Read the full-text online article and more details about "Thief Caught with His Own DNA Evidence; Old Break and Enter Crimes on Coast Have Been Solved" - Coffs Coast Advocate (Coffs Harbour, Australia), July 8, 2010
After being cold for years, the case was re-opened after DNA from Johnson's fingernails was found to be combined with that of John Sansing, a convicted slayer already on death row in Arizona. Investigators went back to LEGO bricks that were collected from the scene, and matched a f...
In the past five years, about 95 percent of all homicides in Shanghai were solved. Last year the number soared to 99 percent. The criminal science center is a key contributor to that astounding success rate. It was all the way back in 1247, during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-12...
A new technique had recently been developed by Sir Alec Jeffreys to test DNA samples. Scientists used the test to compare the semen samples to a blood sample from Buckland. It proved the girls were killed by the same man�and that man was not Buckland. This made it the first exoneration...
Two geneticists declare the case of Jack the Ripper solved, having used mitochondrial DNA analysis to supposedly identify the notorious killer. Forensic palynology in the USA One of the few US institutions with a palynology laboratory isTexas A&M University (TX, USA), where Vaughn Bryant is ...
Elizabeth Toledo was found naked and murdered on the floor of her home in Argentina in 2018. Police investigation revealed that Toledo had been beaten, raped, and strangled to death by several of the men she lived with. Toledo had rented out rooms to three men, two of which were arrested...
The fact is, this is a problem that can be solved. The fact is, it is a solution that will save countless lives. The rape evidence collection kit backlog is a national tragedy. The federal databank now has more than eight million DNA profiles, each genetic fingerprint capable of ...
focuses on unsolved cases, they also highlight solved murders, doe’s, DNA updates, cold cases and serial killers like Christopher Wilder as a way to explore all the factors. Whether it’s psychological, socioeconomic, or something deeper that plays a part in a person’s disappearance, ...
following an acting class when they were shot by two unidentified assailants. Colby was killed instantly, but Kiernan was able to describe the shooting to police before he, too, died. Kiernan told cops that there was no attempt to rob the pair, and that he didn't know why they were ...
Linking persons to crimes through DNA analysis is a well-established approach for more than 25 years. While enormous numbers of cases all over the world have been solved based on DNA, there is still need for additional tools for improvement in physical evidence choice and collection. ...