Identification Process
Giovanna Vidoli, NYC OCME

Several family members have inquired about progress in the identification process. As of November, 2007, 1,616 of the 2,750 victims of the World Trade Center disaster have been identified. These identifications were made through traditional DNA methods and new technologies such as Mitochondrial DNA and SNPs. These new technologies are allowing the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) to identify remains that could not have been identified in the past with traditional technologies.However, the OCME has exhausted these technologies. When the OCME paused in the identification effort due to limits in technology, all families should have been contacted by the OCME. If you were not contacted, please contact Giovanna Vidoli at giovanna@ocme.nyc.gov

If you would like more information about the identification process or new DNA technologies, please call the OCME’s World Trade Center hotline at (212) 447-7884.

Please visit and scroll down on our News section, http://www.911families.org/news.html, for how to request information on the property and jewlery found at the World Trade Center site.