The Unidentifieds

A podcast by The Oregonian/OregonLive.com

8 Episodes

  1. Recommended: 'Firecracker,' The Murder of Carol Ryan (available exclusively on Wondery+)

    Published: 11/20/2023

  2. The Unidentifieds Episode 6: Closure

    Published: 5/15/2023

  3. The Unidentifieds Episode 5: Human remains found near Multnomah Falls in 1979 identified 4 decades later

    Published: 5/8/2023

  4. The Unidentifieds Episode 4: U.S. Forest Service workers find a skull near Government Camp

    Published: 5/1/2023

  5. The Unidentifieds Episode 3: Genetic genealogy 101

    Published: 4/24/2023

  6. The Unidentifieds Episode 2: The unknown baby boy and the reservoir 

    Published: 4/17/2023

  7. The Unidentifieds Episode 1: Remains found along the Redwood Highway

    Published: 4/10/2023

  8. Trailer: The Unidentifieds

    Published: 8/17/2021

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There are 120 unidentified human remains in Oregon – cases exist in all but three counties. Most were discovered in the Pacific Northwest wilderness, parts of their skeleton scattered in between rocks and twigs, and most go unfound and unidentified for decades. The Unidentifieds, a narrative podcast hosted by Regan Mertz and Dave Killen for The Oregonian/OregonLive, tells the story of four of those cold cases and how online genealogy and forensic anthropology helped families get closure.