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2022’s DNA Hit of the Year Program Reflects on Database Loopholes“Sarah’s case could have been solved decades earlier if Washington state had stronger DNA policies in place. Why aren’t they in place? Shouldn’t the state do what they can to utilize the full ... The Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in an attempt to identify skeletal remains that were discovered in 1977. In spite of the success, however, the DNA profile did not match in any government database. Once again, the case went cold. By utilizing the DNA and dental, forensic scientists were able to process the biological evidence to determine the identity was that of Susan Hoppes, who was reported missing from Washington on August... When VCU Department of Forensic Science graduate student Jamie Zaleta needed cartridge casings for her thesis project, the room became both a firing range and a classroom. |
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