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Forensics: New DNA testing confirms serial killer Ted Bundy killed a Utah teen in 1974.
A Utah sheriff’s office says DNA testing has definitively linked the unsolved death of a Utah teenager in 1974 to the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy. Laura Ann Aime, 17, went missing Halloween night 51 years ago after she left … Continue reading
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Forensics: DNA vs Eyewitness. Detroit Man Freed After 17 Years for a Murder He Did Not Commit.
After 17 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Dell Crawford finally walked free on March 24, 2026. DNA evidence proved what he always maintained—he was innocent. His case shows how a single witness’s shifting testimony can derail … Continue reading
Forensics: Rogue cops versus law students. Cooley Law School Innocence Project Assists in Release of George Calicut, Jr.
Cooley Law School’s Innocence Project collaborated with others in the release of George Calicut Jr., who spent 27 years in prison wrongully convicted. — Read on http://www.legalreader.com/cooley-law-school-innocence-project-assists-in-release-of-george-calicut-jr/
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.
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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
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
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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