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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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Forensics: First Black Owned Genetic Genealogy Lab
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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
Forensics: In Ukraine, a mobile DNA lab helps relatives identify bodies
A mobile DNA laboratory was set up this week in Izyum, eastern Ukraine, to spare relatives of the war dead the pain of visually identifying bodies. — Read on http://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221104-in-ukraine-a-mobile-dna-lab-helps-relatives-identify-bodies
Forensics: investigators bring DR Congo victims closer to justice
In 2020, the UN Human Rights Council mandated a Technical Assistance Team to support judicial investigations into serious crimes in the Kasai provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A year later, that mandate was expanded to cover the … Continue reading
Forensics: #NamUS and DNA works! Colorado Cold case: Remains of woman found on farm 34 years ago identified
A cold case is no longer cold. The remains of a woman that were found on a farm in 1988 have been identified. — Read on kdvr.com/news/local/remains-of-woman-found-on-farm-34-years-ago-identified/
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Forensics: DOJ: These are the active missing persons cold cases in Johnson City TN #AlaskaDaily
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — According to NamUs, the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, 600,000 individuals go missing in the United States each year. Although many missing people are found, others remain missing for more than a year – … Continue reading
Forensics: “Will take years.” Exhumations resume for DNA to ID Tulsa Race Massacre victims
The process of re-exhuming of some of the 19 bodies exhumed a year ago for testing in an effort to identify victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre , then reburied in an Oklahoma cemetery, began Wednesday to gather more … Continue reading
Forensics: Missing in New Mexico Conference makes promises to families of the missing. #NamUS
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Forensics: Clueless Acting head of Queensland forensics lab says she had no experience in DNA profiling, did not understand ‘urgent’ police concerns – ABC News
Lara Keller tells an inquiry into forensic DNA testing in Queensland that although she is a scientist by background, she had no experience in DNA profiling. — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-24/queensland-dna-inquiry-forensics-lab-lara-keller/101569902
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