John Doe had needed to reveal his name by May 1 after losing multiple court decisions. In his filing, Francisco promised that an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court will be submitted by May 19.

John Doe hired PI David McNeely to see if Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve and former Washoe County Commissioner Vaughn Hartung were engaged in misconduct.

John Doe's apartment is filled with the photographs, artwork, and obsessive journals featured in the film's iconic credit sequence — which is the killer's actual first appearance.

A John Doe, whose body was discovered floating in waters near a bridge in Clearwater, Florida, more than three decades ago, has finally been identified.

One tool, known as a John Doe DNA warrant, has made news after a former police chief serving sentences for murder and rape escaped from an Arkansas prison Sunday.

In 1997, a nine-year-old Ohio boy was sexually assaulted, but his assailant could not be found. Using genetic genealogy, a recent tool for tracing family histories through DNA, Cuyahoga County ...

Authorities Tuesday sought the public’s help to identify a man who was hospitalized after being found in downtown Los Angeles ...

A former player is suing the Blackhawks for failing to act when informed of sexual assault allegations against a former video coach in 2010.

Social workers asked for help Wednesday identifying a man who has been hospitalized since he was hit by a vehicle near Boyle Heights. The man has been a patient at Los Angeles General Medical ...

A man whose identity had remained a mystery since his death over 20 years ago has now been finally identified, thanks to groundbreaking genealogy techniques.

The Oregon State Police announced in a press release that it has uncovered the identity of a John Doe from four and a half decades ago. Police are investigating whether a notorious serial killer ...

DNA evidence has become a cornerstone of modern police work, be it through the use of genetic genealogy or submitting material found before modern advances in testing.