This decades-old cold case was solved through significant advancements in DNA technology,
combined with the relentless investigative efforts of detectives in the New Jersey State Police,
the Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office, and the Vernon Township Police Department.
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Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a new statewide partnership aimed at helping law enforcement agencies solve cold cases using advanced forensic DNA testing and genetic genealogy.
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Fewer than 25% of U.S. hospitals have any form of forensic nursing support, and in rural parts of the nation, certified forensic nurses– those trained to care for victims and properly collect evidence– are virtually nonexistent.
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With multiple, donated human skeletons strategically buried in various spots at the site in eastern Lee County, teams of students will work throughout the day with student and professional staff from FGCU’s Human Identity & Trauma Analysis Laboratory to uncover the planted “evidence.”
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After nearly 50 years, genetic genealogy has helped identify the suspect in a cold case homicide that plagued the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin for decades.
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A first-of-its-kind initiative in San Antonio—and one of the few in Texas overall—San Antonio Chief of Police William McManus announced the launch of a new $1 million forensic genetic genealogy program to tackle cold cases.
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This identification proves that the skull fragment found was the result of a memorial scattering rather than a disappearance, resolving the mystery of the man formerly known only as Burlington John Doe.
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On Feb. 18, 1980, motorists discovered the body of an unidentified female approximately 35 feet down a ravine off Highway 74, south of Cahuilla, in an unincorporated area near Palm Desert.
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“We had five students in the major the first year,” said W. Scott McGraw, chair of the anthropology department. “Now we’re up to 100.”
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Through a new Forensic Nurse Enhancement project, the program is extending its mission to help patients with shelter, transportation, and other support needs after they leave the hospital.
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