State audit finds missing evidence, unsecured cash in various Utah police departments

Auditors found that out of the departments analyzed, five of the seven agencies had missing money, firearms, controlled substances or drug paraphernalia from their evidence lockers, according to the report. Enter Article DATE HEREALT LAKE CITY — A Utah State...

Vancouver Police Make Arrest In 25-Year-Old Cold Case (DNA / Genealogy)

Police say advancements in DNA technology – and the use of public databases of genealogies May 1, 2019The Vancouver Police Department announced Tuesday they’ve charged a Fairview, Oregon, man with a 25-year-old unsolved murder.On Sunday, police arrested Richard...

Utah nonprofit plans DNA testing lab it says will ‘revolutionize cold cases’ in U.S.

The coalition hopes to raise $200,000 for DNA lab equipment and has launched a GoFundMe page with a starting goal of $81,000. Enter Article DATE HEREA non-profit in Utah plans to build a DNA testing lab that they say will revolutionize the handling of cold...

Idaho cold-case murder suspect arraigned

He was arrested in January 2019 after DNA linked him to both Barratt’s murder and the 1992 slaying of 57-year-old Marilyn Hickey April 29, 2019BOISE, Idaho — A man accused of stabbing a Boise woman to death in 1994 was arraigned Monday afternoon.Lee Robert...

New law changes statute of limitations for sex crimes in Washington

A new law in Washington eliminates the statute of limitations for sex crimes involving minors. APRIL 22, 2019OLYMPIA, Wash. — Survivors of certain sex crimes no longer have to worry about how long they have to report the crime to authorities in Washington state. On...

SLO sheriff identifies suspect in 2 unsolved Atascadero murders — after 41 years

In 2018, authorities, with assistance from the California Department of Justice’s familial DNA search team, conducted a familial DNA search to find matches to the evidence. April 18, 2019After more than 40 years, a suspect in a pair of Atascadero murders has...