Larry Atkinson, 64, has been indicted for strangling 57-year-old Sarah Roberts, who suffered from emphysema, and her 26-year-old daughter Sharon, who was disabled.
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Sheriffs who assume the role of coroner underreport officer-involved homicides compared with departments where the roles are separate. In California, 48 of 58 counties have coroner-sheriffs.
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During a recent AI hackathon, two computer science experts from Portugal created a platform they hope will help speed the forensic sketch process.
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DNA collected during initial investigation and collected from a family member of the suspect matched and identified the suspect as Eddie George Snowden Jr.
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"While the Department of Justice and the FBI can help with cases that involve foul play, those resources are not available when an unidentified person's cause of death is unknown, natural, or accidental."
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In recent years, the police have made several attempts to identify the unknown DNA profile as technology has developed.
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The new partnership will enable cutting-edge FGG tools for previously tested casework and will also establish a combined workflow for current cases or cases that have not been entered into CODIS yet.
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Brandy Keesee and Annabelle Smith were part of a cohort working with the Montana Innocence Project to free Bernard Pease, a Billings man wrongly convicted 40 years ago for murder.
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Genetic genealogy has helped identify a serial rapist who was committing crimes for at least 40 years of his life, varying his location and even changing his MO as he got older and became plagued with medical issues.
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A partial DNA profile was developed from the hairs located at the scene, but no matches were identified—until recently.
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