Missing and Unidentified Person Program Overview
The University of North Texas Center for Human Identification (UNTCHI) is an accredited forensic laboratory located in Fort Worth, Texas. Using grant funding from the National Institute of Justice, UNTCHI provides the following services related to missing and unidentified person investigations:
- Autosomal STR testing
- Y STR (Y chromosome) testing
- Mitochondrial DNA testing
All DNA profiles for missing and unidentified persons are uploaded to the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) for searching and comparison.
Submitting DNA Samples to UNTCHI
DNA samples related to a missing person or unidentified humans remains case can be submitted to UNTCHI at the mailing address listed below. All samples should be submitted with appropriate UNTCHI submission paperwork, which can be found in UNTCHI collection kits, or can be downloaded below. If you have questions or need further assistance with a DNA collection or submission, contact the UNTCHI Missing/Unidentified Person Program at any of the numbers listed below.
Download Submission Paperwork
Family Reference Sample Paperwork
Direct Reference Sample Paperwork
Unidentified Human Remains Sample Paperwork
Contact the Missing/Unidentified Person Program:
| Evidence Custodian Toll-Free Number: | 800-763-3147 |
| Evidence Custodian Local Number: | 817-735-0624 |
| Evidence Custodian Toll-Free Fax Number: | 800-221-3515 |
| Evidence Custodian Local Fax Number: | 817-725-0553 |
| General Email Address: | MissingPersons@unthsc.edu |
Mailing Address:
| University of North Texas Center for Human Identification |
| Attention: Evidence Custodian |
| 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard - Room EAD-332 |
| Fort Worth, TX 76107 |