‘We are throwing everything at it’: Genetic genealogy may help ID girl found off Oregon highway
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
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The suite of tests will provide details about the girl’s eye and skin color, her ethnicity and the geographic origin of ancestry, said Dr. Nici Vance, the state’s forensic anthropologist.
Little is known about the child, whose remains were discovered Dec. 10 near the rest area along the H.B. Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor in Lincoln County. A person who had stopped by the rest area came across her remains along the muddy banks of the Salmon River.
2 sisters missing from Portland since September have been found, officials say
Updated Jan 20, 2021;
Posted Jan 08, 2021
Noelle Johnson, 7, left, and Addyson Gibson, 12, are seen in handout photos.Oregon Department of Human Services
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Two sisters have been missing since September, and the Department of Human Services reported Friday that child welfare workers believe the children may be in danger.
Noelle Johnson, 7, and Addyson Gibson, 12, were last seen in Portland Sept. 28. The Department of Human Services said the girls are believed to be with their mother, Kashia Vann, and Noelle’s father, Gary Johnson.
The agency did not specify the circumstances of the disappearance, or say why more than 100 days passed before the agency asked for the public’s help to find the girls. According to a news release, investigators believe the missing children and their parents may be in Oregon; Vancouver, Washington; San Jose, California or Las Vegas.