Decapitated Woman Found in 2011 Identified as Ada Beth Kaplan
Identification Made Possible Through Investigative Genetic Genealogy, No Suspects Identified Yet
- Ada Beth Kaplan, 64, of Canyon Country, California, has been identified as the decapitated woman found in a vineyard in 2011.
- The identification was made possible through the use of investigative genetic genealogy by the DNA Doe Project.
- Kaplan's body was found without a head or thumbs, and had been drained of blood.
- Despite the gruesome nature of the crime, no suspects have been identified and the cause of death remains undetermined.
- Interestingly, no missing persons report was ever filed for Kaplan.