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Dr. Jason Graham confirms the first use of genetic genealogy to identify a World Trade Center victim 25 years after 9/11.

New York City officials have successfully identified a new victim of the September 11 attacks using forensic investigative genetic genealogy for the first time in 25 years. Dr. Jason Graham, the city's chief medical examiner, confirmed that the technique, which combines DNA testing with family tree research, successfully identified an adult female victim from the World Trade Center site. This breakthrough represents a significant advancement in forensic science, as the technology did not exist at the time of the attacks. While not every remain will be suitable for this method, Dr. Jennifer Odien, a forensic anthropologist, noted that 47 DNA profiles are currently ripe for identification using this technique. This represents a small fraction of the nearly 1,100 victims who remain unidentified. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has pledged to continue the work until all victims are formally identified, honoring the commitment to the families of those who perished in the largest mass murder in U.S. history.

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