In 2019, the State finally disclosed that it secretly paid Ellison $5,000 for her testimony, after denying it for 17 years. This revelation prompted three of the jurors who had voted to convict Johnson to call for a new trial.
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When juries hear a case, it’s imperative they can easily grasp a simple explanation of the chain of events.
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Stack went missing in the Niagara Falls State Park, on or around December 4th, 1990, and was believed to have gone over the falls.
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In October 2019, the submitted DNA mixture profile produced no matches in the Virginia DNA Data Bank, prompting periodic searches against both the Virginia and National DNA Data Banks.
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SEMO's osteological and dental analysis revealed that Lincoln County Jane Doe was likely in her teens when she died, rather than being 30-40 years old as suggested in her case file and autopsy report from 1978.
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A new study found that reducing alcohol hours of sale for bars and taverns in a Baltimore neighborhood also reduced homicides by 51 percent within the first month and by 40 percent annually.
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One of the three vaccines significantly increased movement in mice given xylazine after 10 minutes, while two of the three vaccines led to an improvement in breathing.
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After 44 years, a murdered teen, whose remains were found in a Rancho Cucamonga, California vineyard, has been identified as 17-year-old Karen Marie Heverly.
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Biological deposits found on the cuffs of the jersey sleeves revealed DNA profiles of two unknown individuals. The results excluded Santillan as a contributor.
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To identify Walker’s remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological and dental analysis. Additionally, scientists from the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System used mitochondrial DNA analysis.
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