'Breakthrough' genealogy tests can identify 9/11 victims 25 years later

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1. Sun, 23 August 2026

   1 report
   • abc7ny.com20:25first to reportedited after publishing
     'Breakthrough' genealogy tests can identify 9/11 victims 25 years later

     New York City's medical examiner used a breakthrough test to identify the 1,651st World Trade Center victim.

     1 reprint

     • abc11.com23 Aug, 20:25their copy
2. Mon, 24 August 2026

   7 reports
   • iheart.com06:59
     New Genealogy Tests Confirm 9/11 Victim's Identity

     New genetic genealogy technology has identified a 9/11 victim nearly 25 years after the attacks. The breakthrough combines DNA testing with family tree research, offering hope for identifying more victims. The victim's family chose to remain anonymous.

   • iheart.com06:59
     New Genealogy Tests Confirm 9/11 Victim's Identity

     New genetic genealogy technology has identified a 9/11 victim nearly 25 years after the attacks. The breakthrough combines DNA testing with family tree research, offering hope for identifying more victims. The victim's family chose to remain anonymous.

   • iheart.com06:59
     New Genealogy Tests Confirm 9/11 Victim's Identity

     New genetic genealogy technology has identified a 9/11 victim nearly 25 years after the attacks. The breakthrough combines DNA testing with family tree research, offering hope for identifying more victims. The victim's family chose to remain anonymous.

   • iheart.com06:59
     New Genealogy Tests Confirm 9/11 Victim's Identity

     New genetic genealogy technology has identified a 9/11 victim nearly 25 years after the attacks. The breakthrough combines DNA testing with family tree research, offering hope for identifying more victims. The victim's family chose to remain anonymous.

   • iheart.com06:59
     New Genealogy Tests Confirm 9/11 Victim's Identity

     New genetic genealogy technology has identified a 9/11 victim nearly 25 years after the attacks. The breakthrough combines DNA testing with family tree research, offering hope for identifying more victims. The victim's family chose to remain anonymous.

   • amny.com19:45
     NYC identifies 9/11 terrorist attack victim through breakthrough in forensic DNA investigations a quarter-century later

     URL changednow www.amny.com/remembering-911/nyc-identifies-9-11-terrorist-attack-victim-dna/

     One more family of a 9/11 terrorist attack victim who died at the World Trade Center finally has some closure nearly 25 years after the day of infamy.

   • newsweek.com20:56
     DNA breakthrough identifies 9/11 victim after 25 years

     The woman is the 1,654th victim of the September 11 attacks to be identified.

3. Tue, 25 August 2026

   1 report
   • The Hill16:27
     9/11 victim identified nearly 25 years later with new forensic technique

     The terrorist attack killed 2,753 people in New York City.

4. Wed, 26 August 2026

   2 reports
   • virginislandsnewsonline.com16:00
     9/11 victim identified after nearly 25 years

     Latest Virgin Islands (BVI) News on local community, politics, finance/business, culture and sports.

   • virginislandsnewsonline.com16:00
     9/11 victim identified after nearly 25 years

     Latest Virgin Islands (BVI) News on local community, politics, finance/business, culture and sports.

5. Mon, 31 August 2026

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   • Google News - Top Stories09:00
     9/11 cancers skyrocket nearly 1,700% as toxic toll on survivors surpasses first responders ahead of 25th anniversary

     9/11 cancers skyrocket nearly 1,700% as toxic toll on survivors surpasses first responders ahead of 25th anniversary New York Post Nearly 25 years later, Staten Island is still counting 9/11’s cost — 3,690 cancer diagnoses and rising SILive.com 9/11 25 years later: Medical experts, first responders and survivors set for conference on long-term health impacts of terror attacks amNewYork New 9/11 Research Center on Early Life Exposure Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov) 25...

6. Mon, 7 September 2026

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   • wtop.com09:15
     25 years later, 9/11 responders are still dying from illnesses tied to the attacks

     Nearly 25 years after 9/11, illnesses linked to response efforts continue claiming lives. More than 400 FBI employees have been diagnosed.