Centralia Police Chief Assures Council Evidence Room Troubles Are in the Past
FINDINGS: Prosecutor Rules No Evidence of Criminal Wrongdoing but Issues Letter Stating Evidence Room Mishaps Could Affect Cases August 30, 2018Centralia Chief of Police Carl Nielsen appeared in front of the city council Tuesday evening to further explain the results...
Centralia Police Audit Finds Hundreds of Errors in Evidence Storage, Including 55 Lost Marijuana Plants
Chief Says Findings Were a ‘Shock,’ Department Took Steps to Remedy Mistakes Enter Article DATE HEREA 2018 internal audit of the Centralia Police Department’s two property storage rooms uncovered a glut of errors, including missing or misplaced...
How DNA and genetic genealogy are becoming the ‘major game-changer’ to heat up decades-old cold cases
Michella’s murder is just one cold case that heated up this year thanks to the cutting-edge combination of DNA and genetic genealogy. June 30, 2018 On March 26, 1986, sixth-grader Michella Welch disappeared while at a Washington state park with her two young...
DNA in genealogy database, used napkin link suspect to 1986 Tacoma child murder case
The genealogist used the suspect’s DNA sample to build a family tree using public websites, then ran it through a public database and received “a significant match,” according to charging papers. June 22, 2018It was DNA, a genealogist and...
