After nearly 45 years of persistent investigative efforts, an unidentified body discovered off Red Wing Road, now County Road 371 Castroville, TX in 1979 has now been positively identified as Gary Alan Robbins.
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After 23 years, a man whose remains were discovered wrapped in carpet and a blanket on the side of the road in Jackson County, Mississippi, has been identified as John “Johnnie” Allen Gallegos.
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Manatee County Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives and the Office of Statewide Prosecution with the assistance of the Delaware State Police have charged, Stephen L. Ford, 72, for the 1996 cold case murder of Doris A. Korell, a 45-year-old St. Petersburg woman found dead in a ditch along U.S. 41 in Manatee County.
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A team of researchers has developed a radical new technique for analyzing evidence in sexual assault cases. The new approach could streamline the forensics pipeline and reduce delays in the processing of DNA evidence.
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On the morning of December 6, 2007, deputies with the Troup County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the corner of Whitfield Road and Stitcher Road regarding a suspicious black bag that appeared to be burning. When they arrived on scene they discovered what appeared to be human remains that had been dumped at the location and a bag was smoldering.
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An Arkansas man is officially being charged with a Seattle area murder he allegedly committed more than 40 years ago.
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Officials have identified a suspect from a 1991 San Jose murder as the man killed in a 2008 shootout with the FBI in Ohio. The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office Cold Case Unit was able to identify Gerardo Aguilar, also known as Gerardo Mulato, as the individual responsible for the gang murder of a 14-year old.
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Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced amendments to Law Enforcement Directive 2023-1 to ensure that sexual assault survivors have access to the medical, investigative, and supportive services they need and deserve, and that evidence collected in sexual assault cases is preserved and processed in a victim-centered and efficient manner that helps law enforcement identify and hold accountable serial offenders.
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Researchers from Flinders University in Australia are looking for a way to measure DNA shedding, which could ultimately have an impact on criminal investigations. Currently, there is no reliable way to measure and collect the natural shedding of skin and other cells for individuals considered low shedders to compare with the DNA gathered from crime scenes.
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On January 9, 1980, 25-year-old Susan Leigh Wolfe enrolled at the University of Texas Austin School of Nursing. On the same day, at about 10 p.m., she was kidnapped about one block from her home while walking to a friend’s house after having her house sprayed for bugs.
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