DNA evidence has proven that John Anthony Petrecca Jr. killed Heather Porter, a 13-year-old girl whose body was found in a wooded area of Towson in September 1981.
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In the study, they developed a method to calculate the risk of reidentifying individuals from a carefully curated dataset of 126 genomes obtained from the OpenSNP genome-sharing platform by linking these to publicly posted face images.
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A data point will not stop a bullet, but evidence-based research grounded in reliable science is a proven pathway for addressing the gun violence crisis in the United States.
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A 19-year-old Indiana man who was last seen alive in 1982 has been identified by authorities as a victim of the late serial killer Larry Eyler.
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The body of a Victorian soldier, killed in action during the First World War, has been identified in an unnamed grave in France, more than a century after his death.
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The remains of a man found on Fire Island just west of Anchorage in 1989 have been identified through DNA and genome sequencing.
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Now, LVMPD has tied that same suspect to yet another cold case sexual assault and murder, this one four years later in 1983.
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The MQL is a reference guide to assist emergency responders and the research community by providing critical and scientifically-vetted information about the chemical and physical properties of synthetic opioids and the hazards they pose in operational settings.
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Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Sexual Assault Cold Case Unit identified the suspect responsible for at least 15 cases from the 1990s.
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High court juries can detect when someone is lying even when they're wearing a face mask, according to new research analysis.
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