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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Officials say Daniel was identified “using data submitted through GEDmatch and Family Tree DNA” and with the assistance of Intermountain Forensics, a laboratory that conducts genealogy work, according to a news release.
A letter obtained from the National Archives also contributed to Daniel’s identification, the release states.
“Contained in the records (from the National Archives) was the most convincing piece of evidence tying him to the Tulsa Race Massacre – a letter from C. L.’s family attorney written to the US Veterans Administration on behalf of C. L.’s mother regarding C. L.’s survivor benefits,” according to the release.
Bynum said Friday Daniel’s identification offers “hope that other remains found in similar circumstances” can also be identified.
Bynum said on Facebook Monday officials “have written documentation that 18 unidentified victims were buried.” He reiterated that fact at Friday’s news conference.
The dig is part of the 1921 Graves Investigation, an effort to identify currently unknown victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, CNN previously reported.
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