The Washington State Legislature approved a budget request for $500,000 to fund genetic genealogy and DNA testing for unidentified remains in Washington.

Washington currently has 163 unidentified with the new funding the state will help these bodies to be identified more quickly. 

“Timely DNA testing can bring a measure of closure and help solve more cold cases,” Washington Attorney General Ferguson said. “Families should never have to endure unnecessary delays when seeking answers about their missing loved ones. I am thankful to our partners in the Legislature — Rep. Lekanoff, Rep. Stearns and Sen. Kauffman and many others — who continue to fight to ensure the missing and murdered Indigenous people crisis gets the attention and resources it deserves.

You can read more in an article by Daniel Fortin published in the khq.com web site at: https://tinyurl.com/4dw7zm7t.