The presence of DNA belonging to someone other than Payne would support the consistent story that he has told for more than 30 years: he was an innocent bystander who came upon the crime scene.
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The Office of Special Investigations Behavioral Sciences Directorate, or XB, Child Forensic Interviewing Training Course has been accredited by the National Children’s Alliance, the national association and accrediting body for a network of more than 850 Children’s Advocacy Centers.
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Targeted coughs, sneezes, even spitting, by individuals who claim to be infected with the virus
have been recorded.
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Rejecting a defense motion to exclude expert testimony regarding DNA evidence, the District Court for Weld County, Colorado has ruled that evidence produced by STRmix is relevant, reliable and therefore admissible in court proceedings.
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The Galveston Police Department has not been able to establish an ID from fingerprints and the decedent doesn’t match any record for missing persons.
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The primary goal of the database is to provide the community with a resource for analyzing sexual lubricants in sexual assault cases.
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NIST has launched a program to help laboratories accurately measure key chemical compounds in marijuana, hemp and other cannabis products including oils, edibles, tinctures and balms.
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This standard was produced through ASB's DNA Consensus Body and sets requirements to be used by laboratories for the validation of probabilistic genotyping systems related to interpreting autosomal STR results.
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A human skull recovered from the Mississippi River bank in Natchez is being sent to the state crime lab for forensic analysis.
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According to cutting-edge DNA analysis, the body actually belongs to a female, confirming Herodotus’ 2,500-year-old accounts of the Amazons, previously considered mythical.
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