The body was weighted down with two cement cinder blocks attached to an electrical cord. An autopsy revealed that the unidentified male died from multiple gunshot wounds.
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Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is continuing to take strides in his office’s focus to help solve cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous people.
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After the discovery of the man’s remains, a remote-operated underwater vessel searched the area, but did not find any additional forensic evidence.
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The first of the two new research projects will help law enforcement locate clandestine graves, and the second will help inform how relic DNA in the soil affects forensic investigations.
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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recently announced that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Fred L. Brewer Jr., 23, of Charlotte, North Carolina, killed during World War II, was accounted for in August.
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The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth System (SAFE-T System) was recognized for its forensic care for victims of sexual assault.
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Nearly everyone on the street has a phone capable of high-quality film capture, in addition to CCTV footage, home security cameras, body-worn cameras and more.
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The Office moved jointly with the Innocence Project to vacate the conviction and dismiss the indictment of Walker based on newly discovered evidence and ineffective assistance of counsel. The Office further agreed not to re-prosecute Walker in the interest of justice.
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After 49 years, a suspected victim of the "Scorecard Killer" whose remains were discovered in Orange County, Calif., has been identified as 17-year-old Michael Ray Schlicht of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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A woman whose remains were found in 1987 in Roane County has been identified as a result of a partnership between the Roane County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Unidentified Human Remains DNA Initiative.
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