Category Archives: DNA profiling

Forensics: Tattoo and DNA. Investigators close in on Guthrie suspect

Investigators close in on Guthrie suspect — Read on http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/insight/investigators-close-in-on-guthrie-suspect/gm-GMFE54C8F6

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Forensics: Genetic Genealogy case.

http://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/624317-Students-Identify-1986-Jane-Doe-who-was-Never-Reported-Missing/

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Forensics: Crime scene blood stains can be damning—even after cleaning

Cleaning blood from a violent crime scene can complicate crime scene investigations, particularly when accurate evidence is required for a conviction in court. A new study led by Flinders University, published in the Australian … — Read on phys.org/news/2026-02-crime-scene-blood-damning.html

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Forensics: Good Info. NIST Releases New Forensic Genetic Reference Material to Help Crime Laboratories Analyze Challenging Cases | NIST

The reference material is the first to include mixtures of high-quality and degraded DNA from different individuals. — Read on http://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2026/02/nist-releases-new-forensic-genetic-reference-material-help-crime

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Forensics: More issues. Sheriff Nanos sent Nancy Guthrie evidence to private Florida lab instead of FBI

DNA testing company Othram co-founder Kristen Mittelman criticized Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos for sending Nancy Guthrie case evidence to a Florida lab, calling it “devastating.” — Read on http://www.foxnews.com/us/genealogy-company-exec-slams-pima-sheriffs-devastating-move-ship-nancy-guthrie-evidence-florida-lab https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15561569/Nancy-Guthrie-cops-DNA-delays-lab-miles-away.html

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Forensics: Guthrie case Sheriff explains good reasons not to switch DNA labs.

He is willing to share all results with the feds. He starts at 1:00 min mark. https://youtu.be/7YVKi9MW9_8?si=9ZEooTlx4bIW9O8-

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Forensics: Who is in charge? Feds are pissed. Arizona sheriff blocks FBI access to evidence in Nancy Guthrie abduction, source says.

An Arizona sheriff is blocking FBI access to key evidence in the investigation into the abduction of U.S. television journalist Savannah Guthrie’s mother, impairing its ability to assist in the probe, a U.S. law enforcement official with knowledge of the … Continue reading

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Forensics: Unmixing DNA samples using one blood cell. New forensic technique could be ‘game changer’ for solving sex crime cases

Scientists have found a way to pinpoint what cells in the body a sample of DNA has come from. — Read on http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8rj73n24jo

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Forensics: Incorrect Anthro gender exam. DNA says otherwise. Othram Uses Genealogy to Identify Skull Recovered in 1991

Othram Uses Genealogy to Identify Skull Recovered in 1991 — Read on http://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/623741-Othram-Uses-Genealogy-to-Identify-Skull-Recovered-in-1991/

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Forensics: How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

After reviewing DNA evidence from a cold case murder, Kirsty Wright uncovered systemic flaws and deception in a forensics laboratory in Queensland, Australia. — Read on http://www.the-scientist.com/how-a-forensic-biologist-exposed-a-dna-lab-scandal-that-shook-australia-73950

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