I blogged several months about the "boy in the coffin," but ended my posting with a wish that the genealogist who made the critical connection in the case be named. Well, now it's been revealed that it was M.K. Miles who put two and two together and librarian Rachelle Luttig who continued digging for more than 900 relatives of the mystery teenager.
150-year-old D.C. body linked to locals
Give this article a quick read. I think you'll enjoy all the detective work, genealogical and genetic!