In order to aid with the resolution of Missing Person cases, the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner assists law enforcement agencies with collecting family reference DNA and participates in the annual Missing Person Day events. The DNA in the database is continually compared across the NamUs Unidentified and Missing Persons sites. This information can be viewed by the public and direct contacts are included. ![]() The Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office is in the process of entering information for each unidentified person in Oklahoma into the NamUs system. The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has created a database called NamUs (National Missing and Unidentified Persons System - ). Once identification has been established, the family will be notified and can claim their loved one. Occasionally, DNA may also be submitted for comparison to known family members. ![]() We also obtain records taken prior to an individual’s death for comparison purposes, if the family or law enforcement can provide the location of those medical or dental facilities. During our investigation, we collect medical, dental, fingerprints, and unique characteristics from the Unidentified Person. Many deaths that are investigated by the Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner remain as Unidentified Persons, due to decomposition, fire, injuries, or skeletonization.
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