Through additional investigation and advancements in DNA technology, Wortman was identified as the suspect in Brooks’ murder.
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The aim of this research was precisely to come up with a method capable of determining the relatively accurate post-mortem interval in human remains by using non-destructive measurements.
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An STR profile was developed from the t-shirt sleeve, which was entered into CODIS in 2009 but there was no hit to a known identity.
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The Kansas City, Kansas, police department is opening a new unit to review cold cases.
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In a new project, researchers from a number of different fields are working in unison on the SciTech campus to see if the honey produced by bees after feeding on flowers can help investigators better locate missing persons.
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Initially, investigators believed the deceased was of Hispanic heritage and had died at the hands of a possible serial killer along with 10 other women.
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This project will be the first to study a large number of oral fluid/urine paired specimens from patients in real-world programs. It will test for 130 different drugs.
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A Las Vegas school teacher was looking for rocks at Sand Wash Creek in Congress, Arizona on July 31, 1960 only to discover the partially buried remains of a young child.
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Investigators at the time determined that the victim had been shot in the head. However, they were unable to identify the victim or any suspects in the potential murder case.
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Senate Bill 467 seeks to expand this definition of false evidence by making the following inadmissible in a pre- and post-conviction.
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