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Cold Case Crime Scene Hairs
By Terry Melton
Many cold cases have been re-opened in hopes that DNA profiling of evidentiary material may strengthen a case against an existing but weak suspect or identify new leads and new suspects. In the 1990s, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis was introduced for samples unsatisfactory for STR profiling. Forensic mtDNA analysis of hair shafts and naturally shed hairs is a tool to enhance the investigation of cold cases.
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FORENSIC NEWS
  • Controversial Technique Used in Search for Killer
    Investigators plan to use the DNA of people who could be family members in the search for a serial killer. The process is called familial search. Crime lab scientists will search their databases for DNA profiles similar to the killer’s.
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  • Bill to Take DNA from all Felony Suspects Voted Down in Illinois
    A bill that would allow police to take DNA samples from felony arrest suspects was voted down by the Illinois Senate. The bill was passed easily by the House last month.
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  • DNA Solves 1975 Cold Case
    A 34 year old murder case was solved when Buffalo, N.Y., police officers arrested and charged Bernard Thomas with the second-degree murder of Michelle Dixon. Dixon was found shot in her bed on May 20, 1974.
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  • Illinois Crime Lab Botched Count of State’s DNA Backlog
    According to lab reports, the scientists at the Illinois State Police crime lab wiped out a backlog of 1,000 cases in little more than a year. But those reports were wrong.
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