Identification of the Romanov Russian Royal Family:

DNA and Family Ties

Join us for a FREE virtual program on Dec. 21 at 6:30 pm ET!

This talk will discuss the history and identification of the Russian royal family, from the initial analysis of a set remains in 1991 to the final identification of Alexei and one of his sisters in 2009. This was a long and winding path, fraught with pretenders, such as Anna Anderson, and challenges to the science. We will discuss how the scientific techniques advanced between the two recoveries and the complex history of the identification.  

Suni M. Edson is an Assistant Technical Leader of the Past Accounting Section of the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory (AFDIL), and has been part of the mission to identify missing U.S. service members for almost 25 years. She recently earned her PhD in Forensic Genetics and a graduate certificate in FIGG.  She was part of the team that worked on the DNA testing of the remains located in 2007.