Over the past decade, the number of picture books that parents can read to young children about personal boundaries and saying “no” to inappropriate touching has ballooned, as attention to preventing sexual abuse grows. But many of the books contain “key gaps” in teaching concepts.
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Two days before a 78-year-old Wisconsin man was going to be arrested for a kidnapping and sexual assault that occurred 39 years ago in Michigan, he was found deceased at his residence.
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Unusually, the Jane Doe had some relatively close DNA matches, while it was also clear that she had ancestors from both Sweden and Canada.
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Through DNA comparison, both sets of skeletal remains were found to belong to the same individual. Despite extensive investigative efforts, the decedent’s identity was unknown until now.
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NIST developed an SRM that enables forensic laboratories to evaluate the accuracy of the instrument height measurements and establish traceability of measurement results.
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Three years ago, Hurricane Ian swept through Southwest Florida, leaving a trail of destruction in Collier, Lee, Charlotte, and DeSoto counties. The storm left structural damage to the Fort Myers Regional Operations Center.
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After 10 years, the remains of a man found near the Verde River in Yavapai County, Arizona has been identified as Michael Wayne Mest.
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Nationwide, the YRBS survey saw 10- and 12-year declines in the teen use of alcohol, cigarettes, marijuana, opioids, inhalants, cocaine, methamphetamine and ecstasy. However, not all the trends were reflected at a more local level.
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A Tucson, Arizona man has been identified as the suspect in the 1984 Burney, California killing of one teenager and sexual assault of another.
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On Nov. 28, 1992, skeletal remains were found partially buried in the marsh grass on Route 95 South in Newburyport. An autopsy was conducted, and although no cause of death was declared, the body was determined to be a teenage male.
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