Weathers is employed as a forensic chemist with the Illinois State Police Division of Forensic Services, where he has worked since 1998.
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Officers have found new evidence that has resulted in a sexual predator being jailed for offences he committed almost 30 years ago.
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Evidence, originally collected in 1986, was submitted for further examination with improved modern testing; these tests located DNA of an unknown male.
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Analysis of Historic St. Mary’s City highlights the power of combining ancient DNA, archaeology, and genealogy to restore lost identities and track the migrations of America's earliest English colonists and their descendants.
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Through persistence, and multiple evidence reassessments, the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has solved a nearly 50-year-old cold case, restoring a man’s name and bringing peace and closure to his family.
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Although a subject was previously convicted of a crime related to her death, that individual was later exonerated when DNA technology became available and proved their innocence.
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DNA evidence and genetic genealogy reveal the identity of Brian Cranfield, 20 years after his remains were discovered in East Haddam.
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The strategy has resulted in all sexual assault examination kits being processed, fully eliminating the inherited backlog, which was 601.
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Small samples of DNA can reveal hotspots and trade routes in the illegal wildlife trade, according to a new study.
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In honor of Kaylee, Steve and Kristie have launched the “Murder Has a Name” foundation. The soon-to-be non-profit funds advanced forensic DNA testing in violent crime investigations.
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