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NYC medical examiner identified 3 new 9/11 victims
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Ben Feuerherd
Published Aug 8, 2025
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City officials have identified three more victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks — nearly a quarter of a century after hijacked planes destroyed the World Trade Center towers in lower Manhattan.
The three new identifications include Ryan Fitzgerald of Floral Park, a California woman named Barbara Keating and a third woman whose family requested her identification be withheld, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner said.
“The pain of losing a loved one in the September 11th terror attacks echoes across the decades, but with these three new identifications, we take a step forward in comforting the family members still aching from that day,” Mayor Eric Adams said in a statement Thursday.
The identifications were made by the medical examiner as part of its ongoing work with families to obtain DNA samples that can be matched with victims, the agency said.
““Each new identification testifies to the promise of science and sustained outreach to families despite the passage of time. We continue this work as our way of honoring the lost,” Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jason Graham said.
The three new identifications were confirmed through DNA testing of remains that were recovered in 2001 and 2002, the agency added.
Nearly 40 percent of those killed that day — 1,100 people — remain officially unidentified, according to the Medical Examiner.
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Ben Feuerherd
Ben Feuerherd covers public safety and policing for WNYC and Gothamist. He previously covered federal courts for The New York Post and The Messenger. His work has also appeared in POLITICO, the Daily Beast and NBC New York. Got a tip? Email [email protected].
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