More than two decades later, investigators received a significant lead when Carpenter’s DNA was entered into CODIS following an unrelated arrest in North Carolina for a sexual offense involving an underage female.
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The next morning, Warren was found deceased in his hotel room. A number of his personal items as well as his 1985 Oldsmobile were taken.
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The milestone makes Thermo Fisher's Rapid DNA workflow on the RapidHIT ID System the first eligible to generate DNA profiles that can be searched against the national CODIS database network when FBI requirements are met.
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Five years after Anthony Broadwater was belatedly cleared for the sexual assault of Alice Sebold, the questions of how he came to be wrongly convicted and how one or more serial rapists operated for years with little consequence have only deepened.
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In a recent conversation with State Attorney Bill Gladson, convicted serial killer Billy Mansfield indicated the possible location of more victims of his crimes.
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On March 23, 1986, the Winneshiek County Dispatch Center received a call from a rural resident reporting the discovery of a decomposed body in his hay barn in northeast Winneshiek County.
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More than 245 years after the Maryland teen died on a bloody South Carolina battlefield, a tiny piece of his skull was used to extract his DNA and uncover his identity.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety is proud to announce the expansion of the Texas Rangers’ Unsolved Crimes Investigation Program, a specialized unit dedicated to solving cold case murders and sexual assaults across the state.
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The laboratories will receive upgraded equipment and workstations, and forensic tool software maintenance and support.
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Authorities in the Permian Basin (Texas) have now identified the man they believe violently raped a 49-year-old woman in a mall parking lot in Midland almost 30 years ago.
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