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DNA Confirms Identity of Skull Found in 1993 as Missing California Teacher

Forensic genetic genealogy links the skull to Kay Medin, who disappeared in 1987, as her case remains an unsolved homicide investigation.

Schoolteacher Kay Adams vanished from her Trinity County home in 1987. 
The person whose skull was found at Trinidad Head has been identified. 
Trinidad Head and Little Trinidad Head with the rocky shore of Trinidad Bay. Trinidad, California

Overview

  • Kay Medin, a Trinity County schoolteacher, was reported missing in August 1987 after her personal belongings were left behind at home.
  • In November 1987, skeletal remains linked to Medin were mailed anonymously to authorities, with additional remains found 45 miles from her home.
  • A partial skull discovered on a Trinidad Head beach in 1993, nearly 100 miles from the earlier remains, was recently identified as Medin's using advanced DNA analysis.
  • Forensic genealogy firm Othram Inc. matched the skull to Medin through DNA provided by her daughter, solving a decades-old mystery of her identity.
  • Authorities continue to treat Medin's disappearance and death as a cold homicide case and are seeking public assistance to advance the investigation.