It was like an episode of “NCIS” played out in Mahwah. Ramapo College has an Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center. They solve mysteries using DNA.

The group just solved a case in Arizona where a human jawbone was found in a child’s rock pile. No one knew who it belonged to for more than 20 years.

The jawbone was identified as belonging to Marine Capt. Everett Yager. He died on a fight training mission in 1951. The Ramapo team confirmed the identity by comparing DNA to Yager’s daughter.