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Mort Snyder

Mort Snyder Jr. has been identified as the lead suspect in two sexual assaults that took place in 1996 in Layton, Utah and in 1986 in Okaloosa Island, Florida. The two cases were linked through DNA profiles obtained from the victims’ sexual assault kits, but there were no hits to a suspect in law enforcement databases.

There is currently no information on who performed the FGG investigation. The case was cleared by exception, as Snyder passed away in southern Carolina in 2015. He had lived in both areas at the time of the assaults.

Sources:

Best, Chris. “DNA Cracks 30-Year-Old Okaloosa County Sex Assault.” WKRG News 5, October 2, 2020. Accessed December 27, 2020. https://www.wkrg.com/northwest-florida/dna-cracks-30-year-old-okaloosa-county-sex-assault/.

Boster, Matt. “Okaloosa County: Cold Case Sexual Battery From 1986 Resolution.” Rickey Stoke News, October 2, 2020. Accessed December 27, 2020. https://www.rickeystokesnews.com/article.php/okaloosa-county-cold-case-sexual-battery-from-1986-resolution-176493.

Forensic Magazine. “Genetic Genealogy Helps Solve 1986 Sexual Battery.” Forensic Magazine, October 9, 2020. Accessed December 27, 2020. https://www.forensicmag.com/569071-Genetic-Genealogy-Helps-Solve-1986-Sexual-Battery/.

Individual

First Name Mort
Last Name Snyder
Other Names
Victims 2 (Details)
IGG Started nd
Case Cleared 2020-10-02
IGG Org nd

Victims

Case ID Name Age Case Opened Location Investigating Org Most Serious Charge Disposition Court
1414 n/a Jane Doe 26 1985-11-30 Okaloosa Island, FL Okaloosa CSO All sexual offenses, including rape, sexual assault, and child molestation Case was cleared by exception due to death of perpetrator n/a
1413 n/a Jane Doe nd 1995-11-30 Layton, UT Layton PD All sexual offenses, including rape, sexual assault, and child molestation Case was cleared by exception due to death of perpetrator n/a

Last updated: February 9, 2024

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Case data and narrative licensed under CC BY 4.0: Dowdeswell, Tracey (2023), “Forensic Genetic Genealogy Project v. 2022”, Mendeley Data, V1, doi: 10.17632/jcycgvhm96.1. All other content, including photos, have been added.