The presence of DNA belonging to someone other than Payne would support the consistent story that he has told for more than 30 years: he was an innocent bystander who came upon the crime scene.
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The Office of Special Investigations Behavioral Sciences Directorate, or XB, Child Forensic Interviewing Training Course has been accredited by the National Children’s Alliance, the national association and accrediting body for a network of more than 850 Children’s Advocacy Centers.
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Targeted coughs, sneezes, even spitting, by individuals who claim to be infected with the virus
have been recorded.
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Rejecting a defense motion to exclude expert testimony regarding DNA evidence, the District Court for Weld County, Colorado has ruled that evidence produced by STRmix is relevant, reliable and therefore admissible in court proceedings.
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The Galveston Police Department has not been able to establish an ID from fingerprints and the decedent doesn’t match any record for missing persons.
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The study demonstrated that the M-Vac system is capable of collecting blood on multiple types of challenging surfaces, often with increased collection efficiency over traditional swabbing techniques.
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After a 52-year manhunt, investigative genetic genealogy has helped identify the victim in Orange County’s oldest unsolved Jane Doe murder and find her killer.
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Detectives used the time during the pandemic-related stay-home orders to pursue many unsolved cases,and the DNA techniques now available may help advance the Baby Boy Doe investigation.
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The Child Trauma Response Team, a police and community-based partnership, demonstrated success at screening and treating children for PTSD immediately following incidents of intimate partner violence.
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Even the best of the 89 commercial facial recognition algorithms tested had error rates between 5% and 50% in matching digitally applied face masks with photos of the same person without a mask.
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