KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Genealogy testing is helping the Knox County Regional Forensic Center identify unknown remains and close cold cases.
The center has identified several individuals through forensic genetic genealogy, including Elbert Louis Brown, Erin Callahan and John Troutman. All were previously classified as unidentified.
“Being able to give these people a name and identity allows their families to have closure,” Chris Thomas said, with the Forensic Center…