On a June day in 1975, Barbara Schreiber and Darlene Zetterower, both 14-years-old, sat on a bench on a busy street in Hollywood. The girls were inseparable, and they were in the midst of carefree summer days as they prepared for their first year of high school. No one could have imagined that the girls would not live to see their 15th birthdays.
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In 2023, a statewide DNA search was conducted. During that search, it was determined there was a reasonable probability the unknown serial sexual assault suspect was related to a specific known offender in the criminal justice system.
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Marcellus Williams, who faces execution in Missouri despite DNA evidence proving his innocence, has filed a civil lawsuit against Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Andrew Bailey.
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An overdue analysis has revealed bloodstained clothes that were not previously tested for DNA, as well as evidentiary pieces of paper in Dye’s shirt pocket.
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In 2016, testing of DNA samples retrieved from the crime scene entirely excluded Williams as a contributor, contradicting the testimony-based evidence used to convict him.
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While originally scheduled to be released earlier in 2023, the report was delayed so internal results could be compared with data for other forensic laboratories that are part of Project FORESIGHT.
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An incentivized witness, a false confession, and hair microscopy contributed to Lewis’ wrongful conviction.
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AFP Forensic experts deployed to Papua New Guinea (PNG) have assisted with the retrieval and recovery of human remains, personal items and artefacts of Australian World War II soldiers from a remote burial site.
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The team’s new study sheds light on the presence and transfer of human DNA on dogs, possibility expanding opportunities for DNA to assist in criminal investigations.
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Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that his lawfully owed DNA project has reached a significant milestone, with more than 2,000 new profiles added to the national DNA database since the effort began.
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McClure left significant DNA underneath Johnsons’ fingernails, which could only be a result of Johnson fighting vigorously for her life.
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A first-of-its-kind analysis of historical DNA ties tens of thousands of living people to enslaved and free African Americans who labored at an iron forge in Maryland known as Catoctin Furnace soon after the founding of the United States.
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A man already serving two life sentences for sexual battery and attempted murder of a young teen in 1992 has been indicted by a Florida grand jury on similar charges and then some for the murder of a 12-year-old girl just 13 months after that January 1992 crime.
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In a world-first, ChemCentre forensic scientists will lead research to develop a powerful tool with the potential to identify offenders and victims by analyzing proteins found in hair.
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A New Jersey lawyer recently charged with sexually assaulting four women in Boston 15 years ago — attacks he was linked to by DNA he left on a drinking glass — has been indicted on suspicion of five additional attacks during the same time period.
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