Category Archives: AAFS

Forensics: First Black Owned Genetic Genealogy Lab

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Forensic Genealogy Leads to Arrest in 1987 Sex Assault Case

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — DNA evidence left behind 35 years ago and the use of forensic genealogy has led to the arrest of an Indiana man on charges that he sexually assaulted two Rhode Island girls in 1987, authorities announced … Continue reading

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Forensics: Prosecutor: DNA evidence shows alleged serial killer murdered UC student in 1978

Cheryl Thompson was reported missing on March 25, 1978, by her family after she failed to return home from an Oakley disco. On April 8, her body was discovered. — Read on http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/loveland/update-expected-in-44-year-old-cold-case-of-murdered-uc-student

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Forensics: #NamUS Klamath Falls deputies looking for missing man last seen a year ago

CHILOQUIN, Ore. – Local investigators are asking for help finding a missing man who hasn’t been seen for almost a year. According to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, Steven Kenneth Davis was last known to be in Chiloquin … Continue reading

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Forensics: Police arresting elementary school kids an ongoing horror. Disabled and minority kids 5x more likely to be handcuffed.

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Forensics: Dirty tricks get a pass. Arizona Executes 76-Year-Old Man after Refusing DNA and Fingerprint Testing

At his Arizona trial, Hooper’s attorneys focused on the unreliability of Redmond’s eyewitness identification, alleging that she had been shown a photo… — Read on deathpenaltyinfo.org/news/arizona-executes-76-year-old-man-after-refusing-dna-and-fingerprint-testing-in-case-with-no-physical-evidence

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Forensics: Castle doctrine failure. Homeowner arrested after shooting man outside house: OK cops | Macon Telegraph

A Tulsa OK homeowner was arrested on assault with a deadly weapon charge after shooting man, a burglary suspect, in stomach from feet away. — Read on http://www.macon.com/news/nation-world/national/article268733902.html

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Dorensics: 3 Kids spent 467 days in custody. The long and traumatic road to exoneration after DCFS wrongfully removes children from home

A Bloomington attorney is helping parents who lost their children to state protective services based on false allegations. Alan Novick says the road to exoneration is long and costly. — Read on http://www.wglt.org/local-news/2022-11-15/the-long-and-traumatic-road-to-exoneration-after-dcfs-wrongfully-removes-children-from-home

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Forensics: Dr. Henry Lee Sued by Two Men Exonerated of Murder

“Dr. Lee fabricated evidence that he conducted a positive blood test on a towel at the scene of the murder of Everett Carr in 1985,” a court filing alleges. — Read on lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/two-men-exonerated-of-bloody-1989-murder-accuse-famous-forensic-scientist-henry-lee-of-fabricating-evidence-that-put-them-away-for-decades/

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Forensics: Body with gunshot found in search for Tulsa massacre victims

A second body of a possible victim of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has been found to have a gunshot wound, according to the city. “Forensic anthropologist Dr. Phoebe Stubblefield discovered that one of the three sets of remains exhumed … Continue reading

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