The two suspects told police that they targeted the victim because he was a stranger in the neighborhood. The man was looking for a place to buy beer and the two men lured him to the side of a building and stabbed him.
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Almost fifty years after he died in a traffic collision on the I-95, Ashland John Doe has been identified as 20-year-old Peter Adams.
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A homicide victim whose remains were found in Grant County, Washington in 2011 have been identified as 39-year-old Jorgé Palayo-Rodriguez.
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The identities of the remains are unknown, and it has not been determined whether they are connected to the disappearance of Miller, a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation, and Haynes.
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As part of a renewed effort, the Unit is releasing a previously uncirculated photograph of Miller in hopes it may jog the memory of someone who saw or spoke with her in the winter of 1996.
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The new group will collaborate on research on the intra- and inter-variation in microscopical features in hair from animals persecuted by wildlife crime, including African lions and giraffe.
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While expanding digital evidence can accelerate investigations, it’s creating an overload for investigators and digital forensics teams, who are spending more than 20 hours per case reviewing digital evidence.
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The remains were previously listed as Jane Doe until recently, through forensic genetic genealogy, she has been identified as Linda Lee Schock. Linda’s death is classified as a homicide.
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Kuchinsky had last been seen in the mid-1970s, ten years before his skull was found. A transnational team of over forty volunteers worked intensively to restore his identity, ultimately identifying him in less than 24 hours.
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Staff at Ramapo College Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center identified a candidate for “Becca” within days – Becca Mallekoote, who would have been 18 years old in 1991.
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