Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center

Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center Welcome to the Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) Center at Ramapo College.

09/30/2026

How well do we know our cases? We used the post-it game to find out. Battle 1: Julian v. Cairenn!!

A few days ago we shared a video with the latest on Ajo Tattoos John Doe from Sinaloa. You can help resolve his case by ...
09/29/2026

A few days ago we shared a video with the latest on Ajo Tattoos John Doe from Sinaloa. You can help resolve his case by uploading to DNA Justice -- if you get a notification that you're a match to case #7592, that means you're a DNA cousin of John Doe!

Hace unos días compartimos un video con las últimas detalles sobre el caso de "Ajo Tattoos John Doe" de Sinaloa. Puedes ayudar a resolver su caso subiendo tu información a DNA Justice. Y si recibes una notificación indicando que hay una coincidencia con el caso 7592, ¡significa que eres primo genético de Ajo Tattoos John Doe!

Last week we had an amazing event at Ramapo College of New Jersey - a film screening of BABY DOE and special Q&A with th...
09/28/2026

Last week we had an amazing event at Ramapo College of New Jersey - a film screening of BABY DOE and special Q&A with the film's director, Jessica Earnshaw. The screening was co-sponsored by the Ramapo College IGG Center and the Ramapo College Psychology Club, with additional support provided by the Social Work Club and was well attended by our students as well as members of the public. We want to thank everyone who attended for their contributions to the post-film discussion. Special thanks also to Twin Seas Media for allowing us to show the film to our audience at Ramapo!

New Case Alert! Our team is assisting the New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit to identify East Orange Jane Doe ...
09/27/2026

New Case Alert! Our team is assisting the New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit to identify East Orange Jane Doe 1984, who was only 15-20 years old when she was killed. Learn more about this case here: https://www.ramapo.edu/igg/about-us/cases/in-progress/

Today marks the last day of National Forensic Science Week, and we want to say thank you to all of the Forensic Scientis...
09/26/2026

Today marks the last day of National Forensic Science Week, and we want to say thank you to all of the Forensic Scientists who play a role in the identification of suspects in violent crime and unidentified human remains, as well as preventing miscarriages of justice. Thank you for all you do!

Last Month, the Ramapo College IGG Center signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bergen County Medical Examiner's...
09/25/2026

Last Month, the Ramapo College IGG Center signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Bergen County Medical Examiner's Office. To that end, we met with the BCME team yesterday in Paramus to learn about the challenges faced by death investigators in Bergen County and to create an action plan for the use of IGG to identify John and Jane Does in our local area. We are tremendously thankful to Chief Medicolegal Death Investigator Christian Torres and the other BCME staff for their commitment to this important initiative.

09/24/2026

Walking directions to H Auditorium from Mackin Bischoff Lot for BABY DOE babydoefilm tonight at 7:30!

TONIGHT! We can't wait to see you at our screening of Baby Doe featuring a Q&A with Jessica Earnshaw at 7:30pm in the H ...
09/24/2026

TONIGHT! We can't wait to see you at our screening of Baby Doe featuring a Q&A with Jessica Earnshaw at 7:30pm in the H Auditorium at Ramapo College. For more details including where to park, please check out our event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1341625971474612

09/23/2026

As Latin American Heritage Month continues, please take a moment to learn more about Ajo Tattoos John Doe -- do any of these surnames appear in your family tree? If so, please consider helping in this case by uploading your DNA results to an accessible IGG database like GEDmatch, FamilyTreeDNA or DNA Justice.

Bidding for the silent auction at the Ramapo College of New Jersey Foundation's 39th Annual Golf Outing is live! Check o...
09/22/2026

Bidding for the silent auction at the Ramapo College of New Jersey Foundation's 39th Annual Golf Outing is live! Check out this experience with the IGG Center 👇

Calling all true-crime enthusiasts! Spend the morning with Cairenn Binder, Director of the Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center, and learn about how Ramapo College staff and students solve cold cases and identify human remains. During this experience, you'll learn which cases the IGG Center is actively working on, explore relics from previous solved cases, and tour the IGG lab.

This experience includes lunch with Cairenn at the Birch Tree Inn.

View the Link to bid on this experience in our comments.

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