Thanks to advances in DNA analysis techniques in recent years, but also “people to do extra hours, 24 years later, because of” families. In one case, a hair brush allowed identification.
More than two decades after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, New York authorities announced the identification of the remains of three victims.
Families now sleep more rested, thanks to advances in the techniques of DNA Analysis From recent years, but also “for people to do overtime, 24 years later, because of us,” said the son of one of the victims, quoted by.
The newly identified are Ryan D. Fitzgerald26 -year exchange broker, Barbara A. Keatingrenovated executive of a non -profit organization of 72 years, and a third woman whose name was not disclosed, at the request of the family.
According to the office of the New York coroner, the remains of Keating and the unidentified victim were recovered in 2001, while those of Fitzgerald were found the following year. Thanks to new techniques of sequencing and genetic comparison, it was possible to associate fragments collected in the rubble with the genetic material provided by family members.
Barbara Keating was traveling home, California, aboard American Airlines flight 11, when the plane was kidnapped by al-Qaeda terrorists and led purposely in the North Tower of the World Trade Center.
His son, Paul, revealed that DNA correspondence was only possible thanks to a hair collected from his hairbrush. So far, the mother’s only physical trace had been part of her ATM card. “Two decades ago, forensic experts told us, ‘They don’t expect any DNA’ because of the physical act of the explosion itself because of the heat.”
September 11 attacks shocked the world almost 24 years ago. Caused the Death of 2,977 peopleincluding 2,753 in New York.
They still remain by identifying about 1,100 victims. Since 2001, the coroner has been conducting analyzes and reanals to recovered fragments, following the advances of technology.
“This is the most complex forensic ID effort in history and stems from the biggest mass murder in US history,” said the coroner. “We have been increasingly successful in obtaining DNA from bone fragments.”
“The pain of losing a loved one in the September 11 terrorist attacks echoes through the decades, but with these three new identifications, we take a step forward to comfort family members who still suffer from this day,” Eric Adams said in a statement.
