Genealogy For Justice™ (G4J) is a non-profit organization dedicated to relieving the public safety crisis of cold cases. Founded in response to the creation of the Dean and Tina Linn Clouse Memorial Fund, G4J is the official managing sponsor of this fund established in honor of two Texas murder victims identified by genetic genealogy after 40 years. We also focus on survivor advocacy and public education.
Our priorities are to fund, advocate, and educate on genetic genealogy as a solution to the epidemic of unsolved violent crime and unidentified remains cases. We are the sister organization and strategic fundraising partner of FHD Forensics.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Isabel de la Luz
President/Founder
Shelly Runyan
Secretary
Chief Bret Crook (Ret)
Director
Julie Reardon, MD
Director
GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
Holly Marie is a former missing child, the daughter of Dean and Tina Linn Clouse, a Florida couple who were found murdered in Houston, Texas in early 1981. Known only as a John and Jane Doe for 40 years, advancements in DNA science and the use of genealogy became the tools to unlock their identities. With this began the nationwide search for Holly.
Holly is passionate about sharing her story and encouraging DNAOptin in media interviews and public appearances. She was recently the subject of an ABC 20/20 special, Baby Holly Found.
Her faith based, true crime memoir, Finding Baby Holly: Lost to a Cult, Surviving My Parents’ Murders, and Saved by Prayer also includes the Genealogy For Justice™ origin story. Available wherever books are sold.
LEGAL ADVOCATE
An attorney, legal advocate and relentless researcher, Rebecca Hamilton leverages over 25 years of experience in both civil and criminal litigation to help close cold cases and solve complex personal identification cases. She holds a B.A. from Cornell University and a J.D. with Honors from the University of Texas School of Law.
“To assist someone who has been unjustly denied access to their own history – their own identity, their own search for self – well, now, that is a great thing.”
BOARD OF ADVISORS
Les Linn
Survivor Advocate
LTC Casey Chamberlain
USArmy (Ret)
Allison Peacock, Chair
FHD Forensics
Ted Keating
TKT Sales
Debbie Clouse Brooks
Survivor Advocate
Crystal Kadura Arriaga
Advocate