Man pleads guilty to 1998 cold-case murder of Laurel teenager

Man pleads guilty to 1998 cold-case murder of Laurel teenager

Man pleads guilty to 1998 cold-case murder of Laurel teenager (DNA) August 1, 2019BILLINGS – A suspect has been identified and pleaded guilty to the cold-case murder of Miranda Fenner, the Laurel teenager brutally killed while working at a video store in...
Supreme Court Asked to Revive Lawsuit Over Rape-Kit Backlog

Supreme Court Asked to Revive Lawsuit Over Rape-Kit Backlog

A woman is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to revive her lawsuit claiming the city of San Francisco has a pattern and practice of failing to investigate sexual assaults. July 31, 2019SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – Nine years after she was drugged and raped by a stranger attending...
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dna-kept-for-decades-leads-to-arrest

“A little over a year ago came this concept of investigative genetic genealogy — the latest and perhaps the greatest advancement to help law enforcement find the truth and solve violent crime July 7, 2019SACRAMENTO, Calif. – For more than two...
‘Test all kits’ law takes effect

‘Test all kits’ law takes effect

The new law allows anonymous kits to be unprocessed right away, but the kits would be preserved for at least 10 years in case the survivor decides to come forward after the assault. July 1, 2019BOISE — A law went into effect Monday requiring law enforcement to test...