Since initiating the partnership in 2017, Bode and BPD have provided more than 20 putative identifications and entered more than 300 unidentified persons profiles into the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).
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A new study evaluates the recovery of DNA from folded duct tape that has been submerged in ocean water for up to 2 weeks. The study is published in the peer-reviewed journal Forensic Genomics.
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The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) will launch a new subcommittee that will draft standards for collecting physical evidence from victims of sexual assault.
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This sets a new lower limit on the quantity of DNA required to build a genealogical profile for a suspect of a crime.
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Local agencies reform how they handle sexual assault allegations and pay compensation to survivors following a lawsuit and a 2018 investigation.
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In November, 1974 hunters stumbled upon the discovery of skeletal remains in the creekhead of a partially wooded area in Channahon, IL.
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Last week, a judge on dismissed all charges against a man convicted of the 1985 slayings of a couple at a south Georgia church, exonerating him after he spent two decades behind bars.
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Their method combines the strengths of current computational and expert analysis approaches with those in data mining and artificial intelligence.
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In February 2021, with the permission of his family, Joshua’s body was exhumed in hopes of
identifying further evidence.
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As Ronnie Oneal III was sentenced showing no remorse for his actions, Ronnie Blair was across town with his family—safe, loved and physically recovered from the events of March 18, 2018.
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