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Fingerprint Breakthrough Could Shed New Light on Cold CasesAnalytical scientists have demonstrated, for the first time, that drug residue can be detected on gel-lifted fingerprints. On Feb. 15, 2001, a human skull was brought into the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office by a citizen who reported finding the remains in an area of Monte Rio, California, nicknamed “Motorcycle Mountain.” On May 24, 1993, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle along Cedar Bluff Road in Knoxville. The adult male, who had no identification on him,... The researchers collected and analyzed 122 swabs and successfully identified a variety of drugs. The mock trial provided students from both disciplines the opportunity to implement their classwork into real-world application. Almost two years after she was scheduled to be executed, a Texas trial court has recommended that Melissa Lucio’s conviction and death sentence be overturned. |
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