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New York’s First Use of Genealogy to Solve Cold Case Rapes
For the first time in New York State’s history, investigators used investigative genetic genealogy to help generate a lead and make an arrest in two rapes that occurred 23 years ago.
After 38 years, Washtenaw County Jane Doe, a homicide victim whose remains were discovered in a shallow grave in the Superior Township of Michigan, is now known to be Cheryl Coates.
The study will research the experience of marginalized groups in the criminal justice system to see where trust–and distrust–in forensic science arises and explore how to build trust in the science.
Researchers found that mock jurors were more likely to recommend a ruling against hypothetical defendants with an untrustworthy facial appearance.
The story of one Indiana store demonstrates how the more than 60,000 gun retailers in America have little financial incentive to say no to questionable buyers and face limited penalties for failing to...
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