Investigators in 2025 were able to use support from NamUS, a missing persons criminal justice program funded and run by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) via a contract with Research Triangle Institute International (RTI), to pay for work conducted by private forensics lab Othram, located in Texas.

At least 11 people were injured in a "multiple stabbing incident" at a Walmart in Traverse City, Michigan, officials said.

Suspect had long history of mental health issues and was charged in a grave mutilation case in 2017. He also had run-ins with police at least twice this year.