M-Vac technology has helped cold case detectives in Montgomery County, Texas solve their oldest homicide case—the 1979 abduction, rape and murder of 12-year-old Lesia Michell Jackson.
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Authorities have arrested a woman in the killing of a Texas couple who was found beaten to death in their home more than 17 years ago.
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The unique DNA markers that define this haplogroup, or shared lineage, were passed down from mother to daughter to granddaughter—never through fathers—for 100,000 years.
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In 2019, a NCMEC Forensic Artist completed a new facial reconstruction rendering that received media coverage and drew public interest back to the case.
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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that his office has charged a 76-year-old man living in Texas with four murders, including the slaying of a teenage girl, dating back to 1980.
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In March and April 1981, four sets of human remains were recovered. Two of the victims were immediately identified. The other two remained unidentified until now.
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In a new paper, researchers review the history of aDNA technological development, discuss current technical bottlenecks and solutions, and assess the future of the technology.
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Police said testing methods not available in 2003 delivered results that implicated Gandy.
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The government is to draw up maps of where the bodies of an estimated 100,000 people still missing may be located. It will also set up a DNA bank to help with the identification processes.
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Researchers have developed a new method that is up to six times more efficient at extracting male sperm fraction DNA profiles from sexual assault kits—particularly when analyzing low level sperm samples.
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