Detectives Solve Decades-Old Cold Case Using Public DNA Database
To catch him, law enforcement agencies tapped into the increasingly popular field of consumer DNA testing; they searched a free online database where anyone can share data from at-home genetic tests to hunt for familial matches. February 1, 2019Detectives in Oregon...
Investigators use genetic genealogy to solve 1983 cold case sexual battery on 12-year-old girl
The suspect, William Louis Nichols, had previously been charged with rape in his home state of Wisconsin Enter Article DATE HERE Authorities in Florida have linked a suspect to a 1983 cold case of sexual battery on a 12-year-old girl using genetic genealogy, an...
Ex-police tech admits stealing drugs from evidence locker, affecting dozens of cases
It was the second instance of drug thefts at the Billings locker in roughly three years. February 1, 2019Rawlyn Michelle Strizich pleaded guilty to tampering with public records or information in Yellowstone County District Court on Friday. Under a plea deal,...
Murdered 20-year-old woman finally identified 31 years later
Enter Headline here February 6, 2019Southern California cold case investigators announced this week a breakthrough in identifying a 1987 stabbing victim whose hands had been hacked off by her killer.The investigators identified the Jane Doe homicide victim as Tracey...
