DNA evidence collected from all three crimes pointed to one as yet unknown culprit. Also, fingerprints from the evidence collected at two crime scenes were a match. But the identity of the killer remained a mystery.
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The Second Humanitarian Project Plan (HPP 2) will involve the exhumation of human remains belonging to a number of individuals located within one grave known as C.1.10 at Darwin cemetery.
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A genetic ancestry test (GAT) can not only unearth deep family secrets, it also can change how people self-identify their race on surveys.
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The Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) secured prison time against a habitual offender after he was sentenced in one of three cases currently pending as a result of successful evidence testing.
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On Tuesday, just days after the 20th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history, forensic scientists who worked and are still working on identifying victims of the 9/11 attacks came together at ISHI 32 in a special panel titled, “From the Ashes- Lesson Learned from 9/11.”
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Parabon NanoLabs unveils, for the first time, the predicted faces of three ancient mummies from an ancient Nile community in Egypt known as the Abusir el-Meleq
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While states are still building the infrastructure needed to use these systems, the FBI and other stakeholders are already paving a path for Rapid DNA at the crime scene and for use in CODIS.
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In February 2021, BODE produced a DNA extract from the remaining degraded DNA evidence and sent the DNA extract to Othram in hopes that a comprehensive genealogical profile could be built.
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The Springfield Police Department announced they have completely cleared out their backlog, leaving zero untested sexual assault kits in their inventory.
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A research team has published the genome sequence of a unique individual from Islamic medieval Spain; the results of which have shed light on a brutal event that took place.
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