On May 24, 1993, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle along Cedar Bluff Road in Knoxville. The adult male, who had no identification on him, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
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The breakthrough came through the use of the M-Vac System on clothing items related to the case, enabling the collection of sufficient DNA evidence for a profile to be uploaded to the Virginia database.
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The case is likely the first time Danish police have used familial searching in the DNA database to find possible perpetrators.
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Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that more than 2,600 serious criminal offenders provided their DNA to law enforcement after previously failing to do so as required by law.
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It is suspected de Vargas was in the process of being smuggled from San Salvador to Houston when she died.
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Researchers are using a new technique to potentially pick up and record airborne forensic DNA evidence from crime scenes wiped clean of fingerprints and other trace evidence.
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A Ph.D. student in forensic and molecular anthropology, who is also a Blackfeet descendant, is working to create the first DNA database of Blackfeet Nation members.
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After 44 years, a murdered teen, whose remains were found in a Rancho Cucamonga, California vineyard, has been identified as 17-year-old Karen Marie Heverly.
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Biological deposits found on the cuffs of the jersey sleeves revealed DNA profiles of two unknown individuals. The results excluded Santillan as a contributor.
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To identify Walker’s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological and dental analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA analysis.
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