The DNA of five suspects was compared with the unknown male DNA and all five were eventually eliminated as suspects.
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In the 20 years since Colorado’s original post-conviction DNA testing statute was enacted, it has only allowed a handful of petitioners to access DNA testing.
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Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive 2023-1 requires longer retention of evidence, including DNA evidence, from sexual assault medical examinations not processed by a lab at the survivor’s request, extending the current required retention period from five years to 20 years.
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A Rochester Institute of Technology professor is teaming up with the Rochester Police Department (RPD) to use statistical machine learning to analyze body-worn camera footage and help improve police training.
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During the renewed investigation, detectives obtained further evidence due to advances in DNA testing that made it possible to reevaluate.
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The findings will help scientists determine how long a young person’s remains were at a particular location, as well as which bones are best suited for collecting DNA and other tissue samples that can help identify the deceased.
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The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance with a cold case murder from 1984 that was recently reopened.
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On May 13, 1997, an archeologist from the University of Illinois was working a construction landfill in Rockdale, Illinois when he located a human bone.
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This summer, two forensic science faculty members from Arizona State University will travel to Paraguay to aid in the excavation of a mass grave containing victims of Operation Condor in Lambaré.
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The nation’s opioid crisis, which kills thousands of Americans annually, is best viewed as an ecosystem where all parts of the vexing problem are interconnected, underscoring the need for holistic solutions .
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