A man linked to a series of sexual assaults in central Indiana more than 30 years ago by his DNA on an envelope for a utility bill payment was sentenced last week to 650 years in prison.
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Authorities speculate the deceased died from stab wounds 1 to 3 years prior to being found.
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Advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy have helped the Vermont State Police identify the source of DNA found as part of the investigation into the disappearance of Brianna Maitland.
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Before DNA was collected, the Pullman Washington Police Department believed the two cases were connected because of similarities in the attacks.
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In 2015, the case was reassigned again, and a GBI forensic artist did new clay renderings and composites of the victim for an age progression.
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The young man's body was found by divers, shortly after the discovery of the Alisha Ann Heinrich, previously known as Mississippi Delta Dawn.
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In April 2021, special agents and investigators decided to reexamine the physical evidence of the case, including DNA.
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The Wood homicide was considered high risk for FGG, considering that the only DNA sample available consisted of two tubes of dried blood. The original amount of DNA was unknown, and the condition of the sample was shown to be highly degraded,
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This process was so exhaustive, nine family trees were constructed with nearly 1,300 people connected to Robertson either through blood or marriage.
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The Yavapai County Sheriff’s office said Tuesday the previously unidentified little girl whose burned remains were found over 60 years ago in the Arizona desert was 4-year-old Sharon Lee Gallegos of New Mexico.
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