The infant’s DNA profile generated a hit to Amos, a former Pine Bluff resident whose DNA was in CODIS as a result of prior felony arrests and convictions.
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The Benton County Sheriff’s Office is taking a new step in a nearly 50-year-old cold case involving an unidentified newborn whose body was discovered in a wooded area of Benton County in 1977.
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On Tuesday, former Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) forensic analyst Yvonne “Missy” Woods was sentenced to 10 years in prison, closing a yearslong chapter in one of the biggest DNA scandals in decades—although the fallout is far from over.
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Two murders. Two women. Two miles apart. Two decades unsolved, but detectives refuse to give up.
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House Enrolled Act 1248 allows law enforcement agencies to partner with tax-exempt nonprofits to raise private money for testing conducted by outside laboratories.
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Speed cannot come at the expense of quality. I focus on making sure these quick results meet strict accuracy standards, so law enforcement officers know they’re getting the correct information quickly.
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After decades of stalled leads and inconclusive testing, advanced forensic genetic genealogy finally provided the answers investigators had long sought, revealing the decedent as Armes Henry Lahti.
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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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