These articles feature research conducted by the Unclaimed Persons team.
- The Pulse on WHYY – June 1, 2016 – “In Philadelphia, finding dignity for bodies left unclaimed” by Bobby Allyn (Please note the factual error – Unclaimed Persons does NOT cold-call relatives)
- The Times of Northwest Indiana – May 15, 2016 – “Genealogists help find next of kin for Unclaimed Persons” by Joyce Russell
- Wall Street Journal – September 12, 2013 – “Internet Sleuths on the Hunt for Next of Kin” by Erica E. Phillips (Read PDF)
- The Daily Nonpareil – February 26, 2012 – “Medical Examiner investigator finds man’s relatives after almost 3 years” by Chad Nation
- Scranton Times-Tribune – January 23, 2011 – “The unclaimed keep their secrets in search for next of kin” by Jeremy G. Burton
- Tonic – January 3, 2011 – “Unclaimed Persons: Genealogists Help Coroners Locate Next-of-Kin” by Josie Raymond
- Spot.Us – March 14, 2010 – “Unclaimed Kin in Los Angeles Piling Up” by Liana Aghajanian
- The Post and Courier – July 13, 2009 – “Genealogists help coroners find families” by Wevonneda Minis
- The San Bernardino Sun – February 15, 2009 – “Sadness, reality attach themselves to unclaimed persons list” by Stacia Glenn
- St. Petersburg Times – February 13, 2009 – “Man killed by driver in DUI case is Tampa’s latest unclaimed body” by Drew Harwell, Times Staff Writer
- San Diego Union-Tribune – February 3, 2009 – “Answers found in county push to identify the nameless dead.” by David Hasemyer
- Ancestry January/February 2009 article – Found! Unclaimed Persons (PDF)
- Ancestry Magazine, September/October 2008 – Facing Beyond the Grave.
- What Medical Examiners, Coroners and Investigators say about working with Unclaimed Persons
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