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Forensics: ‘The numbers kept going’: the forensic office identifying human remains at the border | Mexico |
Amid a shortage of forensic pathologists, Arizona’s Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner has identified thousands of those who lost their lives in the Borderlands This piece is co-published with High Country News — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/19/arizona-migrants-remains-border-forensics
Forensics: Colorado cold cases. Who murdered Gary Johnson in 1990?
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office and Colorado Bureau of Investigation are searching for answers in a cold case murder from 31 years ago. — Read on kdvr.com/news/colorado-cold-cases/cold-case-who-murdered-gary-johnson-in-1990/
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Forensics: NamUS case. Missing wife. Husband on trial. Mental competency hearing postponed in Larry Millete case – Court TV
Larry Millete is charged with killing his missing wife, Maya Millete. Prosecutors believe he killed her because she wanted a divorce. — Read on http://www.courttv.com/news/mental-competency-hearing-postponed-in-larry-millete-case/
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Missing Persons: Dylan Rounds’ parents want different agency to take over case of their missing son
Dylan Rounds’ parents want different agency to take over case of their missing son – East Idaho News — Read on http://www.eastidahonews.com/2022/08/dylan-rounds-parents-want-different-agency-to-take-over-case-of-their-missing-son/
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Forensics: 4,400 bodies found each year. Body Found in Trunk of Car Bought at Auction: Police
The vehicle was meant to be checked by a third party before it went to auction, but it slipped by without inspection. — Read on http://www.newsweek.com/body-found-trunk-car-bought-auction-1732775
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Forensics: # NamUS needs funding! Families concern for Missing in Colorado plan Event for August 13, 2022
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will host the Missing in Colorado event at the Lowry Conference Center (1061 Akron Way, Bldg. 697, Denver, CO), — Read on arkvalleyvoice.com/missing-in-colorado-event-slated-for-august-13-2022/
Forerensicd: Body of man tortured by Russians found in Bucha district police
VALENTYNA ROMANENKO – SUNDAY, 31 JULY 2022, 14:19 The body of a civilian tortured by aggressors was found in the Bucha district of Kyiv Oblast. Source: Kyiv Oblast police Quote from Andriy Niebytov, Chief of Kyiv Oblast Police: “The body … Continue reading
Forenscs: #NamUS need funding for this. Two California cold case homicides from 1980s solved with advances in DNA technology
A suspect in two cold case homicides from 1987 and 1989 in Orange County, California, was identified this week due to advances in DNA technology. — Read on http://www.foxnews.com/us/two-california-cold-case-homicides-1980s-solved-advances-dna-technology
Forensics: Canada slow in accepting genetic genealogy. It helps ID unidentified persons. Advanced DNA could help solve cold cases in Canada.
Advances in DNA technology are being credited with solving a growing pile of cold case murders in the U.S., but the news methods are yet to be tested in the Canadian court system. — Read on globalnews.ca/news/9008397/advanced-dna-cold-case-murders-canada/
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Forensics: NamUS needs more funding! Carrie Grey, 39: Woman Vanishes From Alaska In 2021 • Our Black Girls
Very little is known about Carrie Grey and her case, but after family couldn’t reach her, they asked the authorities to do a welfare check. — Read on ourblackgirls.com/2022/07/18/carrie-grey-39-woman-vanishes-from-alaska-in-2021/