AB 3042 extends the sunset on Proposition 69, the “DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act,” which directs funding from criminal fines to bolster essential crime-solving DNA services.
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QIAGEN chooses Bode Technology as its exclusive global commercial partner to accelerate use of GEDmatch PRO genealogy database in law enforcement and identification of human remains.
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Even though the DNA evidence did not match the Bintz brothers, a judge sentenced them to life in prison.
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A man who fled the UK after being charged with rape over 25 years ago has been jailed for the offenses, as well as a further count of rape that came to light after a forensics breakthrough.
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It’s been two years since the skeletal remains of a man were found in a field near Avondale and investigators are still seeking information on his identity.
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The 58-year-old taxi driver was murdered as he turned into the Pitfoldels Station Road area of the city on the evening of September, 29, 1983. A cheese wire was used in the attack.
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To help tackle the problem of locating hidden graves, we have trialed two innovative techniques for searching underground: ground-penetrating radar and electrical resistivity tomography, or ERT.
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A hair recovered from Billy Lincks’ truck 29 years after he allegedly abducted 6-year-old Morgan Nick has been confirmed to belong to the young girl through testing.
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The new research discovered significant improvements both in the quality of DNA profiling and more efficient PCR cycling conditions with the use of artificial intelligence methods.
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Researchers develop a more accurate picture of fentanyl use prevalence among people under court-ordered mandatory drug testing.
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