Category Archives: DNA profiling

Forensics: A for profit NJ college teaches students paying $6000 each helped crack a 21-year-old cold case

Posted on July 1, 2023 by csidds

Students at Ramapo College of New Jersey’s new Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center helped authorities identify “Nogales John Doe” – a 60-year-old man found dead in 2002 in a hotel room in Nogales, Arizona — in 2023. — Read on nypost.com/2023/06/30/how-nj-college-students-helped-crack-a-21-year-old-cold-case/

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Forensics: #NamUS needs this data for 23,000 Missing Persons cases. National DNA backlog delays closure in missing person cases.

Posted on June 29, 2023 by csidds

There is a multi-year backlog for getting DNA profiles onto the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. — Read on http://www.wbir.com/article/news/crime/true-crime/dna-namus-backlog-missing-person-cases/51-e8436a8b-14cb-441c-b416-596c10fffdc6

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Forensics: Challenging Genetic Genealogy. Bryan Kohberger news: Attorney says ‘no connection’ between defendant, victims of Idaho murders –

Posted on June 26, 2023 by csidds

Ahead of the Bryan Kohberger trial, the defendant’s attorney is saying there is no connection between him and the victims of the Idaho murders. — Read on abc7.com/bryan-kohberger-news-trial-update/13426906/

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Forensics: DNA Testing Startup Lied To Customers About Deleting Their Data, FTC Alleges

Posted on June 17, 2023 by csidds

A genetic testing company is under fire from the Federal Trade Commission for failing to protect customer data. — Read on http://www.forbes.com/sites/maryroeloffs/2023/06/16/dna-testing-startup-lied-to-customers-about-deleting-their-data-ftc-alleges/

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Forensics: Detectives Close Missing Person Cold Case After 42 Years –

Posted on June 15, 2023 by csidds

23-081 Detectives Close Missing Person Cold Case After 42 Years – — Read on http://www.pcsoweb.com/23-081-detectives-close-missing-person-cold-case-after-42-years-

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Forensics: Expert says ending DNA testing at the border will result in ‘more suffering and exploitation’

Posted on June 15, 2023 by csidds

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Forensics: DNA testing IDs remains found in Tennessee as Arkansas man missing since 1982

Posted on June 9, 2023 by csidds

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has determined that the remains of a man found in 1986 are those of a Little Rock man last seen in 1982. — Read on http://www.kark.com/news/state-news/dna-testing-ids-remains-found-in-tennessee-as-arkansas-man-missing-since-1982/

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Forensics: Case originally ignored. Eureka cold case solved, homicide victim identified after 25 years

Posted on June 8, 2023 by csidds

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Anthropology at work. Forensic tools restore identity to the unknown dead. – YouTube

Posted on June 8, 2023 by csidds

Forensic scientists from NC State have teamed up with state investigators in the hope of identifying skeletal remains and restoring the identities of unknown individuals in North Carolina. After studying the bones and creating biological profiles, they turn to DNA … Continue reading →

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Forensics: #NamUS case. Genealogical Genetics. After 37 years, Claiborne County John Doe is identified

Posted on June 8, 2023 by csidds

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) Partners with Othram to Identify Claiborne County John Doe — Read on dnasolves.com/articles/jerry-harrison-tennessee/

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