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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: 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 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: #NamUS case. Genetic testing costs $7500. Medical Examiner fundraising to identify remains from decades-long Gwinnett County cold case

Posted on May 28, 2023 by csidds

Medical Examiner fundraising to identify remains from decades-long Gwinnett County cold case – WSB-TV Channel 2 – Atlanta — Read on http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/gwinnett-county/coroner-raising-funds-identify-remains-john-doe-decades-long-cold-case-gwinnett-county/N6XO4LK4AZAHRAWD2SREJC4FZ4/

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Forensics: Genetic Genealogy: DNA evidence brings closure to Klamath County cold case | KMVU Fox 26 Medford

Posted on January 7, 2022 by csidds

KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – Family members of two people who were found dead in rural Klamath County over four decades ago may finally have some closure. In late September of 1978, Cynthia Frayer and Kirk Wiseman were hitchhiking from Eugene … Continue reading →

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