The Un-named Files
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For decades, they had no name. Only a nickname, a case number and a face rebuilt in clay. The Unnamed Files tells the true stories of unidentified people, the Jane and John Does found in fields, rivers and roadside ditches, and how investigators, genetic genealogists and online sleuths finally gave them back their names. Sometimes the answer also revealed who killed them. Every episode is a full-length documentary built from police records, identification announcements and contemporary reporting. We tell these stories with respect for the people at their centre and the families who never stopped searching.
KENTUCKY 1968 — "Tent Girl" Had No Name for 30 Years. Then an Amateur Sleuth Named Her
The Un-named Files and 3 more · 19K views · 13 days ago
Welcome to The Un-named Files!
The Un-named Files · 95 views · 6 days ago
PENNSYLVANIA 1976 — "Beth Doe" Had No Name for 45 Years. Then DNA Named Her
The Un-named Files and Cold Case Reckoning · 2.5K views · 14 hours ago
TEXAS 2010 — Lori Ruff Died With a Stolen Name and a Locked Box of Secrets
The Un-named Files and 3 more · 16K views · 11 days ago
MASSACHUSETTS 1974 — "The Lady of the Dunes" Had No Name for 48 Years. Then DNA Named Her
The Un-named Files and 3 more · 5.9K views · 3 weeks ago
PHILADELPHIA 1957 — "The Boy in the Box" Had No Name for 65 Years. Then DNA Named Him
The Un-named Files and 3 more · 9.1K views · 2 weeks ago
LONG ISLAND 1997 — "Peaches" and Her Baby Had No Names for 28 Years. Then DNA Named Them
The Un-named Files and Cold Case Reckoning · 1.3K views · 7 days ago
OHIO 1981 — "Buckskin Girl" Had No Name for 37 Years. Then DNA Named Her
The Un-named Files and 3 more · 43K views · 2 weeks ago
AUSTRALIA 1948 — The Somerton Man Had No Name for 74 Years. Then DNA Named Him
The Un-named Files and 3 more · 16K views · 2 weeks ago
VIRGINIA 1995 — "Grateful Doe" Had No Name for 20 Years. Then Strangers Online Named Him
The Un-named Files and Cold Case Reckoning · 1.5K views · 3 days ago
BOSTON 2015 — "Baby Doe" Was Seen by Millions Online. Nobody Knew Her Name
The Un-named Files and Cold Case Reckoning · 9.9K views · 5 days ago
NEW JERSEY 1982 — "Princess Doe" Had No Name for 40 Years. Then DNA Named Her
The Un-named Files and 3 more · 6.8K views · 9 days ago
ARIZONA 1960 — "Little Miss Nobody" Had No Name for 62 Years. Then DNA Named Her
The Un-named Files and 3 more · 63K views · 3 weeks ago