Second Tuesday: Reconstructing the Identity of a Career Criminal
Date/Time
14-Apr-2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Eastern
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A Man Without a Name: Reconstructing the Identity of a Career Criminal
We sometimes encounter individuals who exist only in fragments -- men and women who moved through the record set under multiple aliases, leaving behind no stable identity, no clear origins, and no documented parentage. This presentation offers a case study of one such individual: a career criminal whose paper trail spans years, jurisdictions, and multiple identities. Through careful correlation of disparate records, this project reconstructs a probable identity and demonstrates strategies for working with fragmented and misleading evidence.
Jeanie Watts has conducted family history research since 1985 and has worked professionally since 2020. She is a board member and the historian for the Pilgrim Edward Doty Society and serves as an administrator for the Doty/Doughty Y-DNA Project at FamilyTreeDNA. Known for following complex research trails and uncovering overlooked connections, she brings a persistence well suited to challenging identity problems. Jeanie was raised in northwest Ohio, lived in western Maryland for more than two decades, and recently relocated to Louisiana. She is the mother of six and grandmother of four.
Open to all APG members.
We sometimes encounter individuals who exist only in fragments -- men and women who moved through the record set under multiple aliases, leaving behind no stable identity, no clear origins, and no documented parentage. This presentation offers a case study of one such individual: a career criminal whose paper trail spans years, jurisdictions, and multiple identities. Through careful correlation of disparate records, this project reconstructs a probable identity and demonstrates strategies for working with fragmented and misleading evidence.
Jeanie Watts has conducted family history research since 1985 and has worked professionally since 2020. She is a board member and the historian for the Pilgrim Edward Doty Society and serves as an administrator for the Doty/Doughty Y-DNA Project at FamilyTreeDNA. Known for following complex research trails and uncovering overlooked connections, she brings a persistence well suited to challenging identity problems. Jeanie was raised in northwest Ohio, lived in western Maryland for more than two decades, and recently relocated to Louisiana. She is the mother of six and grandmother of four.
Open to all APG members.
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