The newborn lovingly named Matea Esperanza by UCPD officers—a name meaning "Gift from God" in Hebrew and "Hope" in Spanish—was discovered by a man searching for recyclables.
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On April 16, 1974, the body of an unidentified woman was discovered in a wooded area off Route 124 in Marlborough, New Hampshire. Forensic analysis indicated she had died in late fall 1973.
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A Manhattan judge vacated the convictions of Brian Boles and Charles Collins for a 1994 murder after DNA testing on fingernail evidence from the victim excluded the men as the source and pointed to another individual as the perpetrator.
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ASCLD named the County’s forensic lab among the top 14 in the nation with efficient service that speeds up court cases and supports criminal convictions and exonerations.
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When blood strikes fabric, it leaves a stain. But it can be difficult to accurately assess things like how quickly blood was traveling when it struck the fabric.
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The Washington County District Attorney’s Office has applied for and been awarded $14,000 from the Oregon Cold Case Investigators Association to reexamine a 1994 cold case homicide.
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Investigators believed she had been killed two to three days prior to being discovered, having sustained multiple stab wounds to her neck and torso.
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Mary Cooper, 56, was hiking on Pinnacle Lake Trail with her daughter, Susanna Stodden, 27. Their bodies were discovered along the trail, both having suffered fatal gunshot wounds.
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When the master’s program was approved in late May, Iancu said students already were waiting in the wings. Eight applications are now in review, and the first cohort of graduate students is expected to start classes in the fall.
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Beyond drug enforcement, first responders need to adapt to today’s natural disasters and emergency situations that require faster action due to the hazards associated with more synthetic materials.
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