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JOIN THE COALITION
The Cold Case Coalition's mission is to help families and communities find answers to unresolved deaths and disappearances.
We have helped identify individuals whose remains were able to return to their families; found leads for law enforcement that led to closed cases and convictions; and provided tools and resources to law enforcement since our founding in 2017.
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, your tax-deductible donation helps us cover the costs of obtaining public records, DNA extraction, whole-genome sequencing, uploading DNA to law-enforcement-accessible databases, and administrative expenses.
- $20 buys a police report ($400 for a large case file)
- $1,600 reconstructs a '90s database of freight train riders
- $5,000 covers extraction and whole genome sequencing
DONATE YOUR FAMILY TREE
Your family tree just might be the key to giving someone their name back. If you have ever built your family tree in an online platform, you’ve got a GEDCOM.
GEDCOM (.ged) means “genealogical data communication.” It’s a standardized, text-based file used to transfer genealogical data, holding essential details such as names, dates, places, and relationships.
Donating your GEDCOM is easy and free. Start by accessing your GEDCOM in your tree software:
- Go to your account settings
- Find your family tree
- Export your tree to your computer
- Important: do not open your GEDCOM
- Then upload your GEDCOM below
UPLOAD YOUR DNA
Uploading your DNA to GEDmatch.com and dnajustice.org is an easy and safe way to help law enforcement and forensic genetic genealogists find answers to unresolved deaths and disappearances.
“Opting in” at GEDmatch.com means giving permission for your DNA profile to help law enforcement and genealogists identify unidentified human remains and individuals who left DNA behind at a crime scene. DNA Justice was formed exclusively for helping law enforcement.
To share your DNA with law-enforcement-accessible databases such as GEDmatch and DNA Justice:
- Click into your genetic testing site (e.g., 23andMe, AncestryDNA, Living DNA, FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritage, etc.) and download your raw genotyping data (.txt) onto your computer.
- Then upload your file to GEDmatch.com and dnajustice.org. Both websites are free to join.