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Forensics: Family awarded $1.5 million for wrongly being told family member had died
When Frankie Kerrigan showed up at his pall bearer’s house in Orange County back in May 2017, everyone was stunned. — Read on http://www.kcbd.com/2022/04/20/family-awarded-15-million-wrongly-being-told-family-member-had-died/
Forensics: Genetic Genealogy. Cold case victim identified as missing Norton Shores woman
A missing Norton Shores woman, Stacey Lyn Chahorski, has been identified as the victim in a cold case from 1988. — Read on http://www.wzzm13.com/article/news/crime/cold-cases/cold-case-norton-shores-woman/69-b1c0c755-ea3d-4924-8b97-906e1a88001a
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Forensics: How Genealogical DNA works.
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Forensics: Unidentified remains. Mexico finds 17 bodies buried in backyards, patios
Volunteer searchers in northern Mexico led authorities to a series of grisly finds: 17 bodies or skeletal remains buried in the backyards and patios of houses in a low-income housing development. — Read on http://www.live5news.com/2022/03/14/mexico-finds-17-bodies-buried-backyards-patios/
Forensics: Genealogical DNA again. Little Miss Nobody: After 62 years, girl identified in 1960 Arizona cold case
The Othran DNA lab is doing impressive work. 62 years later, Yavapai County investigators can finally give “Little Miss Nobody” her name back. — Read on http://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/little-miss-nobody-after-62-years-girl-identified-in-1960-arizona-cold-case
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Fforensics: Genealogical DNA. After 20 years, Tortoise Reserve Doe (2001) is Identified
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Teams with Othram to Identify Tortoise Reserve Doe — Read on dnasolves.com/articles/LVMPD_richard_wayne_guarro/
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Forensics: Genealogical DNA helps solve 1995 cold case in Kitsap County
Othram labs helped Kitsap County detectives identify the suspect in the 1995 killing of 61-year-old Patricia Lorraine Barnes. — Read on http://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/dna-1995-cold-case-homicide-kitsap-county/281-2a180bd2-66e0-4000-bd06-7d566848e651
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Forensics: Touch DNA. Can a fingerprint be pulled off fabric?
Touch DNA is developed from skin cells. The method of collecting the DNA carries the same scientific standard of evidence as any other form of collection. — Read on http://www.deseret.com/utah/2021/6/14/22462332/touch-dna-found-on-clothing-helps-police-find-gropers-after-breakthrough-utah-case
Forensics: After 9 DNA tests, John Doe identified in Snohomish County cold case from 1980
The remains found in Snohomish County in 1980 have been identified as a missing Georgia man, Ronald David Chambers, who went missing in 1978. — Read on http://www.king5.com/article/news/local/snohomish-county-1980-cold-case/281-cb5cd717-9733-4334-992d-484b0c541a40
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