and approved one-time funding of $100,000. The funding is specifically used for specialized forensic genetic genealogy testing in TBI cold cases in which the skeletal remains of a victim have not been identified.
TBI special agents quickly began addressing at least 14 cold cases and sent 10 to Othram Inc. labs in Texas. By June of this year, the results for .