More than a year after her remains were found on a softball field in Delaware, police have two persons of interest in custody regarding the death of 3-year-old Emma Cole—her mother, Kristie Haas, and stepfather Brandon Haas.
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With the advances in science and technology, Sheriff Rick Staly’s vision was to create a full-time unit in an effort to provide dedicated and focused attention to these old and unsolved cases.
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After partnering with Dr. Julie Schablitsky, the lab successfully utilized their bone testing method to extract DNA from the nails of a mummified, unidentified female from the 1930s.
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"This one stands out to me because this victim was doing nothing but trying to go home after work," the detective said.
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An examination of racial differences in the disciplining of police officers in three of the largest U.S. cities consistently found that Black officers were more frequently disciplined for misconduct than White officers.
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Forensic anthropologists will commence a second search for the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre on Monday, Oct. 19, after a previous attempt to recover remains was unsuccessful this past summer.
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Rosseirys "Ro" De La Rosa is helping analyze DNA that she extracted from ancient bones unearthed in Uruguay — the remains of an Indigenous people known as the Charrúa.
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President Donald Trump on Saturday signed a bill named for a Fargo murder victim to address cases of missing and murdered Native Americans.
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Parabon Nanolabs helped identify the DNA that led Virginia police to Jesse Bjerke, who eventually pleaded guilty to rape.
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A new study applying a data science methodology of state-by-state data to infer causal relationships finds that the decision to purchase a gun is driven by a concern about stricter regulations on gun purchase and ownership—more than by a desire to protect oneself after a mass shooting.
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