Twenty-five years after nearly 3,000 people perished in the September 11 attacks, New York City's medical examiner office continues the quiet, relentless work of returning names to the nameless. Using a new forensic technique called investigative genetic genealogy — capable of tracing identity through distant relatives — officials have now identified 1,654 of the 2,753 victims who died at the World Trade Center, leaving more than 1,000 still unaccounted for. The effort speaks to something enduring in the human need to mark a life, to say: this person existed, was loved, and deserves to be foun
25 Years Later, New DNA Technology Offers Hope for Identifying 1,000+ 9/11 Victims
Nearly 3,000 people died in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001; over 1,000 remain unidentified, leaving families without remains to bury or closure after 25 years.