By bringing this new SNP capture method online, AFDIL can support expeditious DNA identifications using our existing FRS DNA database.
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Othram is proud to announce the launch of a new project focused on the identification of 525 unidentified children. The project name and initial scope commemorates National Missing Children's Day, held each year on May 25.
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The sexual assault case backlog, currently at approximately 1,400 cases, has been significantly impacted by the demands of the Yvonne “Missy” Woods internal investigation.
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Research shows that when specialized, integrated services are not provided, victim-survivors’ feelings of powerlessness are magnified.
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Biological samples were collected and sent to the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory in Raleigh, along with comparison samples from family members of missing persons from Northeastern North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia.
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The University of the Philippines Manila will begin offering its Forensic Medicine Master’s Program in the next academic year, focusing on a systematic approach to victim identification during disasters.
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Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office’s G.O.L.D. Unit has identified seven cold case sexual assault offenders through familial DNA searching and forensic genetic genealogy since November 2024.
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Familial reference standards have confirmed that remains found in August 2024 in Howell County are those of Ira Briscoe, a 25-year-old man who went missing in December 2020 under suspicious circumstances.
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In a groundbreaking achievement, scientists at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency have successfully identified a missing U.S. service member with the aid of an advanced DNA capture method.
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DNA analysis and a familial reference sample has confirmed the second set of remains found in August 2024 alongside just-identified Ira Briscoe are in fact Limon Little, Briscoe’s missing roommate.
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