Skeletal Remains Found In Liberty County

DNA COLLECTION Approximately 30 days after receiving a missing persons report on someone deemed “high risk”, the law enforcement agency must request a DNA sample from the person's family. High risk includes persons (1) believed to be abducted, (2) missing under suspicious circumstances, or (3) missing for more than 30 days and believed to be in danger (Tex. Code Ann. § 63.051 et. seq.). The agency must submit the DNA sample, along with a missing persons report, to the statewide DNA data center for missing persons (Tex. Code Ann. § 63.060). The data center is established by law and housed at the University of Texas Health Science Center. Its sole purpose is to identify the remains of high-risk missing persons (Tex. Code Ann. § 63.052). Once the center receives a sample, it must enter it into the database and cross-reference it against unidentified human remains (Tex. Code Ann. § 63.054)