Jacobsen had been awaiting a retrial at home in New York since November, despite DNA evidence proving his innocence.
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The unidentified man stood between 5'3" and 5'9" and was likely between the ages of 20-40. Investigators suspect that he was possibly Native American, Asian, Hispanic or mixed race.
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Police discovered there were several pieces of evidence in the case file that could likely be tested using modern DNA technology.
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DNA evidence helped investigators match the 1985 kidnapping, sexual assault and death of a 17-year-old Florida girl to a man already serving two life sentences in Michigan on sexual assault charges.
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The new method is based on the development of aptamers, single-stranded DNA molecules capable of selectively binding to a given target.
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The DNA project identified 635 registered sex offenders who illegally failed to provide DNA samples after their criminal conviction. Ferguson’s office is working with local law enforcement to collect DNA samples from these offenders.
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The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Team is working directly with criminalists from the California Department of Justice and two expert forensic anthropologists to respectfully catalog and analyze the remains to determine their viability for DNA analysis.
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The Salt Lake City Police Department announced the closure of, a missing persons cold case after DNA testing confirmed the human remains located in Millard County, Utah belonged to Sandra Matott—who disappeared in July of 1979.
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Male DNA that corresponds with partial profiles found in three unsolved sexual assault cases was found in the car of a missing Colorado woman whose husband is charged with killing her.
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Nearly 30 years after an infant girl’s stabbed body was found floating on a South Carolina river, authorities announced the arrest Tuesday of the child’s mother.
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