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Forensics: Another #NamUS case. Cowlitz County John Doe (2020) is Identified
Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office Partners with Othram to Identify a Man Found in 2020 — Read on dnasolves.com/articles/cowlitz-county-jade-david-feigert/
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Forensics: #NamUS works!! Woman found dead in 1971 identified with help of crowdfunded DNA testing; police still looking for killer
It took five days to crowdfund forensic testing for a 52-year-old unsolved homicide, police said. — Read on http://www.cbsnews.com/news/colleen-audrey-rice-found-dead-1971-identified-crowdfunded-dna-testing-police-look-for-suspect/
Posted in AAFS, DNA profiling, Forensic Science, human identification, missing persons
Tagged genetic investigations
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Forensics: #NamUS. Prme case for genetic testing. Remains of child found in Carroll in 2022
Remains found in the Iron Ridge section of Carroll County in 2022 are those of a child approximately four to seven years in age according to a report by the… — Read on http://www.thecarrollnews.com/news/10242/remains-of-child-found-in-carroll-in-2022
Forensics: Botched DNA from crime lab. Areli Escobar’s execution to be reconsidered after Supreme Court order
Areli Escobar was sentenced to death in 2011 for an Austin murder, but even prosecutors now agree his conviction relied heavily on faulty DNA testing by the discredited Travis County crime lab. — Read on http://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/09/areli-escobar-texas-execution-death-row-supreme-court/
Forensics: DNA geneaology case needs more funding. Who is Middlesex County John Doe #NamUS is helping.
Connecticut Office of Chief Medical Examiner and Othram Team to Identify 2021 John Doe — Read on dnasolves.com/articles/middlesex-county-john-doe-2021/
Forensics: A total mess. Queensland DNA lab to be ‘rebuilt from ground up’ after damning report, government says
Samples to be retested and double jeopardy laws potentially reformed so serious crimes can be re-prosecuted after 123 recommendations accepted — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/dec/15/queensland-dna-lab-to-be-rebuilt-from-ground-up-after-damning-report-government-says
Forensics: DNA database mistake leads to Portland murder suspect
DNA from a bullet casing recovered from a homicide scene matched a DNA profile that had been mistakenly entered into the database — Read on http://www.police1.com/investigations/articles/dna-database-mistake-leads-to-portland-murder-suspect-XVMEh8nDSyt3lGAE/
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Forensics: 15,000 Missing Persons in Ukraine. A Ukrainian woman’s harrowing quest to find her family
Nina Melenets buries her son more than seven months after she says he was killed by shelling in their village in eastern Ukraine. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-12/a-ukrainian-woman-s-harrowing-quest-to-find-her-family/101757840
Forensic Genealogy History: Terre Haute Indiana man Frank Thies arrested for Rhode Island child molestation, sexual assault after DNA test
Cold case solved? Terre Haute, Indiana man Frank Thies was arrested in a 1987 Rhode Island child molestation and sexual assault case after a DNA test. — Read on abc7chicago.com/terre-haute-indiana-dna-test-sexual-assault-cold-case-solved/12471633/
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Tagged Investigative genetic genealogy
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