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Every family deserves answers.

Helping families and communities find answers to unresolved deaths and disappearances by investigating homicides, disappearances, and unidentified human remains

About us
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  • The case of Richard Billmayer was solved with help from the Cold Case Coalition in 2026
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Commitment, compassion, integrity

Founded in 2017, the Cold Case Coalition is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that dedicates volunteer time and resources toward cold case investigations and forensic investigative genetic genealogy.

Seeking new leads
for cold cases

What we do
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Forensic investigative genetic genealogy

Combining DNA testing with traditional genealogical and historical records to determine relationships between individuals to identify owners of crime scene DNA and unidentified human remains (UHRs)

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Cold case investigation

Doing painstaking and time-consuming work—developing databases, compiling records, finding witnesses, and gathering fresh leads

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Grant funding

The Rosie Tapia Identification Project helps overcome financial barriers to solving cold cases by offering grants to eligible organizations to identify individuals using forensic investigative genetic genealogy.

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1921 Tulsa Identification Project

In 2022, we were honored to be selected to assist the City of Tulsa in identifying victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre using forensic investigative genetic genealogy.

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