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• November 2022
• Renton suspect arrested for 1998 cold case homicide of Marysville woman

  Kent Reporter kentreporter.com

  

  In her 19 years of life, Jennifer Brinkman was known in the Marysville community as somebody eager to make friends. She frequented the local library.

• Washington police make arrest in 1998 cold case murder of teen found axed to death

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  An arrest has been made in the 1998 cold case killing of 19-year-old Jennifer Brinkman. Her father found her axed to death after he returned home from ...

• Suspect arrested in 1998 cold case homicide of Marysville woman, 19

  Renton Reporter rentonreporter.com

  

  MARYSVILLE — In her 19 years of life, Jennifer Brinkman was known in the Marysville community as somebody eager to make friends. She frequented the local ...

• JonBenet’s father challenges Colorado governor to meet: ‘time for answers is running out’

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  John Ramsey, father of JonBenet Ramsey, is asking Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to meet face-to-face to discuss his daughter's nearly 26-year-old, ...

• 10 Jane or John Doe Cases That Took over 45 Years to Identify

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  Parabon Nanolabs developed a DNA profile in May 2021. Two months later, the profile matched his DNA with a family member living in the Idaho ...

• JonBenet's father challenges Colorado governor to meet: 'time for answers is running out'

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  ... like Othram or Parabon Nanolabs, that utilizes proven, cutting-edge technology to get these samples analyzed and sequenced," Rasmey...

• JonBenét Ramsey's Father Pens Letter To Colorado Governor ...

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  “This agency would then work with a private forensics lab, like Othram or Parabon Nanolabs, that utilizes proven, cutting-edge technology to ...

• Washington Police Identify Suspect in 1998 Cold Case Axe Murder of Teen Who Allegedly Met Her Killer on a Chat Line

  Law & Crime lawandcrime.com

  

  The case was recently reopened, police said, and that DNA sample was sent to Parabon NanoLabs, a Virginia-based company that is nationally ...

• JonBenét Ramsey’s Father Asks Colorado Governor For Meeting On Daughter’s Unsolved Murder: ‘Time For Answers Is Running Out’

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  “This agency would then work with a private forensics lab, like Othram or Parabon Nanolabs, that utilizes proven, cutting-edge technology to...

• Suspect revealed in 1998 murder of Washington teen Jennifer Brinkman

  New York Post nypost.com

  

  But the sample was tested by Parabon NanoLabs in 2020, and the results allowed investigators to obtain a warrant for the suspect's DNA,...

• BREAKING: Suspect arrested in 1998 cold case homicide of Marysville woman, 19 | HeraldNet.com

  The Daily Herald heraldnet.com

  

  MARYSVILLE — Twenty-four years after Jennifer Brinkman was found dead in her Marysville home, police arrested a suspect in the investigation of her homicide ...

• Suspect arrested in 1998 cold case killing of young Marysville woman

  The Seattle Times seattletimes.com

  

  Law enforcement officials recently sent DNA from the crime scene to Parabon NanoLabs, a Virginia company that provides DNA forensic services...

• Suspect Arrested in 1998 Cold-Case Killing of Young Western ...

  Centralia Chronicle chronline.com

  

  Law enforcement officials recently sent DNA from the crime scene to Parabon NanoLabs, a Virginia company that provides DNA forensic services ...

• Scientists Use DNA To Reconstruct the Face of a 19th-Century Man ...

  My Modern Met mymodernmet.com

  

  “Communities hit with epidemics turned to folklore for explanations,” Parabon said in a statement. “They often blamed vampirism for the...

• Scientists use DNA, 3D scans to reconstruct face of “Connecticut vampire”

  Ars Technica arstechnica.com

  

  Targeted whole genome analysis strengthens case that he was a man named John Barber.

• We now have a pretty good idea what the “Connecticut vampire” looked like

  Ars Technica arstechnica.com

  

  Thanks to the efforts of Parabon NanoLabs and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, we now know what the so-called "Connecticut...

• A Suspected 19th-Century Vampire Has His Face Reconstructed ...

  Twisted Sifter twistedsifter.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory produced the reconstruction based on the DNA found in 1990 from a...

• The Work of a Cold Case Detective: Finding Answers Years After a ...

  A&E aetv.com

  

  We were able to reach out to Parabon [Nano]labs…and communicated with CeCe Moore, [a genetic genealogist]. She was able to come up with a ...

• Next biometric identification: The Werewolf

  Biometric Update biometricupdate.com

  

  It can be forgotten sometimes that the biometrics has roles beyond identity security and surveillance. Like tracking down possible vampires.

• DNA analysis reveals identity of 19th century “vampire” buried in ...

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  Parabon NanoLabs and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory collaborated to digitally reconstruct the face of a man suspected of ...

• 2022 Forensic Genetic Genealogy Webinar Series

  National Association of Attorneys General naag.org

  

  CeCe Moore, Chief Genetic Genealogist, Parabon Nanolabs. Part Four: Federal Resources. Nov. 16, 2022. This panel discusses federal grants,...

• JonBenét Ramsey’s murder to be investigated by cold case team

  WFTV Orlando wftv.com

  

  Police in Boulder, Colorado, announced Thursday that it “will be consulting with the Colorado Cold Case Review Team” over the 26-year-old murder of JonBenét ...

• DNA analysis reveals identity of 19th century “Connecticut Vampire” | B.R. Shenoy

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  Before scientific and clinical knowledge were used to explain infectious diseases and medical disorders, communities hit with epidemics turned to folklore ...

• Police Use DNA Phenotyping To Limit Pool of Suspects To 15,000 - Slashdot

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  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: The Queensland, Australia police have used DNA phenotyping for the first time ever in hopes of leading ...

• Family of Sycamore mother, son slain in 2016 want their accused killer to stand trial 3 years after his arrest

  Kelsey Rettke reporting for Daily Chronicle shawlocal.com

  

  Nearly three years after his arrest, the family of Patricia and Robert Wilson want the man accused of beating and stabbing them to death in 2016 in their ...

• MA bill would allow police to access DNA databases. What about privacy?

  Cape Cod Times capecodtimes.com

  

  Massachusetts legislators are considering privacy regulations for DNA tools used to by police to solve crimes and identify victims.

• How Australia Police hope to solve a murder from 1982 with new ...

  Newsendip newsendip.com

  

  Parabon Nanolabs, a company supported by the United States Department of Defense providing DNA phenotyping services to law enforcement and...

• Scientists Reconstruct Face of 19th-Century Man Accused of Being ...

  Smithsonian Magazine smithsonianmag.com

  

  The final facial reconstruction depicting John Barber, 55 Courtesy of Parabon NanoLabs, Inc. In 1990, children playing in Griswold,...

• DNA detectives 'unearth' identity of long-dead vampire reburied so he couldn't feed on the living

  Wales Online co.uk

  

  DNA detectives have finally discovered the identity of a long-dead vampire. The early 19th Century man was found buried with his arms in an 'X' shape across ...

• DNA detectives 'unearth' identity of mystery long-dead vampire with unusual burial

  The Mirror co.uk

  

  Parabon NanoLabs, which with Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, used cutting-edge laboratory and bioinformatics techniques to...

• Driving a Stake Through Superstition: DNA researchers learn more about man once considered a ‘vampire’ by New Englanders

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  New DNA research and technology are shedding some light on a long-buried fright in New England, centuries after some townspeople thought they did away with ...

• Undead arises: DNA detectives discover identity, reconstruct face of ...

  Study Finds studyfinds.org

  

  3D scan of skull with facial reconstruction. THIS PICTURE: 3D scan of skull with facial reconstruction. (Credit: SWNS / Parabon NanoLabs). The...

• DNA detectives identify very old 'vampire' buried in Connecticut

  Erin Keller reporting for New York Post nypost.com

  

  Do you know John Barber of Connecticut? He had fair skin, brown eyes, brown or black hair and freckles. He may or may not have been a "vampire."

• 1996 sexual assault cold case solved using DNA analysis

  Emily Brown reporting for WNEM wnem.com

  

  On Oct. 31, charges were filed against Douglas Larry Weber, 58, for a 1996 sexual assault case.

• DNA detectives discover identity of long-dead vampire and reveal his face for the first time

  JOE.co.uk co.uk

  

  DNA detectives discover identity of long-dead vampire and reveal his face for the first time.

• Detectives use cutting-edge tech to identify long-dead 'vampire'

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  Detectives have turned to cutting-edge technology to try and discover the identity of a long-dead vampire. The early 19th Century man was found buried with ...

• Face of 19th Century American 'Vampire' Reconstructed

  Ancient Origins ancient-origins.net

  

  DNA from the abused corpse of a suspected 19th century Connecticut vampire has aided in the facial reconstruction of a man who most likely died of ...

• DNA analysis reveals identity of 19th century “vampire” buried in Connecticut | B.R. Shenoy

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  Before scientific and clinical knowledge were used to explain infectious diseases and medical disorders, communities hit with epidemics turned to folklore ...

• DNA links suspect to 1996 kidnapping, rape of teen girl in Midland County

  MLive.com mlive.com

  

  ... Parabon Nanolabs, Inc. Using data in the GEDMatch and FamilyTree DNA databases, which have special law enforcement programs, Parabon was...

• Face of man suspected of being a vampire is reconstructed

  Becca Monaghan reporting for indy100 indy100.com

  

  The face of a man suspected to be a 19th-century vampire has been digitally reconstructed, thanks to Parabon NanoLabs and the Armed Forces DNA ...

• See the face of an 18th century 'vampire' buried in Connecticut

  Livescience.com livescience.com

  

  After performing DNA analyses, forensic scientists from a Virginia-based DNA technology company named Parabon NanoLabs, and the Armed Forces...

• Researchers Reconstruct The Face Of A 19th-Century 'Vampire'

  Kaleena Fraga reporting for All That's Interesting allthatsinteresting.com

  

  John Barber died of tuberculosis in the 1800s, leading his community to deem him a vampire. Now, researchers have reconstructed his face.

• Face of 18th century Connecticut man who was mistaken for a VAMPIRE

  Vigour Times vigourtimes.com

  

  The face of a Connecticut farmer thought to be a vampire when he died of tuberculosis in the 19th century has been seen for the first time since his corpse ...

• October 2022
• Skull of Mutilated 'Vampire' From 1800s Reveals What He Really Looked Like

  Newsweek newsweek.com

  

  The man, thought to be named John Barber, died in the 1800s and was considered a "vampire," according to archaeologists. Parabon.

• 19th Century New England Vampire Undergoes 21st Century DNA Analysis

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  19th Century New England Vampire Undergoes 21st Century DNA Analysis. News Provided By. Parabon NanoLabs, Inc. October 30, 2022, 21:32 GMT.

• The Justice Files: To Catch a Killer: The Sherry Black murder investigation (Part II)

  ABC4.com abc4.com

  

  He sent the blood evidence to Parabon Nanolabs, and genealogists gave him a lead. “This genealogist was able to provide information...

• The Justice Files: To Catch a Killer: The Sherry Black murder investigation (Part I)

  ABC4.com abc4.com

  

  In 2010, Sherry Black was found murdered at her South Salt Lake bookstore.

• Lancaster man charged in 1975 cold case killing pleads not guilty

  WPMT FOX 43 fox43.com

  

  Parabon's genetic genealogy research produced Sinopoli as a potential person of interest in the case, based on his Italian ancestry. Investigators needed to...

• PA Man Jailed In 1993 Newark Sexual Assault Cold Case

  First State Update firststateupdate.com

  

  The DNA was then sent to a second private lab – Parabon Nanolabs. Parabon NanoLabs (Parabon), is a DNA technology company in Virginia that...

• Cracking Cold Cases and Taking DNA Technology to the Next Level

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  The story of Parabon and it's CEO, Steve Armentrout

• Prosecutors: Man charged 30 years after assaulting women vacationing in Ozarks

  Monica Ryan reporting for KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis fox2now.com

  

  A Fort Scott, Kansas man has been charged with assaulting two women who were on vacation at a Missouri state park 30 years ago.

• Deborah “Debi” Tomlinson Murder: Where is Jimmy Duncan Now? Update

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  Investigation Discovery’s ‘On The Case With Paula Zahn: Deborah Tomlinson Murder: Where is Jimmy Duncan Now?

• Kansas Man Arrested in Brutal 1992 Cold Case Assault, Kidnapping, and Rape Involving Two Women Hiking in the Ozarks

  Law & Crime lawandcrime.com

  

  ... Scott Police Department in Kansas, and Parabon Nanolabs. The latter organization is a leader in the testing of cold case DNA samples.

• Charges filed in cold case assault in Taney Co.

  ktlo.com ktlo.com

  

  ... Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory Division, Fort Scott (Kansas) Police Department, and Parabon Nanolabs worked together to solve the case.

• Man charged in Branson cold case 30 years later. '92 incident left ...

  News-Leader news-leader.com

  

  Fort Scott Police Department gathered DNA evidence from Wagner, and it was tested by Parabon Nanolabs. Advances in forensic science...

• Fort Scott man charged in 1992 Branson area cold case

  KoamNewsNow.com koamnewsnow.com

  

  Thirty years later, prosecutors charge a southeast Kansas man in a 1992 Branson, Missouri area assault and rape case.

• Fort Scott man charged in 1992 Branson cold case – Newstalk KZRG

  NewsTalk KZRG newstalkkzrg.com

  

  ... State Highway Patrol Crime Laboratory Division, Fort Scott Police Department, and Parabon Nanolabs worked together to solve the case.

• Police are using DNA to create 3D images of suspects they've never ...

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  Ellen Greytak, Parabon NanoLabs' Director of Bioinformatics. Then, we take your calls. Kylee Carnegie-Middlebrook, an Ontario patient who is paying $100K CAD...

• Police are using DNA to create 3D images of suspects they've never seen

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  Edmonton police are apologizing after sharing a computer-generated image of a suspect they created with DNA phenotyping. Graham Richardson speaks with ...

• Severed foot in bucket on Mississippi man's property breaks open ...

  KOKI FOX 23 TULSA fox23.com

  

  Sheriff's office officials released the information from Parabon but were still unable to identify the victim. Investigators got their first...

• Severed foot in bucket on Mississippi man’s property breaks open 2016 Louisiana cold case

  WSB Radio wsbradio.com

  

  ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — A severed foot found in Mississippi in 2019 has led Louisiana police to the identity of a man found dismembered along a rural ...

• Severed foot in bucket on Mississippi man's property breaks open 2016 Louisiana cold case

  WGAU wgauradio.com

  

  ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. — A severed foot found in Mississippi in 2019 has led Louisiana police to the identity of a man found dismembered along a rural ...

• JonBenet Ramsey's brother hails Denver cops for cracking cold case murder to shade Boulder PD's 'inexperience'

  MEAWW meaww.com

  

  The murdered child's relative shamed Boulder police after Denver cops solved a 2004 'cold case' based on DNA evidence — techniques that could solve the ...

• Wayne County DA: No discussion to use new DNA techniques in 1991 Ronning murder

  Yahoo! Voices yahoo.com

  

  Oct. 9—It was a sight Stanton Pratt never forgot. In late July 1991, the then-captain of the Honesdale Fire Department's dive team received a call from the ...

• Discovery of severed foot on dead Mississippi man's property leads ...

  Magnolia State Live magnoliastatelive.com

  

  ... able to obtain a DNA profile for investigators, and that information was sent to Parabon NanoLabs, which specializes in DNA phenotyping.

• Victim identified in St. Tammany cold case | Police Fire

  an17.com an17.com

  

  In working with their partners with the St. Tammany Parish Coroner's Office DNA Lab and the DNA Doe Project, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's detectives have ...

• A dead Biloxian was in possession of a severed foot. Did he dismember a Louisiana man?

  Biloxi Sun Herald sunherald.com

  

  Tammany Coroner's Office DNA Lab, the LSU FACES Lab, the DNA Doe Project, Parabon NanoLabs and the Biloxi Police Department. They all played a...

• Severed foot in bucket helps ID dismembered body found in rural St. Tammany Parish

  NOLA.com nola.com

  

  The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a 2016 homicide, a man whose partially dismembered, badly decomposed body was found on ...

• A dismembered body that was found in St. Tammany 6 years ago has finally been identified

  WWLTV.com wwltv.com

  

  Tammany Coroner's Office DNA Lab, the LSU FACES Lab, the DNA Doe Project, Parabon NanoLabs and the Biloxi Police Department. They all played...

• Dismembered man found in St. Tammany Parish identified after foot found in Biloxi years later

  Mykal Vincent reporting for WLBT wlbt.com

  

  ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. (WVUE) - A man whose body was found dismembered in St. Tammany Parish in 2016 has been identified after DNA samples linked him to a ...

• People Are Calling Out Edmonton Police For Racism After Using ...

  msnNOW msn.com

  

  ... public tips or DNA matches," EPS said they brought in the DNA technology company Parabon NanoLabs, who use DNA phenotyping technology to...

• Edmonton police retract DNA-derived mugshot

  The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com

  

  The Edmonton Police Service paid about $1,700 to Parabon Nanolabs to develop the mugshot image, according to Mr. Okere.

• EPS apologizes for releasing DNA phenotyping composite sketch of ...

  CTV News Edmonton ctvnews.ca

  

  The image was generated by Parabon NanoLabs in Virginia and cannot predict age, body composition, or environmental and stylistic factors.

• Edmonton police use DNA phenotyping to find sex assault suspect

  Waterloo Region Record therecord.com

  

  Edmonton police say they are using DNA phenotyping, for the first time in its history, in trying to solve a sexual assault.

• DNA Helped Solve Cold Case Murder of Robin Brooks After 40 Years | True Crime Mysteries (Megan)

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  Phillip Wilson was arrested. He had been Robin's neighbor. Robin Brooks (Image courtesy of Sacramento County Sheriff's Department) A horrible discovery was ...

• Police use DNA phenotyping in unsolved sexual assault

  Edmonton Police Service edmontonpolice.ca

  Using DNA evidence from this investigation, Parabon produced trait predictions for the associated person of interest (POI).

• 'On the Case with Paula Zahn' looks at how Council Bluffs Police solved 40 year old cold case

  The Daily Nonpareil nonpareilonline.com

  

  Forty years ago a woman named Lee Rotatori was found murdered in a Council Bluffs motel room. Her killer, despite leaving a DNA sample at the scene, ...

• EPS to keep using DNA phenotyping

  CTV News Edmonton ctvnews.ca

  

  The image was generated by Parabon NanoLabs in Virginia and cannot predict age, body composition, or environmental and stylistic factors.

• Edmonton police use DNA phenotyping in sexual assault investigation

  CityNews Edmonton citynews.ca

  

  Due to this, investigators have contacted the Parabon NanoLabs, a DNA technology company in Virginia that specializes in advanced DNA...

• Edmonton police turn to DNA technology in unsolved 2019 sexual assault

  Edmonton Journal edmontonjournal.com

  ... detectives decided to reach out to Virginia-based Parabon NanoLabs to complete a DNA phenotyping to predict the appearance and ancestry...

• Edmonton police use DNA phenotyping as ‘last resort’ in hopes of identifying sexual assault suspect

  Caley Gibson reporting for Global News globalnews.ca

  

  For the first time, the Edmonton Police Service has used DNA phenotyping in the hopes of identifying a suspect in a violent 2019 sexual assault.

• Composite sketch generated from DNA in 2019 Edmonton sex assault

  CTV News Edmonton ctvnews.ca

  

  Parabon claims to have helped identify more than 230 persons of interest since 2018. 'LAST RESORT'. EPS said it is aware of "the impact" the...

• US news: One of America's worst serial killers was only uncovered 40 years after his death

  UNILAD unilad.com

  

  Using Parabon Labs, which matches DNA samples with ancestry sites, cops were able to narrow it down to one specific family tree – and ...

• 5 chilling details about 1982 murder of Lee Rotatori

  Nikita Mahato reporting for Sportskeeda sportskeeda.com

  

  Investigators in Iowa revealed in February 2022 that they successfully connected the 1982 fatal stabbing of Lee Rotatori to an Illinois truck driver named ...

• On the Case with Paula Zahn: How was Lee Rotatori's murder case solved after 40 years?

  Nikita Mahato reporting for Sportskeeda sportskeeda.com

  

  ID's On the Case With Paula Zahn is set to revisit the brutal 1982 murder of Lee Rotatori in a hotel room, a cold case which was only recently solved owing ...

• Michael Allan Carbo Jr. Sentenced for Nancy Daugherty Murder

  Law & Crime lawandcrime.com

  

  The judge sentenced a man to the mandatory punishment for raping and murdering a mother-of-two in her home more than three decades ago.

• On the Case with Paula Zahn: What happened to Lee Rotatori's Killer Thomas O. Freeman?

  Nikita Mahato reporting for Sportskeeda sportskeeda.com

  

  Lee Rotatori's 1982 murder case remained a mystery until recently, when advanced DNA technology helped in solving the decades-old homicide in February 2022, ...

• Alberta announces combined $187 million in addictions and homelessness funding

  Todayville.com todayville.com

  By Rob Drinkwater in Edmonton The Alberta government has announced more than $124 million over two years for addiction and mental health services in.

• How police can use your DNA to solve crimes without consent

  New York Post nypost.com

  

  Her case lay cold for years until Virginia-based Parabon NanoLab used genetic data to develop a suspect composite that eventually led to...

• September 2022
• Student’s killer sentenced to 75 years for brutal rape & murder of 20-year-old before dumping body in dorm...

  Forrest McFarland reporting for The US Sun the-sun.com

  

  A MAN who prompted an almost 30-year investigation after raping and murdering a girl staying in his dorm building has finally been sentenced.Maine res.

• Steven Downs Sentenced for 1993 Murder and Sexual Assault of Sophie Sergie

  Alaska Native News alaska-native-news.com

  

  On Monday, Maine resident Steven Downs was sentenced in Fairbanks court for the murder and sexual assault of Sophie Sergie. He was sentenced to 67 years on ...

• 1975 PA Cold Case Killing Heads To Trial | Across Pennsylvania ...

  Patch patch.com

  

  More than 20 years later, authorities enlisted the help of Virginia-based Parabon NanoLabs to analyze DNA obtained in the case an advanced...

• Oahu grand jury indicts Nevada man connected to 1972 Waikiki cold case killing

  KITV Honolulu kitv.com

  

  A Nevada man charged in connection with a 50-year-old cold case murder out of Waikiki was indicted by an Oahu grand jury on Friday.

• Cold case suspect indicted, awaiting extradition from CA

  KHON2 khon2.com

  

  HONOLULU (KHON2) — An Oahu grand jury has indicted the suspect in a murder case that went cold in 1972. Tudor Chirila was charged Friday with one count of ...

• How genetic genealogy helped nab a Detroit serial rapist

  Michigan Radio michiganradio.org

  

  A Detroit man named Lionel Wells was sentenced last week for sexually assaulting five teenage girls between 2007 and 2014. He's the latest perpetrator of a ...

• Honolulu Prosecutor Charges Murder Suspect In 1972 Killing

  Honolulu Civil Beat civilbeat.org

  

  Alm said Parabon Nanolabs provided the expertise that lead to connecting Chirila to the murder. Nancy Anderson's family issued a statement...

• Man to stand trial in 1975 cold case after DNA on coffee cup leads to arrest

  UNILAD unilad.com

  

  Working at her company Parabon NanoLabs, which conducts novel DNA-based forensics, Moore determined the DNA belonged to someone who had many...

• Man charged with killing Lindy Sue Biechler faces preliminary hearing

  WPMT FOX 43 fox43.com

  

  In September 2019, Parabon NanoLabs provided a composite sketch of the suspect in Biechler's case based on a DNA profile it compiled from...

• Former Nevada AAG accused of murder in 1972 will resist extradition

  Taiwo Gbolagade reporting for TDPel Media tdpelmedia.com

  

  An ex-assistant Nevada attorney general who is charged with murder in Honolulu in 1972 told a Reno court on Wednesday that he intends to challenge his.

• Former deputy Nevada attorney general accused in woman's 1972 Hawaii killing tells judge his arrest was "unconstitutional"

  CBS News cbsnews.com

  

  A former deputy Nevada attorney general accused of a 1972 killing in Honolulu told a Reno judge Wednesday he wants to fight extradition to Hawaii because he ...

• Former Nevada Deputy Attorney General Accused Of Teen’s 1972 Hawaii Murder Fights Extradition

  Oxygen oxygen.com

  

  In 2020, Parabon NanoLabs assisted Honolulu police in creating a DNA profile from physical evidence found on bloodied towels found near...

• Family, friends want cold case of missing Oklahoma sisters reopened

  Oklahoman.com oklahoman.com

  

  The family of two sisters who were killed 35 years ago are hopeful today's technology might help them find justice.

• Ex-Nevada Deputy Attorney General who fatally stabbed Nancy Anderson, 17, over 60 times arrested after five decades

  MEAWW meaww.com

  

  Chirila Jr was an ex-deputy Nevada attorney general who later ran for the state Supreme Court and was connected to the notorious Mustang Ranch brothel.

• 50 years ago, Nancy Anderson was found dead in her Hawaii apartment. A former deputy Nevada attorney general has been arrested.

  CBS News cbsnews.com

  

  Police had reopened the cold case multiple times since the killing and received a tip in December that Tudor Chirila Jr. could be a suspect.

• Former high-ranking Nevada attorney accused of stabbing Hawaii teen in the heart 50 years ago

  True Crime Daily Staff reporting for True Crime Daily truecrimedaily.com

  

  RENO, Nev. (TCD) -- A 77-year-old disgraced former lawmaker was arrested this week for his alleged role in the 1972 stabbing death of a 19-year-old woman ...

• DNA leads to arrest in 1972 Waikiki murder

  WFXRtv.com wfxrtv.com

  

  HONOLULU (KHON) – A DNA comparison has led to an arrest in a cold murder case in Hawaii that dates back decades.

• Former attorney arrested for stabbing 19-year-old Hawaii woman more than 50 years ago

  Jessica Schladebeck reporting for New York Daily News nydailynews.com

  

  A 77-year-old man was arrested in Nevada after DNA evidence linked him to a deadly stabbing that occurred in Hawaii nearly 50 years ago, police said.

• Man arrested after son's DNA links him to decades-old murder

  UNILAD unilad.com

  

  ... Parabon NanoLabs to create a profile of the killer using DNA pulled ... Parabon produced trait predictions for a person of interest (POI) in...

• 50 years after slaying, Nevada man accused of stabbing 19-year-old woman at her Hawaii apartment

  msnNOW msn.com

  

  A 77-year-old Nevada man was accused of murder Wednesday after authorities in Hawaii accused him of fatally stabbing a woman in her Honolulu home in 1972.

• Nevada man arrested after son's DNA links him to 50-year-old murder

  Andrea Blanco reporting for The Independent co.uk

  

  Tudor Chirila arrested five decades after 19-year-old Nancy Elaine Anderson was found stabbed to death in her apartment.

• 50 years after teen’s fatal stabbing in Waikiki, her alleged killer is arrested

  hawaiinewsnow.com

  

  A huge break is made in one of Hawaii's oldest cold cases.

• Honolulu police crack 50-year-old cold-case killing

  Yahoo News yahoo.com

  

  Sep. 14—A former Nevada deputy attorney general was arrested Tuesday, five decades after police allege he stabbed a young woman more than 60 times and left ...

• DNA Allegedly Links Former Attorney To 1972 Cold Case Of 19-Year-Old Murdered In Hawaii

  Oxygen oxygen.com

  

  Read about Tudor Chirila, the elderly former attorney arrested for the 1972 cold case murder of teen Nancy Anderson in Hawaii.

• DNA evidence leads to arrest in 50-year-old Waikiki cold case murder

  KITV Honolulu kitv.com

  

  12, Parabon Nanolabs confirmed the DNA was a match. A no-bail warrant was obtained and Chirila was arrested on Sept. 13 on a complaint of second...

• Detroit serial rapist sentenced to prison after DNA matches rape kits dating back to 2007

  FOX 2 Detroit fox2detroit.com

  

  Rape kits led police to a man who sexually assaulted five Detroit women and teens. He is now headed to prison.

• Serial rapist sentenced after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting 5 young women in Detroit

  Kayla Clarke reporting for WDIV ClickOnDetroit clickondetroit.com

  

  A serial rapist will serve between 25 to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to rape, kidnapping and armed robbery charges in Detroit.

• Nevada man arrested after son’s DNA links him to 50-year-old murder in Hawaii

  Yahoo News yahoo.com

  

  HPD had exhausted investigative efforts before asking Parabon NanoLabs to create a prediction of the suspect's physical appearance at the...

• Man Arrested After Son’s DNA Provides Link to 50-Year-Old Cold Case Murder in Hawaii

  Law & Crime lawandcrime.com

  

  In the summer of 2020, the Honolulu Police Department partnered with Reston, Virginia-based Parabon NanoLabs to develop a sketch of what the...

• DNA evidence leads to arrest in 50-year-old cold case murder

  KYMA kyma.com

  By Matthew Nuttle. Click here for updates on this story. RENO, Nevada (KITV) — A Reno man was arrested on Monday in connection with a 50-year-old cold case ...

• DNA evidence leads to arrest in 50-year-old cold case murder - Local News 8

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  By Matthew Nuttle. Click here for updates on this story. RENO, Nevada (KITV) — A Reno man was arrested on Monday in connection with a 50-year-old cold case ...

• DNA analysis leads to arrest in 1972 Waikiki fatal stabbing

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  Sep. 14—Honolulu police have used DNA comparisons and evidence to make an arrest in connection with the Jan. 7, 1972, killing of Nancy Elaine Anderson, ...

• ISP praises law enforcement for cold case work, Hessler arrest and ...

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  Based on information obtained from Parabon and a continued, relentless investigation, Steven Ray Hessler of Greensburg was arrested in August...

• Florida authorities ID victim of alleged serial killer suspected in ‘Fort Myers 8’ case

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  FORT MYERS, Fla. — Florida authorities working with genetic genealogists have identified one of eight serial killer victims whose skeletal remains were ...

• State police praise Shelby County law enforcement for cold case work

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  Indiana State Police are recognizing Shelby County law enforcement for their efforts to solve cold cases, some going back to the early 1980s.

• Cold cases cracked: How experts are solving hundreds of violent crime mysteries after decades of no answers

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  On the evening of Dec. 5, 1975, Lindy Sue Biechler's aunt and uncle returned home to find their 19-year-old niece with a knife sticking out of her neck and ...

• How experts are cracking hundreds of unsolved cold cases

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  The scientists at Parabon use autosomal DNA single nucleotide polymorphisms, also known as SNPs (pronounced like “snips”), to identify possible...

• ISP detective and Shelby County prosecutors receive Outstanding Criminal Investigation Award

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  INDIANAPOLIS - On Wednesday, an Indiana State Police Detective and two members of the Shelby County Prosecutor's Office were recognized by Indiana State ...

• ISP detective and Shelby County prosecutors receive Outstanding ...

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  Based on information obtained from Parabon and a continued, relentless investigation, Steven Ray Hessler of Greensburg, Indiana was arrested in...

• 4th victim of Florida serial killer identified after 15 years, police say

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  Fort Myers police said their cold case unit and DNA analysis company Parabon Labs used DNA evidence to identify this victim as 31-year-old...

• Man's identity revealed; was among eight sets of remains found in 2007 in East Fort Myers field

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  Robert “Bobbie” Ronald Soden was about 30 the last time anyone saw him alive. On Tuesday, his remains were identified as one of eight discovered in an East ...

• Police identify another possible victim of a SWFL serial killer

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  Fort Myers police identified one of eight men whose remains were found in 2007, suspected victims of a Southwest Florida serial killer.

• Fourth victim of 'Hog Trail Killer' identified by DNA analysis

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  Cold case detectives worked with state police and Parabon Nanolabs, using DNA that was collected from one of the skeletal remains. A family...

• Serial killer's victim identified as Bobbie Soden, Fort Myers Police report

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  The department's Cold Case Unit working with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Parabon Nanolabs, a private DNA analysis company,...

• Police identify 4th man in Charlotte County cold case

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  ... the cold case unit has been working with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Parabon Nanolabs, a private DNA analysis company.

• Oregon State Medical Examiner Closes Dozens of Cases with Parabon Genetic Genealogy
  

  Remains Had Been Unidentified For As Long As 52 Years

• The Box: Chris Loudon reveals Bruce Lindahl is behind Pam Maurer death

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  The Box: An American Murder Story explores how detective Chris Loudon uncovered serial killer Bruce Lindahl as Pam Maurer's killer.

• August 2022
• OSBI identifies remains found partially buried near Lake Thunderbird in 2008

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  OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) has identified the woman found partially buried in 2008 near Lake Thunderbird as ...

• OSBI identifies Oklahoma woman found in shallow grave 14 years ago, death investigated as homicide

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  Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agents identified a woman who was found partially buried near Lake Thunderbird 14 years ago.

• Forensic Testing Helps Identify Woman Found Near Lake Thunderbird In 2008

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  Wednesday, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is announcing that a woman found partially buried on August 31, 2008 near Lake Thunderbird is ...

• OSBI: Forensic genealogy helps identify woman found near Lake Thunderbird

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  Criminalists from the OSBI Forensic Science Center sent DNA to Parabon Nanolabs, hoping to locate relatives. In March 2022, a possible relative...

• OSBI identifies remains of woman found partially buried near Lake Thunderbird in 2008

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  Parabon identified a possible relative in March 2022, and special agents with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation contacted the relative...

• [Crime Stories with Nancy Grace] Missing Teen Girl's Body Dug up at Serial Killer's 'House Of Horrors' ID'ed as Theresa Fillingim

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  Theresa Fillingim was almost 17 years old when she disappeared. She was living with her sister in Florida, trying to find a job. Fillingim leaves for an ...

• Chisholm man's conviction ends long search for killer in woman's 1986 murder

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  CHISHOLM, Minn. - Investigators in this Iron Range town spent more than three decades determining who didn't kill Nancy Daugherty, a well-liked aide at a ...

• Let JonBenet RIP

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  This time CeCe Moore of Parabon NanoLabs, who mainstream media now will tell you can solve a crime, that years ago an FBI agent said to me...

• How Calgary police are cracking sexual-assault cold cases with DNA banks

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  With private brokers tapping into genetic genealogical databases like Ancestry.com and 23andme, police no longer need an exact match between crime-scene DNA ...

• DNA test databases lack diversity, hinder search for missing children

  N'dea Yancey-Bragg, Sasha Ndisabiye and Rachel Looker, USA TODAY reporting for USA TODAY usatoday.com

  

  Advocates and law enforcement increasingly turn to forensic science to search for longtime missing children, but many DNA databases lack diversity.

• DNA technology brings end to 40-year-old Florida cold case mystery

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  Hernando County Sheriff's investigators, with an assist from the University of North Texas and Virginia-based DNA technology company Parabon...

• DNA from letter sent to local newspaper cracks 34-year-old cold case murder of Pa. mom

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  Parabon has helped solve a number of cold cases recently, including 1975 stabbing death of a Lancaster County woman.

• 1988 murder of Pennsylvania woman finally solved thanks to genetic genealogy testing

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  The 1988 murder of a Pennsylvania woman has finally been solved thanks to DNA evidence collected from a letter that was sent to a local newspaper a decade ...

• DNA from newspaper letter solves 34-year-old cold case

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  A 1988 murder of a 26-year-old mother has been solved after DNA evidence was found on a letter sent to a local paper outlining the gruesome killing.

• 1988 murder of Pennsylvania woman finally solved thanks to ...

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  NBC News reported that sometime this year, Parabon NanoLabs in Virginia conducted genetic genealogy testing and found that the DNA profile...

• Chilling clue finally solves 30-year-old cold case of slain mom strangled to death with body dumped in...

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  A NOTE sent to a newspaper decades ago has helped to finally solve the 30-year-old case of a mom who was strangled to death.Anna Kane was only 26 year.

• DNA from letter sent to local newspaper helps solve 34-year-old cold case murder

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  The cold case murder of a mother in 1988 has been finally solved thanks to DNA evidence found on a chilling letter sent to a local newspaper decades ago ...

• DNA from letter helps solve 34-year-old cold case murder of Pa. mom

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  This year, genetic genealogy testing from the DNA profile was completed by Parabon NanoLabs in Virginia — which has helped solve a slew of...

• Pennsylvania cold case homicide solved, suspect identified through envelope DNA

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  Pennsylvania State Police say the decades-long cold case homicide of Anna Kane has been solved thanks to DNA on an envelope the suspected killer sent to a ...

• Anna Kane's daughter happy to have closure, upset killer never saw justice

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  Since the day her mother, Anna Kane, was killed, Tamika Reyes knew she would have to live with pain of missing her mother and waiting for justice to be ...

• DNA testing helps police identify suspect in 43-year-old Berks County cold case

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  READING, Pa. — A DNA sample taken from an anonymous letter sent to a newspaper in 1990 helped investigators identify a suspect in a 43-year-old cold-case ...

• State police ID suspect in 1988 killing of woman in Berks

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  The suspect was identified through tests of DNA evidence found on the victim's clothing, the police said.

• Anna Kane murder: Berks County, Pennsylvania cold case solved thanks to genetic genealogy

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  "We did genetic genealogy done by Parabon NanoLabs and they were able to determine a possible suspect of Scott Grim," Womer said.

• Anna Kane 1988 homicide, suspect named by PSP

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  The 1988 homicide of a Berks County woman has been solved according to the Pennsylvania State Police. New details on the suspect have been released.

• Kane's daughter happy for closure, upset killer won't see justice

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  Since the day her mother, Anna Kane, was killed, Tamika Reyes knew she would have to live with pain of missing her mother and waiting for justice to be ...

• Cold case killing probe points to man who died in 2018, police say

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  ... to possible family members who have uploaded their DNA to public databases — work was completed by Parabon NanoLabs, police said.

• Suspect identified in 1988 homicide in Berks County

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  Pennsylvania State Police have identified a suspect in the 1988 homicide of a woman in Berks County.

• State Police use DNA evidence to solve 1988 murder of Anna Kane

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  Scott Grim, who died in 2018, has been identified as the man who killed 26 year-old Anna Kane in 1988. The announcement was made during a press conference ...

• State Police identify suspect in 1988 Berks County homicide

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  Pennsylvania State Police have identified a suspect from a 1988 homicide in Berks County using a technique that has solved notable cold cases in neighboring ...

• Minnesota Man Convicted of Sexually Assaulting and Murdering ‘Wonderful Woman’ in Her Home More Than Three Decades Ago

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  “Based on their analysis and search, Parabon in July identified Mr. Carbo as a potential suspect in the case,” authorities said.

• Who was Bruce Everitt Lindahl and how did he die?...

  Chris Samuel reporting for The Sun co.uk

  

  BRUCE EVERITT LINDAHL was an American suspected serial killer and rapist who evaded the police for years.He is thought to have murdered at least nine.

• ‘Homicide Hunter' star Joe Kenda recalls ‘extreme’ murder of soldier: ‘Who are we looking for here, Dracula?’

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  Joe Kenda is returning to TV for ID's "Homicide Hunter: Never Give Up," a true crime special that focuses on the 1987 murder of 20-year-old Fort Carson ...

• 'Homicide Hunter' star Joe Kenda recalls 'extreme' murder of soldier: 'Who are we looking for here, Dracula?'

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  Former police detective Joe Kenda vividly remembers being called to the witness stand in a Colorado Springs courtroom to revisit a 1987 murder that remained ...

• JonBenét Ramsey's Father Insists Outside Help Could Hold Key To Daughter's Murder

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  JonBenét Ramsey's dad still believes private investigators could hold the key to solving his daughter's case, as he reflects on his “daddy's girl” on what ...

• Lake Mead's bodies may be identified using genetic genealogy

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  “Lake Stickney John Doe” spent almost a decade underwater before surfacing in June 1994 — a pair of fishermen found him among a patch of lily pads in ...

• Key figures in the Coley McCraney murder trial

  Stephen Crews reporting for WTVY wtvy.com

  

  DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Jury selection is underway in the murder trial of Coley McCraney. McCraney is accused of killing J.B. Beasley and Tracy Hawlett in ...

• Jury selection set to begin Monday in Coley McCraney murder trial

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  DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the murder trial of Coley McCraney. McCraney is charged with the murders of Dothan teens J.B. ...

• Investigators want police to retest JonBenét Ramsey's DNA with new ...

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  Parabon NanoLabs, based in Virginia, is known for using 'complicated and innovative genetic geology'—including the use of genealogical...

• Testimony begins in 1980s Iron Range cold-case murder trial

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  Michael Carbo Jr. is accused of sexually assaulting and killing Nancy Daugherty in summer 1986.

• I uncovered America’s secret serial killer – he was as psychotic as Ted Bundy and kept sick snaps of vic...

  Grant Rollings reporting for The Sun co.uk

  

  NO one knew that the blue-eyed and “silver-tongued” Bruce Lindahl was a serial killer - until new DNA technology revealed his horrendous crimes.Li.

• JonBenet Ramsey Murder: Police Urged to Retest DNA Due to Breakthrough in Investigation

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  It's not likely, but it seems like there may have been a breakthrough in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case. According to Fox News, there is a growing push to ...

• Police are asked to test DNA following a breakthrough in an investigation - Silver Screen Beat

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  You might have seen a JonBenet Ramsey murder trial breakthrough on your 2022 Bingo card. While it's unlikely, this is what appears to be happening.

• JonBenet Ramsey Murder: Police Urged to Retest DNA After Breakthrough in Investigation

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  Parabon NanoLabs, based in Virginia, is known for using "complicated and innovative genetic geology" to aid in cold cases and research old...

• Key To JonBenét Ramsey Case?! Cops Urged To Re-Test DNA On 3 Pieces Of Evidence -- Here's Why!

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  JonBenét Ramsey's murder has still not been solved nearly a quarter century later, but a team of volunteer investigators thinks they know what the Boulder ...

• JonBenét Ramsey cops urged to re-test DNA on 3 key pieces of evidence including her underwear as huge...

  Christopher Eberhart reporting for The US Sun the-sun.com

  

  THREE crucial pieces of evidence in the JonBenét Ramsey case need to be re-tested with modern technology, according to a team of volunteer investigat.

• JonBenét Ramsey murder: Cops urged to use advanced tech to re-test DNA on 3 key pieces of evidence

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  BOULDER, COLORADO: JonBenét Ramsey's murder has still not been solved, even after nearly 26 years. However, a team of volunteer investigators and a ...

• Finding Your Roots: Season Nine; PBS Teases Return of Henry Louis Gates Jr Genealogy TV Show (Watch)

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  Finding Your Roots is returning to PBS for a ninth season. The network has released a trailer teasing the return of the genealogy series featuring scholar ...

• July 2022
• Father of JonBenet Ramsey Threatens to File Suit if Independent Lab Isn't Handed DNA Evidence

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  The father of JonBenet Ramsey is trying to get an independent researcher to test DNA gathered from the scene of his daughter's 1996 death.

• On justice for Lindy Sue Biechler [letter] | Letters To The Editor | lancasteronline.com

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  I would personally like to express my sincere gratitude to all of the law enforcement personnel who diligently worked on the case of the horrific murder of ...

• Houston County News 2

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  TYLER – Jeffrey Paul Madison, former CEO of Little River Healthcare, was among 21 people recently charged in connection to alleged medical fraud schemes ...

• DNA technology helps HCSO identify victim of 1981 murder

  Hernando Sun hernandosun.com

  

  Parabon is a private-sector DNA technology firm that specializes in DNA phenotyping, a process that predicts physical appearance and...

• How a 1975 murder in Lancaster County was apparently solved

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  The break came when genetic genealogist CeCe Moore of Parabon NanoLabs was able to connect DNA recovered from the crime scene to Sinopoli's...

• Why the JonBenét Ramsey murder case still captivates the nation

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  The JonBen\u00e9t Ramsey murder case has been cold since 1996, but it still captivates the nation.

• JonBenet Ramsey case: father to pursue legal action if Colorado ignores request for independent DNA testing

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  John Ramsey is willing to take legal action if the Colorado government ignores his petition for independent DNA testing in his daughter JonBenet Ramsey's ...

• Breaking News - "Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr." Season Nine Premieres January 3, 2023 | TheFutonCritic.com

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  New 10-Episode Season Featuring 21 New Celebrities Premiering on PBS. New Episodes Explore Ancestry Stories of Jim Acosta, Carol Burnett, Jamie Chung, ...

• JonBenét Ramsey’s family renews effort to solve her murder

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  Jared Polis to hand over the DNA samples the Boulder Police Department has collected and allow a company called Parabon NanoLabs to do DNA...

• Could JonBenet Ramsey's case be close to being solved?

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  JonBenet Ramsey's brother is renewing his family's appeal to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to allow an independent agency to conduct DNA testing in the unsolved ...

• Why do people still talk about the JonBenét Ramsey murder case?

  Madison Selcho reporting for Deseret News deseret.com

  

  The murder of JonBenét Ramsey in 1996 still remains in the news. Evidence is not being released for DNA testing with new technology that could reveal her ...

• Grim new lead in JonBenet case

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  The half-brother of murdered beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey has called on police to embrace technology that could solve the case in “hours”.

• 26-Year-Old Mystery Of Child Beauty Queen's Murder Could Be ...

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  #Parabon and @CeCeLMoore is the premier shop in the world to successfully hunt #childkillers. Let's get to work! #jonbenet #boulderco.".

• JonBenet Ramsey's Killer's DNA—Family Could Have Answers in Hours

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  JonBenet Ramsey, who was found dead in the family home in 1996, was only 6 years old. And until now, no one has been convicted of the murder.

• JonBenet Ramsey cold case: DNA expert explains how mystery might be solved in short order

  Zoey Khalid reporting for Globe Echo globeecho.com

  

  Genetic genealogy research is a relatively new field – driven by “citizen scientists” with a passion for cracking unsolved cases and knowledge of how to ...

• Family makes new push to solve JonBenét Ramsey murder

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  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) – It has been 25 years since JonBenét Ramsey was found dead. Now, there is a renewed effort to find the person responsible for ...

• JonBenet Ramsey's family recruits 'premier' DNA lab that could solve cold case in hours, researcher says

  BizPac Review bizpacreview.com

  

  JonBenet Ramsey's half-brother and father have engaged an independent agency to conduct DNA testing that could solve her murder within hours.

• JonBenét Ramsey DNA evidence could be identified ‘in hours’, genetic investigator says

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  JonBenét Ramsey's father and half-brother are asking Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to allow a genetic investigator to conduct testing on DNA collected at the ...

• Could new DNA tests solve JonBenet Ramsey murder? Family asks for evidence

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  BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) – It has been 25 years since JonBenét Ramsey was found dead. Now, there is a renewed effort to find the person responsible for ...

• DNA expert claims 'cutting edge' technology could solve JonBenet Ramsey cold case murder in hours

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• Renewed push to solve JonBenét Ramsey murder

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  A Parabon scientist said it could take just a few hours to identify DNA collected from the crime scene of JonBenét's murder. “So, it's like a...

• JonBenet Ramsey's killer could be identified in 'matter of hours' if police release DNA sample

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  A scientist has said that she is confident that the killer of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey could be identified within a matter of hours.

• Slain teen’s remains identified four decades after they were discovered at serial killer’s ‘House of Horrors’

  Graeme Massie reporting for The Independent co.uk

  

  Remains found inside a Florida serial killer's “House of Horrors” more than four decades ago have been identified as those of teenager Theresa Caroline ...

• Family of JonBenét Ramsey petitions Polis for access to DNA evidence

  Tamera Twitty reporting for Out There Colorado outtherecolorado.com

  

  Twenty-five years after the unsolved murder of 6-year-old Coloradan JonBenét Ramsey rocked the nation, the child's brother and father are petitioning ...

• Florida teen girl's remains found at serial killer's home identified 42 years after she vanished

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  Remains found 42 years ago on Florida serial killer's property dubbed "House of Horrors" identified as missing teen Theresa Caroline Fillingim, ...

• JonBenet Ramsay murder can be 'solved in few hours' says DNA expert CeCe Moore

  MEAWW meaww.com

  

  On July 25, JonBenet Ramsey's brother appealed to the Colorado Governor to allow an independent agency to investigate the unsolved 1996 murder.

• Teenager's Remains Identified 41 Years After Suspected Murder By Serial Killer In Florida

  International Business Times ibtimes.com

  

  Forty-one years after the remains of a 16-year-old girl were discovered on a Florida property, police have identified the victim using DNA technology.

• The breakthrough new DNA evidence that could find JonBenét Ramsey's killer | 60 Minutes Australia - YouTube

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  60 Minutes Australia: Parabon Experts Believe DNA Technology Could Solve JonBenet Ramsey Case

• JonBenet Ramsey crime scene DNA could be IDed in hours, cold case researcher says as family pushes for answers

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  Parabon NanoLabs, the Virginia-based firm Ramsey mentioned in his tweet, has a track record of using complicated and innovative genetic...

• Remains unearthed at serial killer's "house of horrors" 41 years ago identified as missing teenager Theresa Fillingim

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  Investigators have confirmed that remains unearthed in a Florida junk yard 41 years ago match a missing teenager, the victim of a serial killer now ...

• Sheriff's Office identifies victim in 1981 slaying | News | suncoastnews.com

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  The Hernando County Sheriff's Office said it has identified one of the two previously unidentified victims in the Mansfield investigation from 1981.

• Suspect Charged in 1975 Murder of Lindy Sue Biechler

  MyChesCo mychesco.com

  

  In September 2019, investigators released composites, also called phenotypes, provided by Parabon based on DNA evidence left at the crime scene.

• Remains found at serial killer's 'house of horrors' in 1981 finally identified

  Snejana Farberov reporting for New York Post nypost.com

  

  More than four decades after a young woman's remains were discovered on a Florida property belonging to a serial killer, cutting-edge DNA technology has ...

• DNA helps ID victim 41 years later; suspect jailed in California

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  SPRING HILL, Fla. — Investigators have confirmed that remains unearthed in a Florida junk yard, 41 years ago, match a missing teenager, the victim of a ...

• This DNA expert believes she can find JonBenét's killer in 'a matter of hours', so why won't police let her?

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  An expert DNA genealogist believes evidence locked deep within the archives of Boulder police station in Colorado could finally help solve who killed ...

• DNA genealogist 'desperate' for a Biechler lead saw similarities in two Lancaster County cold cases

  DAN NEPHIN AND JADE CAMPOS | dnephin@lnpnews.com, jcampos@lnpnews.com reporting for LNP | LancasterOnline lancasteronline.com

  

  David Vincent Sinopoli threw out a coffee cup at Philadelphia International Airport in February, before heading on a vacation in Aruba with his wife and ...

• DNA helps Florida investigators ID victim 41 years later

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  SPRING HILL, Fla — Investigators have confirmed that remains unearthed in a Florida junk yard 41 years ago match a missing teenager, the victim of a serial ...

• Chilling piece of discarded airport evidence used to catch ‘killer’ 47 years after brutal murder of tee...

  Forrest McFarland reporting for The US Sun the-sun.com

  

  THE brutal murder of a teen went unsolved for 47 years - until detectives got their hands on a piece of evidence discarded at an airport.Police retrie.

• 10 Years-Old Cold Cases That Were Solved by Cigarettes

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  Even amid mountains of evidence—eyewitness accounts, composite sketches of a suspect, or DNA left behind by a killer—sometimes, cases go unsolved, leaving.

• Florida investigators identify victim 41 years later through DNA

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  SPRING HILL, Fla. — Florida investigators announced Wednesday that they have been able to identify a victim from 41 years ago through DNA.

• DNA helps Florida investigators ID another victim of convicted California serial killer

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  SPRING HILL, Fla. — Investigators have confirmed that remains unearthed in a Florida junk yard 41 years ago match a missing teenager, the victim of a serial ...

• DNA on Discarded Coffee Cup Leads to Arrest in a 1975 Homicide - The New York Times

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  Lindy Sue Biechler was stabbed 19 times more than four decades ago. The authorities in Pennsylvania said a coffee cup that David Sinopoli, 68, discarded this year provided investigators with crucial evidence.

• New DNA Tech Helps Catch Killers from Hopeless Cases

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  Parabon last year helped police in Adams County charge a man in connection with the 1987 rape and murder of Edna Laughman, 85. The arrest of...

• DNA helps Florida investigators ID another victim of convicted ...

  The Mercury News mercurynews.com

  

  Hernando County Sheriff's investigators, with an assist from the University of North Texas and Virginia-based DNA technology company Parabon...

• New DNA technology catches killers from cases that seemed hopeless: ‘We will identify you’

  Christine Vendel reporting for PennLive pennlive.com

  

  An arrest in the 46-year-old murder of Lindy Sue Biechler in Lancaster County illustrates the power of rapidly improving DNA technology to "reach back into ...

• DNA helps Florida investigators ID victim of serial killer 41 years later

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  They tried again this year, using Parabon's “Snapshot DNA Phenotyping" service, which creates a description of the victim rather than searching ...

• Does DNA-based sketch match mugshot of suspect in 1975 killing?

  LNP | LancasterOnline lancasteronline.com

  

  Parabon, which produced the sketch, pointed detectives toward Sinopoli as a suspect in the case in December through a combination of genetic...

• After 4 decades, DNA identifies Tampa teen as victim of serial killer Billy Mansfield

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  It's been 41 years since Hernando County sheriff's deputies descended on a 6-acre junkyard in Spring Hill's Weeki Wachee Acres neighborhood, ready to start ...

• DPS identifies remains as missing person

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  AUSTIN – Human remains found in Midland County in 2013 have now been positively identified as Sylvia Nicole Smith following an extensive investigation by ...

• How a coffee cup left at Philadelphia International Airport led to an alleged killer in a 1975 cold case

  The Philadelphia Inquirer inquirer.com

  

  The murder investigation included records of Italian social clubs, draft cards, and Ellis Island immigration logs.

• What happened to Lindy Sue Biechler? Officers solve 1975 homicide through killer’s DNA on coffee cup

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  On Sunday, July 17, Pennsylvania resident David Sinopoli was detained and arrested in the long-standing cold case of Lindy Sue Biechler, after investigators ...

• Remains ofteen missing since 1980 identified as serial killer victim

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  Investigators say she was a victim of serial killer Billy Mansfield.

• DNA technology identifies remains of teen found at serial killer's Hernando County property

  msnNOW msn.com

  

  The Hernando County Sheriff's Office announced it identified one of two sets of unidentified remains left in the Mansfield serial killer investigation from ...

• A discarded coffee cup may have just helped crack this decades-old murder case

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  David Sinopoli was charged Sunday in the 1975 killing of Lindy Sue Biechler. Investigators chased down leads for decades, but it wasn't until advanced DNA ...

• Discarded Coffee Cup Helps Police Solve ‘Oldest Unsolved’ Murder Case In US: Report

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  New Delhi: A discarded coffee cup at Philadelphia International Airport has helped the authhorities amost solve a decades long murder case earlier this year ...

• Her death remained a mystery for 46 years. DNA from a coffee cup at an airport has led to an arrest.

  KXLY Spokane kxly.com

  But with the help of DNA lifted from a coffee cup earlier this year, investigators were able to charge a Pennsylvania man with the stabbing of the ...

• Cold case: How DNA from 1 cm of hair helped solve a 1982 murder

  USA TODAY usatoday.com

  

  On a rainy morning in January 1982, Anne Pham got ready for school and walked alone to her kindergarten class a few blocks away from her home in Seaside, ...

• Investigators Analyze DNA Sample to Make Arrest in 1975 Murder

  Futurism futurism.com

  

  ... from Biechler's underwear and confirmed in 1997 to contain semen found its way to Cece Moore, a genealogist working at Parabon NanoLabs, ...

• A coffee cup may identify the killer in Lindy Sue Biechler's cold case

  Wynne Davis reporting for NPR npr.org

  

  David Sinopoli was charged Sunday in the 1975 killing of Lindy Sue Biechler. Investigators chased down leads for decades, but it wasn't until advanced DNA ...

• Pa. Teen Was Murdered After Coming Home from Grocery Store in 1975, Coffee Cup Leads to Arrest

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  Newlywed Lindy Sue Biechler, 19, was found stabbed to death in her apartment in Lancaster County.

• Her death remained a mystery for 46 years. Now, DNA evidence from a coffee cup at the airport led to an arrest

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  For 46 years, the answer to who killed Lindy Sue Biechler remained a mystery. But with the help of DNA lifted from a coffee cup earlier this year, ...

• After obtaining DNA from coffee cup thrown away at airport, investigators make arrest in 1975 murder

  WLS-TV abc7chicago.com

  

  David Sinopoli was arrested this week in Lindy Sue Biechler's 1975 murder after a genealogist matched the suspect's DNA on a discarded coffee cup.

• DNA From Coffee Cup Credited in Arrest in 1975 Cold-Case Murder in Pa.

  NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth nbcdfw.com

  

  Authorities have announced an arrest in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old woman in Pennsylvania almost a half-century ago, crediting advances in DNA...

• Traveler tosses coffee cup — with DNA matching 1975 cold case homicide, officials say

  Kansas City Star kansascity.com

  

  Lancaster County District Attorney and Manor Township Police say DNA led to arrest in the 1975 cold case homicide of Pennsylvania 19-year-old stabbed to ...

• A 1975 slaying was solved after authorities got the alleged killer's DNA from an airport coffee cup

  msnNOW msn.com

  

  A Pennsylvania man was charged with fatally stabbing a 19-year-old woman 46 years ago after investigators obtained his DNA from a coffee cup at an airport ...

• Suspect arrested in 1975 murder after genetic genealogist turns to new approach

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  In 2020, CeCe Moore, a former ABC News contributor and the chief genetic genealogist at Parabon NanoLabs, began investigating the case with...

• DNA from coffee cup at Philly airport leads to arrest in 1975 cold case murder

  PhillyVoice.com phillyvoice.com

  

  Lindy Sue Beichler was stabbed to death at her Manor Township apartment in December 1975, leading to a cold case investigation that has remained unsolved ...

• DNA advances credited in arrest in 1975 cold-case murder

  WFMJ wfmj.com

  

  LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Authorities have announced an arrest in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old woman in Pennsylvania almost a half-century ago, ...

• David Sinopoli biography: 13 things about East Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania man

  CONAN Daily conandaily.com

  

  David Vincent Sinopoli is a resident of East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. He is of Italian descent.

• After obtaining DNA from coffee cup thrown away at airport ...

  WABC-TV abc7ny.com

  

  In 2020, CeCe Moore, a former ABC News contributor and the chief genetic genealogist at Parabon NanoLabs, began investigating the case with...

• A 1975 Philadelphia slaying was solved after authorities got the alleged killer's DNA from an airport coffee cup

  msnNOW msn.com

  

  A Pennsylvania man was charged with fatally stabbing a 19-year-old woman 46 years ago after investigators obtained his DNA from a coffee cup at an airport.

• Pennsylvania Man Arrested In Woman's 1975 Murder After DNA Allegedly Links Him To Crime

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  Officials from Pennylvania's "Dutch Country" say they've arrested a man after DNA allegedly linked him to one of the “most notable unsolved cases” of the ...

• Police in Lancaster County make arrest in 1975 killing of Lindy Sue Biechler

  WGAL Susquehanna Valley Pa. wgal.com

  

  The Lancaster County district attorney has announced an arrest in the county's oldest cold case, the 1975 murder of 19-year-old Lindy Sue Biechler.

• Man charged in 1975 cold case killing after coffee cup DNA match

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  A Pennsylvania man has been charged in the 1975 cold case murder of a 19-year-old woman after DNA on a discarded coffee cup appeared to match DNA left on ...

• Pa. man charged in teen’s 1975 cold case killing after coffee cup DNA match

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  LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania man has been charged in the 1975 cold case killing of a 19-year-old woman after DNA on a discarded coffee cup ...

• How 'novel' DNA approach led to an arrest in the Lindy Sue Biechler murder case

  LNP | LancasterOnline lancasteronline.com

  

  A man who investigators say once lived in the same apartment complex as Lindy Sue Biechler has been arrested and charged with stabbing her to death.

• Arrest made in 1975 stabbing death in Lancaster County

  The Philadelphia Inquirer inquirer.com

  

  Parabon created a list of 2,300 people who lived in Lancaster at the time of the killing who had relatives from that town in southern Italy,...

• Here's what led investigators to charge David Sinopoli with killing Lindy Sue Biechler in 1975

  WPMT FOX 43 fox43.com

  

  LANCASTER, Pa. — A 68-year-old Lancaster man has been charged with the murder of Lindy Sue Biechler nearly 47 years after she was found dead in her ...

• NEWS POST: DNA Leads Investigators to Charge Suspect with ...

  CRIMEWATCH Lancaster County crimewatchpa.com

  In September 2019, investigators released composites, also called phenotypes, provided by Parabon based on DNA evidence left at the crime scene.

• cold case arrest | | lancasteronline.com

  LNP | LancasterOnline lancasteronline.com

  

  CeCe Moore, of Parabon NanoLabs talks about the DNA investigation of the 1975 killing of Lindy Sue Biechler, during a news conference at the Lancaster ...

• Pennsylvania man charged in teen’s 1975 cold case killing after coffee cup DNA match

  WIAT - CBS42.com cbs42.com

  

  LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania man has been charged in the 1975 cold case killing of a 19-year-old woman after DNA on a discarded coffee cup ...

• Behind the science: What to know about the DNA analysis that led police to Rowe

  LNP | LancasterOnline lancasteronline.com

  
• Ohio Police Use DNA To Identify Suspect In 1980 Cold Case Of Mom Stabbed More Than 40 Times

  Oxygen oxygen.com

  

  Police say that a former Marine, Stephen Joseph Simcak, stabbed 25-year-old mother Nadine Madger to death more than four decades ago. He died in 2018.

• Willoughby police solve 1980 murder of Cleveland Heights HS grad

  Cleveland Jewish News clevelandjewishnews.com

  

  Parabon provided two services – phenotyping, which predicts the physical characteristics of somebody based on their DNA profile, and genetic genealogy, Sleigh...

• Remains found in Rosemount in 2014 identified as New York man

  By KSTP reporting for KSTP kstp.com

  

  The man's remains were found on Sept. 29, 2014, by a Union Pacific worker in a decommissioned railroad utility shed in Rosemount.

• Single pubic hair and new DNA sequencing used to find Anne Pham's killer 40 years later – KION546

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  SEASIDE, Calif. (KION-TV)- A single pubic hair and a game-changing way to sequence DNA were used to find Anne Pham's alleged killer after 40 years of ...

• Quest to ID Rosemount ‘John Doe’ solves another mystery — what happened to missing N.Y. man

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  As a woman searched for her missing husband from New York state for eight years, authorities were trying for nearly the same amount of time to identify the ...

• Stephen Simcak Named as Murdered of Nadine Madger in Willoughby, Ohio, Cold Case

  The Daily Beast thedailybeast.com

  

  A yellow car, a bloodstained shirt, and some genetic sleuthing helped crack the very cold case.

• Cold case: Body found in 2014 identified using technology and perseverance

  KARE11.com kare11.com

  

  ROSEMOUNT, Minn. — A family half a country away from Minnesota can move on with their search for healing and closure after authorities identified a body ...

• Remains found in Rosemount in 2013 identified using technology, determination

  KARE11.com kare11.com

  

  ROSEMOUNT, Minn. — A family half a country away from Minnesota can move on with their search for healing and closure after authorities identified a body ...

• Possible pubic hair and new DNA sequencing used to find Anne ...

  KION kion546.com

  

  Parabon, the company in charge of finding a genetic match for the hair, said it was assumed only mitochondrial DNA was found in rootless hair.

• Willoughby Police solve cold case with new DNA technology

  News 5 Cleveland WEWS news5cleveland.com

  More than four decades ago a mother was fatally stabbed at her home in Willoughby. Now, her family finally has some sense of closure after police cracked ...

• Family has closure after 42-year homicide case is closed

  Spectrum News 1 spectrumnews1.com

  

  WILLOUGHBY, Ohio — Jan. 11, 1980, is the day tragedy struck a Willoughby family. What You Need To Know. Jan. 11, 1980 is the day tragedy struck for one ...

• Testimony heard in double murder | Local | huntingdondailynews.com

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  After a three-hour hearing which included testimony from a DNA expert, a pathologist and the state police officers who bookended a double-murder ...

• Genetic Genealogy helped identify missing Midland teen decades later

  NewsWest9.com newswest9.com

  

  Genetic Genealogy gave a Texas family the answer to where their daughter went decades later.

• Family tree tracing leads to countless cold case conclusions

  Toledo Blade toledoblade.com

  

  In 2018, a team of investigators in California used forensic genealogy tracing to identify a serial killer. Now, the same DNA technology has spread across .

• 70-year-old Nevada man charged in 40-year-old Monterey County cold case murder

  The Mercury News mercurynews.com

  

  ... Parabon NanoLabs, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division, the Nevada State Police Division...

• Nevada man charged in the 1982 death of 5-year-old Anne Pham

  USA TODAY usatoday.com

  

  ... at University of California, Santa Cruz; and the labs Astrea Forensics and Parabon NanoLabs for assistance in the investigation.

• Colorado Woman Found Dead And Wrapped In Plastic In Hospital Where She Worked — Who Killed Her?

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  On November 8, 1999, 23-year-old Jennifer Watkins was found dead in a stairwell at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, where she worked as a food service ...

• Port Matilda man sentenced 29-61 years for rapes | News, Sports, Jobs

  Altoona Mirror altoonamirror.com

  A Port Matilda man who pleaded guilty to raping four Penn State students was sentenced Friday to 29.5 to 61 years in prison.

• Former soldier charged in 1982 rape, murder of California 5-year-old abducted on way to school

  FOX13 Memphis fox13memphis.com

  

  SEASIDE, Calif. — Genetic genealogy and 40-year-old DNA have led authorities to charge a former soldier with raping and murdering a 5-year-old California ...

• Nevada man charged in 40-year-old Seaside cold case murder

  Monterey Herald montereyherald.com

  

  SEASIDE — A Nevada man has been charged with the 1982 murder of 5-year-old Anne Sang Thi Pham, the Monterey County District Attorney's Office announced ...

• Court sentences man to 17 years for 2006 rape of Miami student

  Oxford Observer oxfordobserver.org

  

  An Indiana man was sentenced to 17 years in prison June 30 for the rape and robbery of a Miami University student in 2006. Lloyd Ailes, 59, was indicted in ...

• Former Construction Worker Sentenced For 2006 Rape After Genetic Genealogy Links DNA To Him

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  Lloyd Wendell Ailes was sentenced to 17 years after pleading guilty to raping a Miami University of Ohio student in 2006.

• 'It's all worth this day today' | After 37 years of waiting, a murder suspect is named in Sylvania mother's cold case

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  SYLVANIA, Ohio — After 37 years with no suspects, police released the name of the person they think is responsible for killing Patricia Stichler.

• Retiring Cold Case Detective Solves 15th Case with IGG in 4 Years

  Michelle Taylor reporting for Forensic Magazine ForensicMag.com

  

  In a very fitting end to a 45-year law enforcement career, Detective Jim Scharf of the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office and oft-partnered Parabon Nanolabs solved ...

• Image of murder suspect created using DNA for first time in Poland

  Notes From Poland notesfrompoland.com

  

  Using DNA recovered from the crime scene, scientists at Parabon Nanolabs Laboratory were able to predict with high probability certain...

• Authorities Identify Suspect In Washington Teen's 1990 Cold Case Murder

  Oxygen oxygen.com

  

  According to Parabon, Scharf set out to solve five unsolved murders before his retirement after 45 years on the job and, with the company's...

• Man sentenced to 17 years in prison for the 2006 rape of a Miami ...

  The Cincinnati Enquirer cincinnati.com

  

  Lloyd Ailes, 59, raped the student of campus in 2006 and investigators were stymied in the case until a company, Parabon, that does DNA...

• Snohomish County cold case unit, genetic genealogy ID suspect in 1990 teen murder

  MyNorthwest mynorthwest.com

  

  The cold case unit teamed up with Parabon Labs once again to solve this case with the help of genetic genealogy which uses unidentified DNA...

• Man sentenced to 17 years in prison for the 2006 rape of a Miami University student

  Yahoo News yahoo.com

  

  The man who pleaded guilty in the 2006 rape investigation of a Miami University student was sentenced on Thursday.

• June 2022
• Snohomish County Detectives cracked 30-year murder case of Michelle Koski

  Lynnwood Times lynnwoodtimes.com

  

  Detectives from the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office have identified a suspect for the 1990 murder of 17-year-old Michelle Koski.

• Suspect identified in cold case killing of Seattle teen, Michelle Koski

  KOMO News komonews.com

  

  SNOHOMISH, Wash. - The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office says using new DNA technology they have been able to identify a suspect in the 1990 murder of a ...

• Parabon Rescues Profile from Mixed DNA to Enable Improbable Solve
  

  Pioneering Mixture Deconvolution Methods Help Resolve 1990 Snohomish County Murder

• Remains Discovered In Texas In 2013 Identified As Teen Missing Since 2000

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  Sylvia Nicole Smith was 16 when her mother reported her missing. Human remains found near an oil well have now been identified as hers.

• Judge sentences man who raped Miami University student 16 years ago

  WKRC TV Cincinnati local12.com

  

  HAMILTON, Ohio (WKRC) - A judge sentenced a man to 17 years in prison on Thursday for the 2006 rape of a Miami University student.

• Homicide suspect identified through DNA in 1990 Snohomish County cold case

  KING5.com king5.com

  

  Parabon was able to match DNA collected at the crime scene with a distant relative of Brooks who had uploaded their genealogy to Family Tree DNA...

• Man sentenced to 17 years in prison in 2006 rape, robbery of Miami University student

  WLWT Cincinnati wlwt.com

  

  An Indiana man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for raping and robbing a Miami University student 16 years ago.

• Suspect identified in 1990 cold case murder of Seattle teen

  KIRO Seattle kiro7.com

  

  The crime scene sample that detectives sent to Parabon was a mixture of DNA between the suspect and the victim. Parabon was able to “deconvolute...

• Snohomish County Detectives cracked 30-year murder case of ...

  Lynnwood Times lynnwoodtimes.com

  

  The crime scene sample detectives sent to Parabon was a mixture of DNA between the perpetrator and the victim. Due to Parabon's Bioinformatics...

• Parabon™ Rescues Profile from Mixed DNA to Enable Improbable ...

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  Parabon NanoLabs is a vertically integrated DNA technology company that develops next-generation forensic and therapeutic products by leveraging ...

• DNA testing leads to 20-year-old cold case murder conviction in Montgomery County

  Houston Chronicle houstonchronicle.com

  

  Genealogical DNA testing helped convict a Tomball man this week for the 2002 fatal...

• Texas Authorities Identify 2013 Jane Doe Cold Case As Black Teen Missing Since 2000

  Oxygen oxygen.com

  

  Read about Sylvia Nicole Smith, a 16-year-old Black girl who went missing from Midland, Texas in 2000. Her remains were found in 2013 and just identified.

• Exhumed: Killer Revealed: Who killed Virginia “Ginger” Freeman and what happened to him?

  Deeksha Parthsarthy reporting for Sportskeeda sportskeeda.com

  

  Exhumed: Killer Revealed Season 2 finale explored the case of Virginia "Ginger" Freeman, a 40-year-old Texan wife, mother, and real estate agent who was ...

• Human remains identified as Texas teen who vanished in 2000

  New York Post nypost.com

  

  ... to Parabon Nanolabs for advanced DNA analysis, which determined that the victim was black, and identified her hair and eye color.

• Oklahoma woman arrested for murder 29 years after her baby was found dead with his throat slashed

  True Crime Daily Staff reporting for True Crime Daily truecrimedaily.com

  

  CHOCTAW COUNTY, Okla. (TCD) -- A 53-year-old woman reportedly turned herself in to authorities last week 29 years after her newborn was found dead in a ...

• Missing girl’s remains identified 8 years after they were found near Texas oilfield

  Tri-City Herald tri-cityherald.com

  

  Human remains found by workers surveying near oilfield wellsite in August 2013 found human remains, which were just identified as missing Sylvia Nicole ...

• Can 'next-Gen' DNA testing help ID the remains of US service members killed in war?

  KPVI News 6 kpvi.com

  

  The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is using a highly sensitive "next-generation" DNA sequencing test to help ID the remains of American service members ...

• Former Oklahoma Daycare Worker Charged With Murder Of Son, A 1993 Baby Doe

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  Read about the arrest of Meaonia Michelle Allen, a former daycare worker charged in the murder of the once-anonymous "Baby Boy Hugo," who was her newborn ...

• DPS Identifies Human Remains as 2013 Missing Person from ...

  the Texas Department of Public Safety texas.gov

  

  They were sent to DNA Labs International and, ultimately, to Parabon Nanolabs for advanced DNA analysis to determine what the victim looked...

• DNA cold case: Ex-daycare worker charged with slitting newborn ...

  KOKI FOX 23 TULSA fox23.com

  

  "Identifying the use of genetic genealogy as a tool, and the work of Parabon and our internal genealogy specialist, provided significant leads...

• DNA cold case: Ex-daycare worker charged with slitting newborn son’s throat 30 years ago

  Boston 25 News boston25news.com

  

  HUGO, Okla. — Oklahoma authorities have charged a former daycare worker in the 1993 death of her newborn son, whose throat she allegedly slit before she ...

• DPS Identifies remains as woman from Midland County reported missing in 2000

  KOSA cbs7.com

  

  AUSTIN, Texas (KOSA) -Human remains found in Midland County in 2013 have now been positively identified as Sylvia Nicole Smith following an investigation by ...

• DPS investigators solve 22-year-old Midland mystery involving missing teen; now they're trying to solve her murder

  KHOU.com khou.com

  

  MIDLAND, Texas — The last time Sylvia Nicole Smith's mother saw her 16-year-old daughter was Valentine's Day in 2000. She thought the teen had run away and ...

• Oklahoma 'Baby Doe' cold case solved almost 30 years after body ...

  Oklahoman.com oklahoman.com

  

  Adams said Sunday the OSBI also has used Parabon on a third cold case investigation to identify a victim. "We're working leads on it," he said...

• What did Meaonia Michelle Allen do? Former daycare employee arrested in connection to 1993 'Baby Doe' murder case

  shiwaani.pai reporting for Sportskeeda sportskeeda.com

  

  Meaonia Michelle Allen, a 53-year-old Oklahoma native, was arrested on Friday, June 24 by Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) officials after she ...

• Woman Is Charged in Death of Newborn Abandoned in 1985

  April Rubin reporting for The New York Times nytimes.com

  

  The cold case, from Maine, was among the latest to be closed using genetic genealogy. As a tool for identifying the remains of infants, and determining who ...

• OSBI Make Arrest in 30 year Old Baby Doe Case

  Ponca City Now poncacitynow.com

  

  CHOCTAW COUNTY, Oklahoma – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) is announcing the arrest of Meaonia Michelle Allen in connection with the death ...

• Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation arrests former daycare employee in 30-year-old 'Baby Doe' case

  Fox News foxnews.com

  

  Officials in Oklahoma announced on Friday that an arrest has been made in the 30-year-old case of "Baby Doe," who was murdered in 1993.

• Mother admits to killing, slashing throat of infant to hide pregnancy nearly 30 years ago

  FOX 6 Milwaukee fox6now.com

  

  Meaonia Michelle Allen confessed to the 1993 murder of her infant son after genetic genealogy helped solve the cold case.

• Oklahoma Mom Charged with Murdering Newborn Son by ‘Cutting the Baby’s Throat Shortly After His Birth’: Police

  Law & Crime lawandcrime.com

  

  Meaonia Michelle Allen was arrested after she allegedly confessed to murdering her newborn son by slitting his throat nearly 30 years ago.

• Choctaw cold case solved

  KXII kxii.com

  

  A cold case has been solved today after a woman in Choctaw County admitted to killing her baby in Hugo, Oklahoma 30 years ago.

• Okla. State Bureau of Investigation arrests woman in decades-old Baby Doe murder case

  Hicham Raache/KFOR reporting for KFOR Oklahoma City kfor.com

  

  Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation officials say they have solved a nearly 30-year-old Baby Doe murder case, and that the baby's mother is behind bars, ...

• DNA testing leads to arrest of Oklahoma woman accused of killing her baby

  KOKI FOX 23 TULSA fox23.com

  

  CHOCTAW COUNTY, Okla. — Some readers might find details from this investigation disturbing. Agents with the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation have arrested a ...

• OSBI makes arrest in 30-year-old 'Baby Hugo' case

  MyParisTexas.com myparistexas.com

  

  In April 2021, the result from Parabon were reviewed by the OSBI team and investigative leads as a result of the test results were pursued.

• OSBI makes arrest in 30-year-old Baby Doe murder case

  KXII kxii.com

  

  ... Parabon Nanolabs. In...

• Is your DNA safe? NC police turn to lab’s public databases to catch killers

  Raleigh News & Observer newsobserver.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs also has another tool police can use, called genetic genealogy. This analysis uses public DNA databases, like GEDmatch, to find ...

• Man serving 2 life sentences for Marinette County camper killings dies

  WBAY wbay.com

  

  MARINETTE COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) - A man sentenced to prison for a 1976 double murder in Marinette County has died. Online court records list Raymand ...

• Wisconsin campground killer Raymand Vannieuwenhoven dies in ...

  Green Bay Press Gazette greenbaypressgazette.com

  

  In late 2018, Parabon used DNA recovered from Matheys' clothing and preserved by the Marinette County Sheriff's Office to create a profile...

• How was Linda O'Keefe murder case solved 45 years after her death? 48 Hours on ID to revisit Newport horror story

  Nikita Mahato reporting for Sportskeeda sportskeeda.com

  

  In 1973, 11-year-old Linda O'Keefe was brutally assaulted and murdered before her body was dumped near a nature trail, the the Back Bay in Newport, ...

• Investigators ask for information in decades-old Eugene cold case

  KEZI TV kezi.com

  

  EUGENE, Ore. -- Investigators with the Eugene Police Department are seeking any clues that will lead to finding the killer of Janet Shanahan.

• Hearing scheduled for double homicide | Local | huntingdondailynews.com

  huntingdondailynews.com huntingdondailynews.com

  

  The man from Virginia charged with the 13-year-old homicide of two women in Mount Union is scheduled for a preliminary hearing this month in front of ...

• Fla. Police Use DNA to ID Man Behind Bars as 1980s 'Pillowcase Rapist'

  Officer officer.com

  

  Broward County sheriff's investigators linked a 62-year-old man to sexual assaults in the '80s in which he allegedly covered his sleeping victims with a ...

• Pensylvania state police solve 1980 homicide using DNA, genealogy

  Weatherford Democrat weatherforddemocrat.com

  

  WOLF CREEK TOWNSHIP – The case of a Chicago man whose body was found 42 years ago in Wolf Creek Township has been solved. State police say they have closed ...

• Genetic Genealogist gives insight on the new technology used to solve 26-year-old cold case

  WCTV wctv.tv

  

  ”I submitted the DNA that we did have on scene that we know was not the victims to FDLE and Parabon and they did some genealogy testing on...

• DNA leads Tallahassee Police to arrest man on murder charge in 25 ...

  Tallahassee Democrat tallahassee.com

  

  ... of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and Parabon NanoLabs, a Virginia company that provides DNA phenotype services for police.

• Tallahassee Police make arrest in 25-year-old cold case

  WTXL ABC 27 Tallahassee News wtxl.com

  

  Through FDLE's partnership with Parabon NanoLabs and the FDLE genetic genealogy team, an investigative lead was developed in 2021 that...

• May 2022
• State police solve 1980 homicide using DNA, genealogy | News ...

  Allied News alliednews.com

  

  In January 2019, the profile was sent to Parabon NanoLabs for DNA phenotype testing and a genetic genealogy screening.

• Research focuses on Fredericksburg's oldest Black families' ancestors

  News 3 WTKR Norfolk wtkr.com

  

  When the Fredericksburg City Council voted in 2020 to relocate the slave auction block that stood on the corner of William and Charles streets for 176 years ...

• DNA Phenotyping led to arrest in 13-year cold case

  WTAJ - www.wearecentralpa.com wearecentralpa.com

  

  HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A breakthrough in DNA testing allowed investigators to reopen the 2009 Mount Union homicide case and arrest suspect Morico ...

• DNA evidence links man to the killing of two women 13 years ago, PA police say

  The State thestate.com

  

  A 47-year-old man has been arrested in the killing of two women 13 years ago in Pennsylvania, prosecutors said. DNA evidence led to the arrest, ...

• DNA testing leads to arrest of Newport News man in 2009 double ...

  Daily Press dailypress.com

  

  Pennsylvania State Police pieced the case together using genetic genealogy DNA testing from Reston-based Parabon NanoLabs. The fairly new...

• Man arrested 13 years after killing of 2 women: PA cops

  Miami Herald miamiherald.com

  

  A 47-year-old man has been arrested in the killing of two women 13 years ago in Pennsylvania, prosecutors said. DNA evidence led to the arrest, ...

• How DNA research has helped solve cold cases

  Gadsden Times gadsdentimes.com

  

  Parabon had been known for using DNA to create facial reconstructions. The lab created a "snapshot" of what an unidentified murder victim...

• Suspect arrested in 2009 killings | News, Sports, Jobs

  Altoona Mirror altoonamirror.com

  9, 2018, report by Parabon identified Johnson as a potential match. More than a year later, on Dec. 12, 2019, police interviewed Johnson at his...

• Suspect arrested in 13-year-old cold case | Local ...

  huntingdondailynews.com huntingdondailynews.com

  The Parabon lab issued a Snapshot report May 6, 2016, indicating the DNA belonged to an Black male with brown to black hair, medium to light...

• Genetic genealogy has become a boon to crime investigators

  Yahoo News yahoo.com

  

  Most people have heard of genetic genealogy in relation to crime-solving. In recent years, investigators across the nation have used DNA evidence from cold ...

• State police solve 1980 homicide | News | meadvilletribune.com

  Meadville Tribune meadvilletribune.com

  

  WOLF CREEK TOWNSHIP – The case of a Chicago man whose body was found 42 years ago in Wolf Creek Township has been solved.

• State police solve 1980 homicide using DNA, genealogy

  Yahoo News yahoo.com

  

  May 25—WOLF CREEK TOWNSHIP — The case of a Chicago man whose body was found 42 years ago in Wolf Creek Township has been solved. State police say they have ...

• State Police Crack 42-Year-Old Homicide Case Involving Burning Body Found Along I-80

  exploreClarion.com exploreclarion.com

  

  MERCER, Pa. (EYT) – After 42 years, members of the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Troop D Criminal Investigation Assessment Unit, utilizing DNA testing and ...

• State police solve 1980 homicide using DNA, genealogy | News | sharonherald.com

  Sharonherald sharonherald.com

  

  WOLF CREEK TOWNSHIP – The case of a Chicago man whose body was found 42 years ago in Wolf Creek Township has been solved.

• Bioscience Summit highlights new technology in early cancer detection

  The Coal Valley News coalvalleynews.com

  

  HUNTINGTON — Cancer is the leading cause of death in West Virginia, according to Dr. Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, director of the West Virginia University Cancer ...

• DNA used to close 1980 murder case in Mercer County

  WFMJ wfmj.com

  

  The DNA profile was sent to Parabon NanoLabs for DNA Phenotype testing and a genetic genealogy screening, which led to a cousin of the...

• Top 10 Mysteries, Cold Cases & Puzzles That Were Finally Solved

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  Or have they? Mostly, yes. Yes, they have. People love a good puzzle—take a jigsaw. A few hours spent pawing through various pieces, locating all the.

• How police can use family DNA tests to help solve cold cases

  THV11.com KTHV thv11.com

  

  Parabon Labs works to figure out that puzzle every day. "Parabon is a DNA technology company and sort of the most exciting thing that we do...

• Genetic genealogy 'leveling playing field' for solving cold cases

  WRTV Indianapolis wrtv.com

  

  Moore is a forensic genealogist at Parabon NanoLabs. In 2018, she tracked down April's killer, who is now serving 80 years behind bars.

• Man accused in 2006 rape, robbery of Miami University student pleads guilty to charges

  WLWT Cincinnati wlwt.com

  

  An Indiana man accused of raping, robbing and burglarizing a Miami University student 16 years ago has pleaded guilty to charges.

• Woman enters plea deal, pleads guilty to child neglect in Julie Valentine case

  Fox Carolina foxcarolina.com

  

  A mother who left her newborn baby on the side of a Greenville road is entering a plea arrangement.

• Jennifer Matter charged with murder in death of baby found in Mississippi River

  The Washington Post washingtonpost.com

  

  Jennifer Matter has been charged with second-degree murder in the 2003 death of her newborn son, officials said, who was found along the Mississippi River ...

• Southern Minnesota woman arrested in cold cases of babies found dead in Mississippi River waters

  Brainerd Dispatch brainerddispatch.com

  

  Two babies, both linked through DNA to suspect, were found dead in 1999 and 2003. A newborn boy was found in Lower Boat Harbor in Red Wing, and a newborn ...

• Goodhue County Sheriff, BCA arrest woman in cold cases for babies found dead in Mississippi River waters

  Matthew Stolle reporting for Rochester Post Bulletin postbulletin.com

  

  Two babies, both linked to suspect through DNA, were found dead in 1999 and 2003. A newborn boy was found in Lower Boat Harbor in Red Wing, and a newborn ...

• How genetic genealogy works to solve cold cases, used in recent Red Wing case

  KTTC kttc.com

  

  GOODHUE COUNTY, Minn. (KTTC) – Genealogy could be the future of solving cold cases around the country. Monday, another case solved with the help of consumer ...

• Charges - Mother of 2 Dead Newborns Found Near Red Wing ID'd

  KROC-AM krocnews.com

  

  Red Wing, MN (KROC-AM News) - A rural Red Wing woman has been identified as the mother of two of the three babies found dead in the Mississippi River in ...

• Mother arrested for death of baby found in Lake Pepin in 2003

  Tommy Wiita reporting for Bring Me The News bringmethenews.com

  

  The mother has also been identified as the mother of the baby found in the Mississippi River in 1999.

• News Releases - Red Wing Woman Arrested for 2003 Death of ...

  Minnesota Department of Public Safety mn.gov

  The genetic genealogy work was completed by Parabon NanoLabs. Learn more about genetic genealogy testing. This testing was funded by...

• Man pleads guilty to raping Miami student in 2006

  WKRC TV Cincinnati local12.com

  

  BUTLER COUNTY, Ohio (WKRC) - The man suspected of raping a Miami University student 16 years ago has admitted to the crime. Caption: WKRC.

• Parabon finding persons of interest | Fairfax County | fairfaxtimes.com

  Fairfaxtimes.com fairfaxtimes.com

  

  Genealogy research helps police identify offender in decades-old case.

• Man faces 63 years in prison after pleading guilty to 2006 rape of Miami University student

  Hamilton Journal News journal-news.com

  

  BUTLER COUNTY — A man who allegedly sexually assaulted a Miami University student 16 years ago faces up to 63 years in prison after he changed his not.

• They called her 'Baby Angel.' Now, forensic genealogy might finally ID infant found in Mississippi River

  Rochester Post Bulletin postbulletin.com

  

  A family of boaters discovered the baby on Sept. 5, 2011. While they believed they were picking trash from the water, they discovered a baby wrapped inside ...

• 1987 slaying of Canadian couple heads to state Supreme Court | HeraldNet.com

  The Daily Herald heraldnet.com

  

  Justices granted a motion Wednesday to review William Talbott's overturned conviction in a landmark forensic genealogy case.

• Expert: Method used to solve this cold case after 35 years could 'do away with serial killers'

  KETV Omaha ketv.com

  

  "So, anyone out there who has perpetrated a crime like this, I do think they should be worried because even if they haven't been identified for years or ...

• Who killed Katie Lavender? Police reveal new DNA evidence in 2013 murder

  THV11.com KTHV thv11.com

  

  The 2013 homicide had a few leads at first but eventually went cold. Now police have new evidence to share with the public and a new potential suspect.

• Alaska's cold case investigator retires after using mix of new science, old-school tactics to solve long-dormant cases

  Alaska's News Source alaskasnewssource.com

  

  Alaska State Troopers Investigator Randy McPherron retired from the Department of Public Safety at the end of April, after spending the last five years, ...

• April 2022
• Minnesota Unsolved: The mystery of the babies in the water

  KARE11.com kare11.com

  

  Over the course of eight years, the bodies of three infants were found in the Mississippi River near Red Wing. Now, new investigative techniques using DNA ...

• ‘This Particular Case Just Never Leaves Me,’ Genetic Investigator Says About Robert Brashers’ Case

  Yahoo Entertainment yahoo.com

  

  Robert Brashers was responsible for a string of killings, sexual assaults and burglaries between 1985 and 1998 – while he was leading a double life as a ...

• Two years after arrest, still no trial date set for Jonathan Hurst, charged in 2016 double murder

  Kelsey Rettke reporting for Daily Chronicle shawlocal.com

  

  More than two years after an Ohio man was charged with the double murder of Patricia and Robert Wilson in rural Sycamore, a trial date remains elusive.

• What happened to Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook? True-crime special Unraveled: Once a Killer explores horror story

  Shruti Kotiya reporting for Sportskeeda sportskeeda.com

  

  It's time to learn about another infamous unsolved murder, Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook's, in Discovery+'s upcoming true-crime special, Unraveled: Once ...

• What happened to Christy Mirack? Unraveled: Once a Killer explores mystery murder case

  Shruti Kotiya reporting for Sportskeeda sportskeeda.com

  

  Discovery+'s upcoming true-crime special, Unraveled: Once a Killer, is all set to give viewers answers to some infamous unsolved murders like Christy ...

• Technology that cracked 1987 Va. cold case could 'do away with serial killers' expert says

  krcgtv.com krcgtv.com

  

  FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (WJLA) — A genetic genealogist was able to break open a cold case using DNA evidence collected in 1987. Caption: Technology that cracked ...

• Judge denies 'DJ Freez' Rowe's bid for DNA testing in Mirack ...

  LNP | LancasterOnline lancasteronline.com

  

  This side-by-side comparison shows the composite photo (left) of Christy Mirack's killer generated by Parabon NanoLabs and the photo of Raymond ...

• Technology that cracked 1987 Va. cold case could 'do away with ...

  WJLA wjla.com

  

  ... and serial rapists because we can identify them much more quickly," said CeCe Moore, chief genetic genealogist for Parabon NanoLabs.

• William Clark, 59, arrested in 1987 rape in Fairfax

  The Washington Post washingtonpost.com

  

  Police said they cracked an old rape case using a genetic technique that has grown in popularity in recent years.

• DNA used to break a 30-year stalemate in Wildwood cold case

  BILL BARLOW Staff Writer reporting for Press of Atlantic City pressofatlanticcity.com

  

  WILDWOOD — As a senior in high school, Susan Negersmith brought her little sister everywhere. She was old enough to drive, but her half-sister Emily was not ...

• Suspect in 19-year-old cold case found dead in Oklahoma, NRH police say

  KAKE kake.com

  

  By RAEGAN SCHARFETTER. Click here for updates on this story. NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (KTVT) -- The suspect in a 19-year-old cold case involving the ...

• Suspect in 19-year-old cold case found dead in Oklahoma, NRH police say - ABC17NEWS

  ABC17News.com abc17news.com

  By RAEGAN SCHARFETTER. Click here for updates on this story. NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (KTVT) — The suspect in a 19-year-old cold case involving the ...

• Detective Solves Three Decade Old Cold Case In Just Two Days

  UNILAD co.uk

  

  A nearly thirty-year-old cold case has been solved in two days by a world-renowned 'DNA detective'

• Cecil Trent Killed Lisa Fracassi Nearly 40 Years Ago: Cops

  Law & Crime lawandcrime.com

  

  Lisa Fracassi was 37 years old when she was brutally murdered in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1994. Now, nearly 30 years later, police say they've finally found her ...

• Primary suspect identified in 1994 Waikiki murder case through DNA, fingerprint analysis

  Honolulu Star-Advertiser staradvertiser.com

  

  The primary suspect in an unsolved Waikiki murder case nearly 30 years old has been identified through DNA comparisons and reexaminations of fingerprints at ...

• DNA Solves 1994 Murder Of 'Caring' Woman Strangled In Honolulu

  Yahoo Entertainment yahoo.com

  

  They enlisted the services of forensic genetic genealogy research laboratory Parabon NanoLabs, in hopes that DNA could point to her killer.

• It took DNA detective just 2 days to identify alleged killer in 1994 Waikiki cold case

  Hawaii News Now hawaiinewsnow.com

  

  HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - It took two days for a world-renowned “DNA detective” to crack a Waikiki murder that had gone unsolved for nearly three decades.

• Through DNA tests, police link suspect to a 1994 murder in Waikiki

  Hawaii News Now hawaiinewsnow.com

  

  HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu police say they now know who killed Lisa Fracassi in 1994. Through new DNA testing, investigators are now able to say ...

• Investigative genealogy cracking Indiana cold cases

  WTHR wthr.com

  

  INDIANAPOLIS — In the last two weeks, two more cold cases in Indiana have been solved through investigative genealogy.

• OSBI: Oklahoma suspect in 19-year-old Texas cold case died as detectives worked to serve arrest warrant

  KFOR Oklahoma City kfor.com

  

  Authorities from Texas and Oklahoma say the suspect in the 2003 shooting death of a North Richland Hills, Texas police officer died shortly after being ...

• Suspect indicted on first-degree murder charges in 1986 Minnesota slaying cold case of Nancy Daugherty

  Tom Olsen reporting for The Bemidji Pioneer bemidjipioneer.com

  

  Michael Carbo now faces mandatory life imprisonment in the killing of Nancy Daugherty.

• Suspect indicted on first-degree murder charges in 1986 Chisholm slaying

  Tom Olsen reporting for Duluth News Tribune duluthnewstribune.com

  

  DULUTH — Fewer than two months before he is scheduled to stand trial, a Chisholm man has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in the 1986 rape ...

• Police identify gunman in 2003 North Texas cop shooting, but he won’t go to court

  The Bharat Express News reporting for The bharat express news thebharatexpressnews.com

  

  Officer Jeff Garner was a motorcycle officer in North Richland Hills 19 years ago when he tried to stop a red Jeep Wrangler for making a dangerous turn in.

• Police identify gunman in 2003 shooting of a North Texas cop, but he won’t go to court

  Fort Worth Star-Telegram star-telegram.com

  

  North Richland Hills, Texas police announced they identified the man who shot a police officer in 2003 after robbing a bank, but he was found dead before ...

• Motions denied, DNA question resolved in Miami University rape case

  Dayton Daily News daytondailynews.com

  

  Questions raised about by the attorney for an Indiana man accused in a 2006 sexual assault of a Miami University student concerning statements and an.

• Autopsy, man's memory from 1990 led to arrest in Wildwood cold case

  Courier Post courierpostonline.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs' genetic genealogy service uploads a DNA sample to a public database, then looks for matches with relatives,...

• 'Pure evil': Inside the investigation that led to a 650-year sentence for serial rapist

  Amanda Pérez Pintado, USA TODAY reporting for USA TODAY usatoday.com

  

  Steven Ray Hessler was sentenced to 650 years in prison for a series of sexual assaults committed in the 1980s. Here's how the case came together.

• Alex Ewing Hammer Killer Convicted Patricia Smith Murder Update

  Westword westword.com

  

  The four murders were committed during the same week.

• Sandra Renee Morden biography: 13 things about San Francisco, California native

  CONAN Daily conandaily.com

  

  Sandra Renee "Sandy" Morden was a teenager from Washington, United States. Here are 13 more things about her: She was born in San Francisco, California, ...

• Scientists crack hundreds of cold cases like 'I-65 Killer' with new DNA technique

  WTHR wthr.com

  

  Since her time at Parabon Labs, CeCe Moore has helped solve more than 200 cases in four years, which is about one case per week.

• Kids find skeletal remains in Oregon. DNA testing identifies him 12 years later

  Charlotte Observer charlotteobserver.com

  

  Skeletal remains found in 2009 in Hood River County, Oregon, have been identified with DNA testing, the Oregon State Police said.

• Who Killed 2 Washington Pre-Teens Who Disappeared On Bike Rides Months Apart In 1986?

  Oxygen oxygen.com

  

  In 2016, the cold case team enlisted Parabon Nanolabs to use the two DNA samples to create sketches of the suspects using their genetic ...

• FBI, Indiana State Police Identify 'I-65 Killer'

  Officer officer.com

  

  Investigators used genetic genealogy to uncover the identity of a serial killer responsible for murders along Interstate 65 in Indiana and Kentucky in the ...

• OREGON STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE AND PARABON NANOLABS ASSIST HOOD RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IN IDENTIFYING SKELETAL REMAINS FROM THE 2009 COLD CASE

  Klamath Alerts Breaking News klamathalerts.com

  

  OREGON STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE AND PARABON NANOLABS ASSIST HOOD RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IN IDENTIFYING SKELETAL REMAINS FROM...

• DNA analysis reveals Hood River skeleton was the victim of an East ...

  YakTriNews KAPP-KVEW yaktrinews.com

  

  ... and three months later, Parabon NanoLabs compiled enough evidence to ... a sibling of the missing man was forwarded to Parabon NanoLabs,...

• Harry Greenwell named as 'I-65' killer using DNA and ballistics

  IndyStar indystar.com

  

  Investigators credited investigative genealogy with helping to identify Harry Edward Greenwell as the I-65 Killer.

• Hood River skeleton's DNA is key to cracking 2008 East Coast cold ...

  YakTriNews KAPP-KVEW yaktrinews.com

  

  A swab of DNA from a sibling of the missing man was forwarded to Parabon NanoLabs, which offered the following analysis in March 2022: “A sample ...

• Oregon State Medical Examiner's Office and Parabon NanoLabs assist Hood River County Sheriff's Office in Identifying Skeletal Remains from the 2009 Cold Case (Photo)

  Eugene Daily News eugenedailynews.com

  by Oregon State Police | Apr 5, 2022 | Headline Feed, News. Please note: the name of the identified decedent is being kept private at the request of family ...

• Saliva From Utility Bill Envelope Leads To 650-Year Sentence For Brutal Sex Crimes

  IFLScience iflscience.com

  

  A lick of a water bill envelope has sealed the conviction of a man accused of committing a series of brutal rapes and home invasions in the early 1980s. In.

• 'Sadistic' Indiana Man Gets To 650 Years In Prison For Series Of Cold Case Rapes In 1980s

  Oxygen oxygen.com

  

  Read about the sentencing of Steven Ray Hessler, who committed a series of rapes and burglaries in the 1980s. Police connected him to the cold cases using ...

• Theresa Bentaas: Woman convicted of 1981 death of newborn son released from prison after three months

  The Independent co.uk

  

  A South Dakota woman who was convicted last year of the 1981 death of her newborn son has been released from prison after less than three months.

• Man Sentenced to 650 Years in Prison in Brutal 1980s Sex Crimes

  Michael Levenson reporting for The New York Times nytimes.com

  

  DNA on an envelope helped to seal the fate of Steven Ray Hessler, who prosecutors said violently assaulted seven women, a 16-year-old girl and two men in ...

• How a utility bill helped solve sexual assault cold cases from 1980s that led to serial rapist being sentenced to 650 years in prison

  TheBlaze theblaze.com

  

  An Indiana man convicted in a series of home invasions and sexual assaults in the 1980s was finally sentenced to a total of 650 years in prison for his ...

• Serial rapist sentenced to 650 years for crimes in 1980s

  WISH TV Indianapolis, IN wishtv.com

  

  SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — A man who repeatedly broke into homes and raped women in the 1980s has finally been sentenced. Steven Ray Hessler of Greensburg ...

• Unmasked: 1980s Shelby Stalker sentenced to 650 Years | News | shelbynews.com

  Shelbynews shelbynews.com

  

  Steven Ray Hessler was sentenced to 650 years in prison Friday for two counts of Rape, six counts of Unlawful Deviate Conduct, seven counts of Burglary ...

• March 2022
• Greensburg man to be sentenced Friday in 1980s home invasion sexual assaults in Shelby County

  WTHR wthr.com

  

  Steven Ray Hessler was found guilty for a series of home invasion sexual assaults in Shelbyville and Shelby County between 1982 and 1985.

• Stabbing victim identified 27 years after headless body found

  Oklahoman.com oklahoman.com

  

  The birds gave it away. A law enforcement officer had noticed "scavenging birds clustering along the side of a road" in Caddo County on April 24, 1995, ...

• Utah detective with no interest in homicide investigations recognized for cold case expertise

  KSL.com ksl.com

  

  Unified police detective Ben Pender really didn't want to become part of the homicide unit, let alone investigate cold cases. Now, he's being recognized by ...

• Former Psych Ward Nurse Convicted In Cold Case Murder Of 12-Year-Old In 1986

  Oxygen oxygen.com

  

  Gary Hartman will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars for the rape and murder of pre-teen Michella Welch more than 35 years ago. By Gina Tron.

• Gary Hartman Convicted of Raping, Murdering Michella Welch

  Law & Crime lawandcrime.com

  

  A judge found a Washington man guilty in the 1986 cold case killing of a 12-year-old girl and handed down more than 26 years in prison at the end of a bench ...

• Here is a timeline for the case of Michella Welch, a 12-year-old killed in Tacoma park

  Tacoma News Tribune thenewstribune.com

  

  A bench trial was held for Gary Hartman, convicted of killing 12-year-old Michella Welch in a Tacoma park in 1986. DNA ruled out Jennifer Bastian as his ...

• Gary Hartman sentenced in 1986 Pierce County murder

  KIRO Seattle kiro7.com

  

  Gary Hartman, the man who sexually assaulted and murdered 12-year-old Michella Welch in 1986, was sentenced on Tuesday to 26 years and six months in prison.

• Gary Hartman sentenced for 1986 Pierce County rape and murder

  Yahoo News yahoo.com

  

  Gary Hartman, the man who sexually assaulted and murdered 12-year-old Michella Welch in 1986, was sentenced on Tuesday to 26 years and six months in prison.

• Man convicted in 1986 cold case murder, rape of 12-year-old sentenced to 26 years

  FOX 13 Seattle q13fox.com

  

  A man convicted for the 1986 rape and murder of 12-year-old Michella Welch in Tacoma was sentenced to 26 years in prison on Tuesday.

• DNA genetics identify Oklahoma murder victim 27 years later

  Palestine Herald Press palestineherald.com

  

  OKLAHOMA CITY – Forensic experts using genetic genealogy helped Oklahoma authorities recently identify the dismembered body of a murdered young woman ...

• Beloved Teacher Found Slain Right Before Christmas — Who Attacked Her In Broad Daylight?

  Oxygen oxygen.com

  

  Christy Mirack was found savagely murdered on Dec. 22, 1992 after she had failed to show up at the elementary school where she had been a beloved teacher.

• OSBI identifies body of woman found in Caddo County in 1995

  Yahoo News yahoo.com

  

  Mar. 16—The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) has identified the remains of a murder victim partially buried in Caddo County almost 27 years ago ...

• Police Identify Remains Of 20-Year-Old Woman Roughly 27 Years After She Was Buried | The Paradise News

  The Paradise News theparadise.ng

  

  The remains of a 20-year-old Oklahoma woman who died were identified 27 years after she was buried, police said Friday.

• How DNA and genealogy are helping CMPD solve cold cases

  WFAE wfae.org

  

  It took persistent investigators, skilled genealogists and more than two decades for DNA technology to advance to solve a series of sexual assaults in the ...

• Police Identify Remains Of 20-Year-Old Woman Roughly 27 Years After She Was Buried

  Christine Sellers reporting for Daily Caller dailycaller.com

  

  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced that human remains had been identified on March 11. The OBSI identified the woman's remains 27 ...

• Charges dropped against two women accused in death of young girl found in Lincoln County

  Fox 12 Oregon kptv.com

  

  Two women arrested in connection to the death of a little girl found in Lincoln County are no longer facing charges.

• Experts: 'No case is ever cold if the DNA can be traced'

  Dayton Daily News daytondailynews.com

  

  Investigators had been working for years with experts from Parabon NanoLabs to track down the rape suspect using genealogy DNA databases to piece toge.

• DNA cold case: California man convicted of woman’s murder 42 years after crime

  FOX13 Memphis fox13memphis.com

  

  SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California deputies came for Phillip Lee Wilson 40 years to the day after he allegedly raped and murdered Robin Gisela Brooks in her ...

• OSBI identifies remains in 1995 cold case news

  Black Chronicle blackchronicle.com

  

  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has recognized the stays of a lady discovered partially buried in Caddo County greater than 25 years in the past ...

• OSBI identifies remains of woman found partially buried more than 25 years ago in Caddo County

  KOCO Oklahoma City koco.com

  

  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation has identified the remains of a woman found partially buried in Caddo County more than 25 years ago as Katrina ...

• Oklahoma woman murdered in 1995 identified through forensic genetic genealogy

  KNWA nwahomepage.com

  

  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) announced that the remains of a woman found partially buried in Caddo County in 1995 have been identified ...

• Remains found in Caddo County in 1995 identified

  KSWO kswo.com

  

  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced Friday that the remains were identified as 20-year-old Katrina Bentivegna of Midwest City.

• OSBI: Unidentified woman murdered in 1995 positively identified through forensic genetic genealogy

  KFOR Oklahoma City kfor.com

  

  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the remains of a woman found partially buried in Caddo County in 1995 have now been identified as ...

• OSBI identifies murder victim from 27-year-old cold case

  KTUL ktul.com

  

  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) has identified the remains of a woman found partially buried in Caddo County back in 1995.

• After treatment, murder charges refiled in 1993 killing of Bothell teen | HeraldNet.com

  The Daily Herald heraldnet.com

  

  Alan Dean's public defender argued the case should be dismissed again since the defendant's competency likely can't be restored.

• Union County connection to clearing of Iowa cold case murder investigation

  Annanews annanews.com

  A cold case dating back for decades which involved a murder in Iowa and the discovery of a body in Union County is reported to have been solved.

• Man convicted on all charges in series of rapes in Shelby County during 1980s

  WRTV wrtv.com

  Steven R. Hessler was convicted Thursday on all charges connected with a series of rapes that happened in the 1980s.

• Greensburg man convicted in Shelby County 1980s home invasion sexual assaults

  WTHR wthr.com

  

  Steven Ray Hessler was found guilty for a series of home invasion sexual assaults in Shelbyville and Shelby County between 1982 and 1985.

• West Norriton man sent to prison for raping woman in Norristown Farm Park

  The Mercury pottsmerc.com

  

  Saying a West Norriton man targeted a vulnerable victim, a judge sent the man to prison for more than a decade for raping a woman at gunpoint in Norristown ...

• DNA search warrant flawed in 2006 Miami University rape case, defense says

  Dayton Daily News daytondailynews.com

  

  An attorney for an Indiana man accused in a 2006 sexual assault of a Miami University student says DNA evidence in the case is tainted because it was.

• Jury trial underway for accused rapist | News | shelbynews.com

  Shelbynews shelbynews.com

  

  The jury trial is underway for a Greensburg man accused of committing a series of home break-ins, rapes and theft in Shelby County over three years in the ...

• Long-dead former convict identified through genetic genealogy as 1980s Oregon serial killer

  WSB Radio wsbradio.com

  

  EUGENE, Ore. — A convicted murderer who died by suicide in 1988 has been identified through genetic genealogy as an Oregon serial killer who killed at least ...

• FSI Genetics — Extended Kinship Analysis of Historical Remains Using SNP Capture

  Forensic Science International: Genetics, March 01, 2022 FSIGenetics.com

  
• AAN guidelines subcommittee says more guidance needed for Aduhelm recommendations

  Healio healio.com

  

  Recommendations for Aduhelm require more guidance and an expanded clinical profile to address several issues that will aid in discussions between patients ...

• February 2022
• DNA ties Iowa man killed in 1982 to fatal stabbing of woman months earlier

  KIRO Seattle kiro7.com

  

  COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa — Iowa cold case detectives have cracked a 40-year-old murder case using DNA and genetic genealogy, but one question remains: Who ...

• Iowa cold case linked to murdered West Frankfort man

  WSIL TV wsiltv.com

  

  An Iowa cold case that went unsolved for more than 30 years has been linked back to a West Frankfort man.

• DNA ties Illinois man killed in 1982 to fatal stabbing of Iowa woman months earlier

  FOX13 Memphis fox13memphis.com

  

  Parabon used its Snapshot DNA phenotyping to determine that Rotatori's killer was a white man of northern European heritage. “So we're looking ...

• DNA ties Illinois man killed in 1982 to fatal stabbing of Iowa woman ...

  KOKI FOX 23 TULSA fox23.com

  

  ... Council Bluffs Police Department · Lee Rotatori Parabon · Parabon Nanolabs · Lee Rotatori Eric Schubert · Eric Schubert Genealogist...

• Ray Whitson Jr. Is the Dead Suspect in 43-Year-Old Cold Case

  Law & Crime lawandcrime.com

  

  Cynthia Frayer and Kirk Wiseman were found dead in the woods near a lake in Oregon way back in 1978. Now, over 43 years later, police say the long-puzzling ...

• Police solve 1982 slaying of 32-year-old Council Bluffs woman

  Lincoln Journal Star journalstar.com

  

  An Illinois man sexually assaulted and fatally stabbed a 32-year-old woman in Council Bluffs in 1982, Council Bluffs police announced Friday as they closed ...

• Cops Crack Hospital Worker's 40-Year-Old Murder. But Who Killed Her Killer?

  Zoe Richards reporting for The Daily Beast thedailybeast.com

  

  Genetic genealogy has helped crack a case that stumped investigators for 40 years. But a strange twist in the saga has opened the door to new questions.

• Council Bluffs Police Clear 40 Year Old "Cold Case" Murder

  KFI AM 640 iheart.com

  

  D-N-A evidence and modern technology lead to a break in the murder of a health care worker in 1982.

• Council Bluffs police solve 1982 slaying of 32-year-old woman

  Omaha World Herald omaha.com

  

  An Illinois man sexually assaulted and fatally stabbed a 32-year-old woman in Council Bluffs in 1982, Council Bluffs police announced Friday as they closed ...

• Council Bluffs police clear 1982 cold case | News | kmaland.com

  KMAland kmaland.com

  

  (Council Bluffs) -- A cold case stemming from a 1982 murder in Council Bluffs has been cleared.

• 1982 cold case homicide cleared in Council Bluffs

  WOWT wowt.com

  

  COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA (WOWT) - Council Bluffs police say they have cleared the 1982 homicide of a 32-year-old woman. The victim, Lee Rotatori, had just moved ...

• Council Bluffs Police solves decades-old cold case murder

  The Daily Nonpareil nonpareilonline.com

  

  Lee Rotatori was stabbed to death at a Council Bluffs motel in June of 1982. Almost 40 years later, the Council Bluffs Police Department has solved the case ...

• Council Bluffs Police Department solves cold case of Lee Rotatori, murdered in 1982

  KMTV 3 News Now Omaha 3newsnow.com

  

  Just six months shy of an even 40 years, the Council Bluffs Police Department have finally closed the decades-old cold case of Lee Rotatori, a 32-year-old ...

• Thomas O. Freeman Identified as Killer of Lee Rotatori

  Law & Crime lawandcrime.com

  

  Law enforcement authorities in Iowa say that the cold case murder of a 32-year-old woman who was sexually assaulted and brutally murdered nearly 40 years ...

• Council Bluffs Police Clear 40 Year Old "Cold Case" Murder | BIN

  Black Information Network binnews.com

  

  D-N-A evidence and modern technology lead to a break in the murder of a health care worker in 1982.

• DNA identifies who killed Lee Rotatori in Council Bluffs in 1982

  The Gazette thegazette.com

  

  based Parabon Nanolabs, which works with law enforcement on DNA forensics cases and on technologies for the medical industry.

• Could Bucks cold-case slaying be solved?

  The Morning Call mcall.com

  

  DNA helped find the killer of a Hazleton girl after nearly 60 years. Another case in Bristol, Bucks County, is still waiting to be solved.

• Trial underway for serial rapist suspect in cold case

  WTHR wthr.com

  

  Hessler is accused of home invasion sexual assaults in Shelbyville and Shelby County between 1982 and 1985.

• Klamath County Sheriff's Office solves case after 44-years with DNA, genealogy

  KTVL ktvl.com

  

  KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. — Klamath County Sheriff's office has solved a 44-year-old double homicide cold case with the assistance of advanced DNA technology and ...

• A girl's 1964 murder in Hazelton is finally solved. Could it help close one of Bucks County's decades-old cold cases?

  Bucks County Courier Times buckscountycouriertimes.com

  

  Marise Chiverella, 9, was raped and strangled in 1964. State Police have solved her murder with a sleuthing help from a young genealogist.

• Earl Black, Miller family issue statement following sentencing of Sherry Black’s murderer

  ABC 4 abc4.com

  

  SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Earl Black and the Greg and Heidi Miller family (former owners of the Utah Jazz) issued a statement following the sentencing of ...

• Sherry Black's murderer, rapist sentenced to life in prison with no parole

  ABC4.com abc4.com

  

  SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) – Adam Durborow, the man who was charged with the murder of Sherry Black, was sentenced to life with no parole on Wednesday.

• Maine man convicted in Alaska cold case killing seeks new trial

  WMTW Portland wmtw.com

  

  A Maine man convicted earlier this month of the 1993 rape and murder of a woman at an Alaska university is seeing a new trial.

• Anatomy of a cold case

  Lewiston Sun Journal sunjournal.com

  

  Steven Downs of Auburn is convicted in a 29-year-old Alaska case that had 'enough reasonable doubt ... to drive a train through,' according to one defense ...

• Anatomy of a cold case: A breakdown of the Steven Downs murder trial

  Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel centralmaine.com

  

  Steven Downs of Auburn is convicted in a 29-year-old Alaska case that had 'enough reasonable doubt ... to drive a train through,' according to one defense ...

• Snapshot DNA: Reston lab's work is hope for cold cases

  Fairfaxtimes.com fairfaxtimes.com

  

  ... Parabon NanoLabs's Snapshot Division. Parabon NanoLab's is headquartered in Reston. When investigators reach out to Parabon, it's because...

• New genetic technology helps solve decades-old serial killer case

  WGNO wgno.com

  

  EUGENE, Ore. (KOIN) — Police in Eugene, Oregon, have solved a serial killer cold case from the 1980s involving three murdered women, thanks to genetic ...

• Angela Renee Siebke Sentenced for Killing Baby April

  Law & Crime lawandcrime.com

  

  A judge allowed a 48-year-old Ohio woman, who recently admitted she was responsible for the death of her newborn baby nearly 30 years ago, to go home after ...

• ‘Baby April’ mother – suspect in 1992 newborn death – to return home

  WHBF - OurQuadCities.com ourquadcities.com

  

  A 48-year-old former Orion woman accused in the death of a newborn in 1992 will return home to Ohio after a sentencing hearing Tuesday in Rock Island County ...

• Ohio woman sentenced to 2 years in prison in 1992 death of 'Baby April'

  KWQC-TV6 kwqc.com

  

  ROCK ISLAND Co., Ill (KWQC) - An Ohio woman was sentenced Tuesday to two years in prison in connection with the 1992 death of her newborn baby girl known, ...

• Eugene cold case investigators believe they have identified a serial killer from the 1980s

  Louis Krauss, The Register-Guard reporting for OregonLive oregonlive.com

  

  Three women were brutally murdered in Eugene 35 years ago, and the community was left wondering who committed the horrific acts. Now, investigators believe ...

• 'Ramsey Street Rapist' Pleads Guilty; Sentenced To At Least 22 Years In Prison

  Bryan Mims reporting for WRAL-TV, NBC 5, Raleigh, NC WRAL.com

  

  FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Darold Wayne Bowden, dubbed the "Ramsey Street Rapist", pled guilty to 24 charges in court on Friday, including rape, burglary, and kidnapping, after he was arrested in 2018 for a string of sexual assaults committed around the Ramsey Street corridor in Fayetteville between 2006 and 2008.

• Marise Chiverella cold case solved nearly 58 years after her death in Hazleton, Pennsylvania

  Jaclyn Peiser reporting for The Washington Post washingtonpost.com

  

  Nearly six decades after Marise Chiverella's death, Pennsylvania State Police said DNA testing and genetic genealogy helped them identify James Paul Forte ...

• Steven Downs biography: 10 things about Auburn, Maine man

  Conan Daily conandaily.com

  

  Steven Downs is a resident of Maine, United States. Here are 10 more things about him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuH2q-9H_PI . He grew up in Maine.

• New genetic tech helps solve years-old serial killer case

  Nexstar Media Wire reporting for NewsNation Now newsnationnow.com

  

  Police in Eugene have solved a serial killer cold case from the 1980s involving three murdered women, thanks to genetic genealogy.

• Nearly 58 years later, police solve cold case murder of 9-year-old Pennsylvania girl

  WDJT cbs58.com

  

  (CNN) -- Nearly 58 years ago, Marise Chiverella was murdered and her body left in a hole in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. She was only 9 years old.

• After Nearly 58 Years, Pennsylvania Police Solve Killing of 9-Year-Old Girl

  Amanda Holpuch reporting for The New York Times nytimes.com

  

  On Sundays and holidays, the victim's mother ended a prayer with a plea: “Please help the Pennsylvania State Police find the man that hurt my daughter.”

• New genetic technology helps solve decades-old Oregon serial killer case

  KGET 17 kget.com

  

  EUGENE, Ore. (KOIN) — Police in Eugene, Oregon, have solved a serial killer cold case from the 1980s involving three murdered women, thanks to genetic ...

• New genetic technology helps solve decades-old serial killer case in Oregon

  WAVY.com wavy.com

  

  EUGENE, Ore. (KOIN) — Police in Eugene, Oregon, have solved a serial killer cold case from the 1980s involving three murdered women, thanks to genetic ...

• Genealogy Club of Montgomery County

  Journal Review journalreview.com

  The Genealogy Club of Montgomery County met 7 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Crawfodsville District Public Library. Meeting called to order by President Shannon Hudson ...

• College genealogist, DNA help solve 57-year-old rape, murder of 9-year-old Pennsylvania girl

  WOKV wokv.com

  

  HAZLETON, Pa. — Marise Ann Chiverella aspired to become a nun someday. The 9-year-old Pennsylvania girl's dreams were cut short one Wednesday morning in ...

• 'You Can’t Die And Burn In Hell Fast Enough’: Brothers Confront Man Who Killed Their Mom In 1981

  Oxygen oxygen.com

  

  Linda Slaten was found dead in her apartment with a wire hanger wrapped around her neck on Sept. 4, 1981, but it took decades for her sons to learn the ...

• College student plays key role in identifying Hazleton cold case murderer

  PAHomePage.com pahomepage.com

  

  HAZLETON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Answers have been revealed in a Hazleton cold case regarding the murder of nine-year-old Marise Chiverella in 1964.

• Nearly 58 years later, police solve cold case murder of 9-year-old Pennsylvania girl | News Channel 3-12

  KEYT keyt.com

  

  By Amanda Jackson, CNN Nearly 58 years ago, Marise Chiverella was murdered and her body left in a hole in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. She was only 9 years.

• Steven Downs, of Auburn, convicted in 1993 killing of woman in Alaska

  WABI wabi.tv

  

  A Maine man has been convicted in the 1993 killing of a 20-year-old woman at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks.

• State police name suspect in 1964 kidnapping, murder of Hazleton girl, 9

  Wilkes Barre Times-Leader timesleader.com

  

  HAZLE TWP. — Not yet old enough to buy a beer, Eric Schubert was praised for his efforts as a genealogist in helping state police investigators at Hazleton…

• James Forte dead and obituary, Police in Hazleton solve 57-year-old homicide case

  MRandom News memesrandom.com

  

  State police in Hazleton are releasing more details about the 57-year-old cold case resolved this week. On March 18, 1964, 9-year-old Marise Ann Chiverella ...

• Police crack 1964 cold case homicide of Marise Chiverella using DNA technology

  PAHomePage.com pahomepage.com

  

  HAZLE TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Details pertaining to the 57-year-old cold case homicide of Marise Chiverella of Hazleton are being released by ...

• ‘Why’d you take my mama?’: Victim’s sons confront Florida man sentenced in 1981 murder

  WESH 2 Orlando wesh.com

  

  I don't know why you can't tell me why. Why you have to murder my mama?” asked Jeff Slaten.

• ‘Why’d you take my mama?’: Sons confront man pleading guilty to 1981 Polk County cold case murder

  WFLA wfla.com

  

  Four decades of grief, pain and loss culminated in an emotional confrontation in a Polk County courtroom Wednesday between the family of a slain young ...

• Police Solve 1964 Rape And Murder Of 9-Year-Old Who Vanished While Carrying Church Gifts On Way To School

  Oxygen oxygen.com

  

  The Pennsylvania State Police have announced they've identified the man who killed a 9-year-old child in 1964. It's been 57 years since someone raped and ...

• Private database DNA leads to 'first-of-its-kind' trial in 1986 Minnesota cold case

  Bemidji Pioneer bemidjipioneer.com

  

  With the case involving complicated and novel DNA issues, it may take a jury up to four weeks to hear the case of Michael Carbo in the rape and beating ...

• State police believe they solved 1964 homicide of 9-year-old girl

  Wilkes Barre Times-Leader timesleader.com

  

  WEST HAZLETON — State police at Hazleton believe they have solved a near 58-year old mystery into the homicide of 9-year-old Marise Ann Chiverella.

• Jury begins deliberations in decades-old rape and murder case resolved by DNA evidence

  WMTW Portland wmtw.com

  

  The fate of Steven Downs, a 47-year-old nurse from Auburn, Maine, is now in hands of a 12-person jury in Alaska.

• Face recognition from DNA: One company's working on it

  PS News com.au

  

  Tate Ryan-Mosley* says that while the tech almost certainly won't work, it is a telling sign of where the field is heading.

• Israel based Corsight AI claims it can model a person's face from DNA sample

  Srishti Mukherjee reporting for Analytics India Magazine analyticsindiamag.com

  

  Corsight AI, an Israeli-founded organisation providing facial recognition services, claims to have devised a way to create facial profiles from DNA samples.

• DNA composite images shedding new light on cold cases

  wtvr.com wtvr.com

  

  It's a major tool used in law enforcement investigations: DNA, the genetic data collected at crime scenes. It can lead to a suspect or identify a victim, ...

• New tech helps solve decades-old serial killer case

  KOIN.com koin.com

  

  The Eugene Police Department identified John Charles Bolsinger using genetic genealogy to solve a serial killer cold case in Eugene, OR.

• DNA Identifies Oregon Serial Killer As Man Who Died By Suicide in 1988

  Yahoo Entertainment yahoo.com

  

  Police in Oregon say they have identified the serial killer responsible for killing three women in the 1980s. Using DNA technology, the Eugene Police ...

• Eugene police solve cold case, identify serial killer from 1980s

  The Register-Guard registerguard.com

  

  A suspected serial killer who murdered three women in Eugene between 1986 and 1988 has been identified by Eugene police.

• EPD says decades-old serial murder cold case solved

  KLCC FM Public Radio klcc.org

  

  Eugene police investigators say they've solved a serial killer case that goes back to the late 1980s.

• St. Clair County Sheriff using DNA technology to investigate 2003 homicide

  Laura Fitzgerald, Port Huron Times Herald reporting for The Times Herald thetimesherald.com

  

  Anyone with knowledge of the victim or the crime should contact St. Clair County Sheriff Det. Ed Silver at (810) 987-1727 or esilver@stclaircounty.org.

• DNA helps solve cold case and identify 1980s serial killer in Eugene

  Idaho News idahonews.com

  

  EUGENE, Ore. - DNA technology helped investigators identify a serial killer responsible for the murders of three Eugene women in the late 1980s.

• DNA helps solve cold case, identify 1980s serial killer

  WCTI12.com wcti12.com

  

  EUGENE, Ore. (KVAL) — DNA technology helped investigators identify a serial killer responsible for the murders of three Eugene, Oregon women in the late ...

• New DNA technology identifies Lane County serial killer

  KEZI TV kezi.com

  

  EUGENE, Ore. – A man who killed three women in Lane County in the 1980s has been identified with the help of new technologies, but police say he died by ...

• Future forensic biometrics directions revealed in new patent, investor presentation

  Biometric Update biometricupdate.com

  

  Two facial recognition providers work to innovate forensic biometrics, with patent protection for Clearview AI and a new technique in development by ...

• January 2022
• Parabon Tops 200 Solved Cases
  

  Buoyed by technicological advancements, Parabon's Snapshot team reports 67 IDs in 2021

• This company says it’s developing a system that can recognize your face from just your DNA

  MIT Technology Review technologyreview.com

  

  Parabon does not package face recognition AI with its phenotyping service, and it stipulates that its law enforcement clients should not use the...

• CSPD officers, support staff awarded for heroism, going above and beyond

  Colorado Springs Independent csindy.com

  

  Colorado Springs Police Department [CSPD] officers and staff received recognition Dec. 26 at the department's annual awards ceremony.

• What Is 'Homicide Hunter' Joe Kenda Doing Now? Let's Investigate

  Distractify distractify.com

  

  Now that Lt. Joe Kenda is no longer hunting homicides, we're wondering what his retired life looks like. What is Joe Kenda doing now? Hint: a lot!

• Trial scheduled in 1986 Chisholm homicide after DNA leads to suspect

  St. Paul Pioneer Press twincities.com

  

  A nearly four-week trial has been scheduled for the Chisholm, Minn., man accused of raping and killing a woman in 1986. Michael Allan Carbo Jr. (St. Louis ...

• Trial set in 1986 northeast Minnesota slaying - InForum | Fargo, Moorhead and West Fargo news, weather and sports

  Pine Journal pinejournal.com

  

  With the case involving complicated and novel DNA issues, it may take a jury up to four weeks to hear the case of Michael Carbo in the rape and beating ...

• Trial set in 1986 northeast Minnesota slaying

  Tom Olsen reporting for INFORUM inforum.com

  

  With the case involving complicated and novel DNA issues, it may take a jury up to four weeks to hear the case of Michael Carbo in the rape and beating ...

• Trial set in 1986 Chisholm slaying

  Duluth News Tribune duluthnewstribune.com

  

  With the case involving complicated and novel DNA issues, it may take a jury up to four weeks to hear the case of Michael Carbo in the rape and beating ...

• Suspect in 2006 Miami U. rape case again asks for bond reduction due to health issues

  Dayton Daily News daytondailynews.com

  

  An Indiana man accused in the 2006 sexual assault of a Miami University student is again asking for a bond reduction due to his medical condition.

• Murder of 2 Oregon teen hitchhikers solved 43 years later

  10News 10news.com

  The murder of two Oregon teen hitchhikers has been solved 43 years later, thanks to the help of DNA technology and genetic genealogy.

• The Gruesome Murders of 2 Teen Hitchhikers Shocked an Ore. Community — 43 Years Later, Police Close the Case

  PEOPLE.com people.com

  

  Kirk Leonard Wiseman, 19, and Cynthia Lynn Frayer, 17, were shot multiple times in the head with a small caliber firearm.

• Maine man on trial for murder in Alaska in 1993, when he was a college freshman

  WMTW Portland wmtw.com

  

  Jury selection is underway in the trial of Steven Downs, 47, who says he's innocent of the 1993 murder that occurred in his dormitory when he was an ...

• Case of teen hitchhikers shot in head lay fallow for 43 years; now, Oregon police say they know the killer

  Joe Siess reporting for OregonLive oregonlive.com

  

  On Nov. 17, 1978, a person cutting firewood near Lake of the Woods came across two dead bodies — a young man and woman. Both had been shot to death.

• Oregon Police Unearth Killer Ray Whitson in 1978 Murders of Cynthia Frayer and Kirk Wiseman

  Daily Beast thedailybeast.com

  

  Cynthia Frayer and Kirk Wiseman were found dead in rural Oregon on a frigid November day, and their case remained cold for 40 years.

• Suspect in 2006 Miami University rape case gets bond reduction, new attorney

  Yahoo News yahoo.com

  

  Jan. 7—An Indiana man facing multiple charges for allegedly raping a Miami University student in January 2006 was in court Thursday for a pre-trial hearing ...

• Klamath County cold case suspect identified after four decades

  KVAL kval.com

  

  After four decades, detectives with the Klamath County Sheriff's Office solved a double homicide cold case with the help of DNA technology and genetic ...

• DNA helps Klamath County investigators identify suspect in unsolved 1978 double murder

  KDRV kdrv.com

  

  The young couple had been hitchhiking through Oregon, possibly to visit Crater Lake, when they disappeared sometime in September of 1978.

• DNA evidence brings closure to Klamath County cold case | KMVU Fox 26 Medford

  KMVU Fox 26 Medford fox26medford.com

  

  KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – Family members of two people who were found dead in rural Klamath County over four decades ago may finally have some closure.

• DNA evidence brings closure to Klamath County cold case

  KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 kobi5.com

  

  KLAMATH COUNTY, Ore. – Family members of two people who were found dead in rural Klamath County over four decades ago may finally have some closure.

• 43-Year-old Klamath County cold case solved [VIDEO]

  Klamath Falls News klamathfallsnews.org

  

  KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A 43-year-old cold case regarding a double homicide in Klamath County has now been closed due to recently processed DNA evidence ...

• Suspect in 2006 Miami U. rape case involving DNA genealogy tracing wants bond reduced

  Yahoo! Voices yahoo.com

  Jan. 5—The attorney for an Indiana man who is facing multiple charges for allegedly raping a Miami University student in January 2006 says he should be ...

• How Your DNA Test Could Send a Relative to Jail

  The New York Times nytimes.com

  

  Now, with the go-ahead from the Gresham Police, Parabon's director of bioinformatics, Ellen Greytak, uploaded a DNA profile of the semen sample ...

• CeCe Moore: meet the self-taught sleuth cracking crimes for the FBI

  The Times co.uk

  

  In early 1997 a 19-year-old called Christopher Tapp was brought into the police station in Idaho Falls, in the US northwest, to be questioned about the rape ...

• December 2021
• JonBenét Ramsey's Murder: Police Probing More Than 1000 New Tips

  Radar Online radaronline.com

  

  Although the 6-year-old pageant queen JonBenét Ramsey was found mysteriously murdered in the basement of her Colorado home nearly 25 years ago, ...

• JonBenet Ramsey cops probing over 1,000 new tips & 800 DNA samples received on murdered beauty queen in...

  Christopher Eberhart reporting for The Sun co.uk

  

  POLICE have tested 800 DNA samples and received about 1000 tips in the last five years related to the unsolved murder of JonBenét Ramsey.The six-yea.

• Your DNA Test Could Send a Relative to Jail

  Rafil Kroll-Zaidi reporting for The New York Times nytimes.com

  

  Thanks to “genetic genealogy,” solving crimes with genomic databases is becoming mainstream — with some uncomfortable implications for the future of ...

• "I WANTED TO MEET YOU": ANSWERS LEAD TO MORE QUESTIONS FOR FAMILY, POLICE IN 46-YEAR-OLD MYSTERY

  Enterprise-Tocsin enterprise-tocsin.com

  

  Carolyn Jeanette Dunn Moudy disappeared from Indianola in 1974, leaving behind two daughters. Her fate remained a mystery for over four decades.

• Sensational cases: Why years go by but investigations do not end

  Dhaka Tribune dhakatribune.com

  

  Many horrifying and shocking cases that drew public attention and triggered street agitations are not seeing any progress due to a lengthy investigation ...

• How JonBenet Ramsey murder mystery could be 'solved in HOURS'

  Christopher Eberhart reporting for The US Sun the-sun.com

  

  THE smallest, most minute sample of DNA from the 25-year-old murder case of JonBenet Ramsey can solve one of the country's most infamous cold cases "in as ...

• How JonBenet Ramsey murder mystery could be ‘solved in a matter of hours’ thanks to DNA, expert reveals

  Noah hilton reporting for News Nation USA newsnationusa.com

  

  THE smallest, most minute sample of DNA from the 25-year-old murder case of JonBenet Ramsey can solve one of the country's most infamous cold cases "in as.

• Mystery solved: Three Virginians missing for 48 years perished at Ky.’s Valley View Ferry

  Lexington Herald Leader kentucky.com

  

  The disappearance about 48 years ago of Virginians John Ed Keyton, an eccentric 81-year-old World War I vet, his live-in housekeeper Flora Helmick, ...

• UPDATE: Bones found in river belonged to Virginia family: Coroner - ABC 36 News

  WTVQ wtvq.com

  

  UPDATE POSTED 5:30 P.M. DEC. 22, 2021. LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ)- Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn has released the identity of human remains found by the ...

• Opinion: Genealogy kits aren't fun holiday gifts. They're privacy violations waiting to happen

  Andray Domise reporting for The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com

  

  Our DNA represents some of the most intimate data we have. And yet genealogy companies such as 23andMe and Ancestry have normalized giving ours away to ...

• ICYMI: Groundbreaking Project in Miami, Slain Woman Identified After 46 Years

  NBC 6 South Florida nbcmiami.com

  

  Here are some of the top stories from the past week from NBC 6 News.

• Man accused in 2006 rape, robbery of Miami University student

  WLWT Cincinnati wlwt.com

  

  An Indiana man has now been arrested, accused of raping, robbing and burglarizing a Miami University student more than 15 years ago.

• Genealogy sites, DNA lead to arrest in 2006 rape of a Miami University student

  Dayton 24/7 Now dayton247now.com

  

  OXFORD, Ohio (WKRC) - An Indiana man is now in custody, accused of raping a Miami University student back in 2006. Butler County investigators used familial ...

• NYPD Utilizes ‘Virtual Mugshots’ Despite City Hall’s Words

  Government Technology govtech.com

  

  The privately owned Parabon NanoLabs uses DNA samples to create “virtual mugshots” of crime suspects using “Snapshot DNA Phenotyping,” with...

• Bond set for man arrested in 2006 Miami University rape case involving DNA genealogy tracing

  Dayton Daily News daytondailynews.com

  

  An Indiana man is facing multiple charges for allegedly raping a Miami University student in January 2006, and it was DNA coupled with forensic genealogy ...

• NYPD Still Using Controversial Lab After Saying Ties Were Cut

  Governing governing.com

  

  The controversial lab uses DNA to create “virtual mugshots” of crime suspects. Defense advocates consider the images unreliable. Police use of the company ...

• Extended Kinship Analysis of Historical Remains Using SNP Capture

  Forensic Science International: Genetics Journal Publication FSIGenetics.com

  
• NYPD still using controversial DNA lab for investigations more than a year after City Hall said ties were cut

  Yahoo! Voices yahoo.com

  

  The NYPD's use of a controversial Virginia-based tech company for criminal investigations remains in effect more than a year after City Hall announced the ...

• NYPD still using controversial DNA lab for investigations more than ...

  New York Daily News nydailynews.com

  

  The privately-owned Parabon NanoLabs uses DNA samples to create “virtual mugshots” of crime suspects using “Snapshot DNA Phenotyping,” with...

• Davie Police Give Missing Woman’s Daughter Some Closure After 46 Years

  Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, South Florida | CBS4 Miami – CBS Miami reporting for CBS Miami cbslocal.com

  

  MIAMI (CBSMiami) – For 45 years, no one knew what happened to Carolynn Dunn Moudy until now. Davie Police have announced, a body found in a canal just two ...

• CMPD identifies ‘Myers Park Rapist’ accused of preying on young girls in 1990s

  WSOC Charlotte wsoctv.com

  

  CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said it has identified the man known as the “Myers Park Rapist.”.

• Slain Woman Whose Body Was Found in Davie Canal in 1975 Identified

  NBC 6 South Florida nbcmiami.com

  

  A woman who was likely murdered and had her body dumped in a Davie canal in 1975 has remained unidentified for nearly 46 years, but now cold case ...

• Woman found murdered in Davie identified 46 years later - South Florida Sun-Sentinel

  Sun Sentinel sun-sentinel.com

  

  After 46 years, Davie police have put a name to a woman whose body was discovered floating in a canal on Dec. 23, 1975. The Jane Doe in the cold case was ...

• Appeals court cites bias, overturns cold-case murder verdict

  CHAT News Today chatnewstoday.ca

  

  EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — An appeals court in Washington state on Monday overturned the cold-case murder convictions against a man accused of killing a young ...

• Convictions for 1987 murder of Saanich couple overturned by appeals court - BC News

  The Canadian Press reporting for Castanet.net castanet.net

  

  A Washington state man found guilty of the aggravated murders of a young Saanich couple more than 33 years ago has had his convictions overturned due to ...

• Man Arrested in 2018 for 1987 Cold Case Has Conviction Overturned Because of Juror Bias

  Ayumi Davis reporting for Newsweek newsweek.com

  

  William Earl Talbott II, who was arrested in 2018 for the 1987 killing of a Canadian couple, had his conviction overturned because of juror bias by an ...

• Conviction for murder of young B.C. couple reversed due to juror’s bias: court ruling

  Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca

  

  A Washington State man who was found guilty of two counts of aggravated murder of a young B.C. couple in 1987 has now had his conviction overturned.

• Seattle man's conviction for 1987 murders of B.C.'s Tanya van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook overturned

  CBC.ca cbc.ca

  

  The double murder conviction of a Seattle-area man found guilty in the cold-case homicide of a young B.C. couple has been overturned because of juror bias.

• CMPD: ‘Myers Park rapist’ identified, tied to 15 sexual assaults in 1990s

  WBTV wbtv.com

  

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Officials with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said they have identified the perpetrator behind 15 sexual assault cases ...

• How DNA Solved One of the Final Mysteries of Pearl Harbor

  Bryan Bender reporting for POLITICO politico.com

  

  SPRING VALLEY, Calif. — On Sunday morning, Dec. 7, 1941, Mess Attendant 2nd Class Jesus Garcia, stationed aboard the USS Oklahoma, was preparing to go to ...

• Body of deceased child identified, mother arrested | News | newportnewstimes.com

  Newport News Times newportnewstimes.com

  

  The body of a young girl found in a remote area of north Lincoln County almost a year ago has been identified, and two women have been charged with her.

• Fire Island John Doe: Genetic genealogy IDs second Alaska cold case victim in 6 weeks

  Boston 25 News boston25news.com

  

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska state police officials have announced for the second time in six weeks that DNA and genetic genealogy have helped identify a ...

• Women charged in 9-year-old's death will be extradited to Oregon

  KATU katu.com

  

  Two women charged in the death of a 9-year-old girl will soon be extradited from Michigan back to Oregon. Shawna Browning and Lauren Harrison have been ...

• Oregon authorities use genealogy to ID 9-year-old found stuffed into duffel bag in woods

  KOKI FOX 23 fox23.com

  

  LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. — Almost a year to the day after a slain girl's remains were found, stuffed into a duffel bag in the scenic Oregon woods, ...

• Young girl whose remains were found in Lincoln County identified; mother, her girlfriend arrested for murder

  KPTV.com kptv.com

  

  LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. (KPTV) - Investigators have identified the young girl whose remains were found near a rest area in Lincoln County last year, ...

• Girl found dead in Lincoln County woods identified nearly a year later; 2 women arrested

  KTVZ ktvz.com

  

  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — After widely disseminating two sketches for months, Oregon State Police have identified the remains of a child found last year and say ...

• 2 women arrested in Michigan, charged with murder of girl found in bag in Oregon woods

  KCBY.com 11 kcby.com

  

  NEWPORT, Ore. - Two women faces charge of Aggravated Murder in connection with the body of a little girl found last year in the woods near a rest area along ...

• Baby Andrew was found in a ditch in 1981. Here's what we know about the case after 40 years

  Alfonzo Galvan, Sioux Falls Argus Leader reporting for Argus Leader argusleader.com

  

  Sioux Falls woman Theresa Bentaas charged with the death of her newborn son "Baby Andrew" was sentenced to 10 years in prison in December 2021.

• The body found in a duffle bag has been identified as a 9-year-old girl, an arrest has been made

  NBC Right Now nbcrightnow.com

  

  OREGON - On December 10, 2020, Detectives from the Oregon State Police Major Crimes section responded to the H.B. Van Duzer Scenic Corridor in Lincoln ...

• November 2021
• The ISHI Report: Genetic Genealogy for Cold Case and Active Investigations: 2021 Update

  Ellen McRae Greytak, Director of Bioinformatics, Parabon NanoLabs promega.foleon.com

  
• As critics warn of genetic 'surveillance', RCMP explores use of DNA matching in criminal probes

  CBC.ca cbc.ca

  

  The RCMP says it's reviewing the legitimacy of using genetic genealogy to solve cases, but is still using the controversial DNA matching technique in the ...

• Kilgore police, DNA Doe Project seek information in unsolved case.

  Kilgore News Herald kilgorenewsherald.com

  

  The DNA Doe Project, a national nonprofit that seeks to identify John and Jane Does using genetic genealogy, has added a Kilgore case to its projects and is ...

• Third Almeda Fire victim positively identified

  KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2 kobi5.com

  

  The final unidentified victim of the September, 8 2020 Almeda Fire has been positively identified. Derrick Glenn Mills, 55, originally from Yreka, ...

• Sketch of rapist released

  Daily Commercial dailycommercial.com

  

  TAVARES – Lake County sheriff's investigators searching for a rapist in a 2007 case are tapping into a new DNA technology to produce a composite drawing of ...

• Third Almeda Fire victim positively identified | KMVU Fox 26 Medford

  KMVU Fox 26 Medford fox26medford.com

  

  ASHLAND, Ore. – We now know the name of the only remaining Almeda Fire victim who was still unidentified. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office sent out the ...

• Angela R. Siebke Pleads Guilty in 'Baby April' Case

  Law & Crime lawandcrime.com

  

  A woman charged in the 1992 case of “Baby April” pleaded guilty on Monday to a lesser charge in connection with the infamous death of the newborn.

• How Your Family Tree Could Catch a Killer

  The New Yorker newyorker.com

  

  In April, 2018, Scharf permitted Parabon to pass the killer's DNA profile to one of the world's leading genetic genealogists, CeCe Moore. The ...

• Baby April suspect pleads guilty to lesser charge on Monday

  WHBF - OurQuadCities.com ourquadcities.com

  

  A former Orion, Ill., woman accused of first-degree murder in the 1992 death of an infant has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Monday in Rock Island County ...

• Murders of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg: How a childhood Halloween photo helped a woman uncover a killer in her family tree

  Guest Author reporting for CBS News cbsnews.com

  

  In 2013, Chelsea Rustad was 31 years old and realized she could not name a single one of her great-grandparents. As she told "48 Hours" correspondent Erin ...

• DNA Doe Project revives decades-old cold case of dead woman found in Kilgore

  KLTV kltv.com

  

  GREGG COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A 20-year-old East Texas case is active again involving a woman's remains that have yet to be identified.

• DNA Doe Project seeking to identify woman in 21-year-old East Texas cold case

  CBS19.tv KYTX cbs19.tv

  

  KILGORE, Texas — The DNA Doe Project has taken on the case of identifying the body of a woman who was found in the Kilgore area on Dec. 23, 2000.

• Judge affirms DNA database searches that led to arrest in 1986 Chisholm slaying

  Duluth News Tribune duluthnewstribune.com

  

  While expressing concern for individual privacy, the judge said police are free to seize evidence left at a crime scene and test it against samples in ...

• How recreating faces from DNA can help solve cold cases

  atang@businessinsider.com (Abby Tang,Ally Giannini,Clayton Dyer) reporting for Business Insider businessinsider.com

  

  Watch how forensic scientists are recreating faces using only DNA in an attempt to solve cold cases involving unidentified remains.

• A 15-year-old vanished without knowing he was a father. An Oregon cold case helped his daughter learn his fat

  Alexandra Skores reporting for OregonLive oregonlive.com

  

  It was a call forever burned into Lori Merriam's memory. It put to rest questions she had been asking all her life about who she was. The 50-year-old Idaho ...

• October 2021
• New composite released to ID remains found in Sweet Home

  Mid-Valley Media reporting for Corvallis Gazette-Times gazettetimes.com

  

  The Linn County Sheriff's Office is using a new composite rendering and DNA analysis to try to identify the woman whose remains were found last year near ...

• Victim of Serial Killer Robert Hansen Identified as Robin Pelkey 37 Years After She Was Discovered

  Alaska Department of Public Safety Press Release Alaska.gov

  
• After 50 Years, Remains of Missing Idaho Teen Found on Oregon Coast Identified as Winston Arthur Maxey III

  KPIC-TV, CBS 4, Roseburg, OR KPIC.com

  

  COQUILLE, Ore. - The Coos County Sheriff's Office was able to put to rest a “cold-case” missing person report, identifying remains and giving closure to ...

• Sheridan Police identify victim in 33-year-old cold case

  Alex Rose reporting for FOX 31 Denver kdvr.com

  

  The Sheridan Police Department and Colorado law enforcement agencies used genetic genealogy to positively identify a Middle Eastern man who was killed more ...

• Colorado woman murdered by Alaskan serial killer 37 years ago identified

  9News.com KUSA 9news.com

  

  ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A woman killed by an Alaskan serial killer who was previously known only as "Horseshoe Harriet" has been identified after 37 years as a ...

• What is NC law enforcement doing with your genetic testing results?

  Greensboro News & Record greensboro.com

  

  Genetic testing kits give users a fun look into the past.

• Colorado Woman Robin Pelkey Identified As Alaska Serial Killer’s Victim

  CBS Denver cbslocal.com

  

  (CBS4) – DNA testing confirmed the identity of a woman believed to be a victim of serial killer Robert Hansen, Alaska authorities announced Friday.

• Deputies ID teen who died 50 years ago | Local News | theworldlink.com

  Coos Bay World theworldlink.com

  

  A 15-year-old who went missing was identified recently thanks to the dogged work of Coos County Sheriff's Office investigators.

• 37 years later, a victim of serial killer Robert Hansen identified through DNA match

  Must Read Alaska mustreadalaska.com

  

  The Alaska Bureau of Investigation Cold Case Investigation Unit recently launched another attempt to identify the remains of one of serial killer Robert ...

• Hitchhiker Who Disappeared 50 Years Ago ID'd Using DNA From Child He Didn't Know He Had

  Toria Barnhart reporting for Newsweek newsweek.com

  

  The body of a teenage hitchhiker who left his home in Idaho for Oregon 50 years ago has been identified with the help of a child he didn't even know he had.

• Woman On A Mission To Fund DNA Cases Until All Unidentified Remains In Mississippi Get Their Names Back

  Oxygen oxygen.com

  

  Carla Davis has been funding multiple cases in her home state of Mississippi and even helped identify a possible victim of serial killer Samuel Little.

• An Interactive Map Showing Some Of The Places Where Parabon Has Helped Solve Cases

  David Raynor and Danielle Battaglia reporting for the Raleigh News & Observer NewsObserver.com

  

  Parabon Labs DNA analysis services have been involved in solving 115 cases across the US, including NC. Interactive map shows details and where the cases ...

• Composite released to ID Gordon Road remains - The New Era

  Sweet Home New Era sweethomenews.com

  

  Linn County Sheriff's detectives have learned new information regarding unidentified human remains recovered near Sweet Home in April 2020,

• Why Users Should Consider Where Genetic Testing Data Ends Up

  Government Technology govtech.com

  

  But CeCe Moore of Parabon NanoLabs takes DNA profiles left at crime scenes and searches public databases for matches. Ancestry.com, 23andMe...

• Here are the 115 US cases Parabon Labs’ DNA analysis services has assisted in solving

  Durham Herald Sun heraldsun.com

  

  Parabon Labs DNA analysis services have been involved in solving 115 cases across the US, including NC. Interactive map shows details and where the cases ...

• How does genetic genealogy and phenotyping work? DNA agencies weigh in on NC crimes

  Raleigh News & Observer newsobserver.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs scientists are using people's DNA as a blueprint to predict what a suspect might look like to NC police. How does it work and is it ...

• Interview: Recreating Faces of Egyptian Mummies Using Ancient DNA

  An interview with Dr. Ellen Greytak ISHINews.com

  
• Detectives use DNA to draw new image of woman found dead in Oregon woods in April 2020

  KTVL ktvl.com

  

  Linn County Sheriff's Office detectives have developed a new image of the woman found dead in the woods in April 2020. The remains were found near Gordon ...

• DNA key in revisiting 2 Kilgore cold case murders

  KLTV kltv.com

  

  One East Texas police department is looking back into a couple of cold cases in the hopes identification, and ultimately solving them.

• Ancient Egyptian Facial Recreations Parabon NanoLabs

  HYPEBEAST hypebeast.com

  

  Researchers Have Digitally Recreated the Facial Features of Three Egyptian Men. A four year study conducted by Parabon NanoLabs, the Max Planck...

• DNA Allows the Reconstruction of Ancient Egyptian Mummy Faces

  My Modern Met mymodernmet.com

  

  The Parabon team used a technique called DNA phenotyping, which uses genetic markers to predict features such as hair color, skin tone, and eye...

• Scientists reconstruct faces of Egyptian mummies using ancient DNA

  The Indian Express indianexpress.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs predicted the faces of mummies that belonged to an ancient Nile community called the Abusir el-Meleq.

• Parabon Receives Justice Improvement Award

  Paul H. Chapman $10,000 Award will be used to support JusticeDrive^™ casework fund

  
• What did Pharaohs look like? Lab recreates mummies’ faces using DNA

  The Jerusalem Post jpost.com

  

  According to a new DNA-based predictive system, the three mummies from Abusir el-Meleq were around age 25, had light brown skin and dark eyes and hair.

• DNA Technology Helps Authorities Identify Remains of Murdered Man Found in 1976

  Lake County, CA News Report LakeCoNews.com

  

  Human remains found near Lower Lake, California, in 1976 have been identified as belonging to Leopoldo Torres Melendez. Courtesy photo. LAKE COUNTY, Calif.

• Three 2000-year-old Egyptian Mummy Faces Reconstructed!

  Ancient Origins ancient-origins.net

  

  Scientists have used new forensic methods, including ancient DNA and physical examinations, to make three amazing, reconstructed mummy faces from ancient ...

• Alleged Stanford serial killer convicted in 1974 murder of football legend Chuck Taylor’s daughter

  KOKI FOX 23 fox23.com

  

  REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — It took California police detectives more than 40 years to link John Arthur Getreu to at least two brutal murders that occurred near ...

• Faces of three ancient Egyptian mummies recreated using DNA technology and thermal meshing

  Phys.org phys.org

  

  A team of workers at Parabon Nanolabs has digitally recreated the faces of three mummies from ancient Egypt using DNA technology and thermal meshing.

• 3-D Reconstruction Reveals the Faces of Three Ancient Egyptian ...

  Smithsonian Magazine smithsonianmag.com

  

  Parabon used DNA taken from the mummies in 2017 to create the 3-D images. That earlier study, led by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for...

• Scientists revealed the faces of 3 Egyptian mummies

  Amit Malewar reporting for Tech Explorist techexplorist.com

  

  Scientists unveiled for the first time the predicted faces of three ancient mummies from an ancient Nile community in Egypt.

• September 2021
• Scientists have recreated the faces of three ancient Egyptian mummies!

  BBC co.uk

  

  The mystery surrounding ancient Egyptian mummies has intrigued people around the world for years and now researchers have released new images showing what ...

• If mummies had faces: Scientists use DNA to see how three ancient Egyptians looked

  CNET cnet.com

  

  Parabon's forensic DNA phenotyping system purports to accurately predict genetic ancestry, eye color, hair color, skin tone, freckling and face...

• If mummies had faces: Scientists use DNA to see how three ancient ...

  CNET cnet.com

  

  Parabon's forensic DNA phenotyping system purports to accurately predict genetic ancestry, eye color, hair color, skin tone, freckling and face...

• Faces of ancient mummies revealed via DNA

  ScienceBlog.com scienceblog.com

  

  At the 32nd International Symposium on Human Identification (ISHI), being held this week in Orlando, FL, Parabon NanoLabs will unveil for...

• Missing 46-year-old man found safe in Iredell County

  WBTV wbtv.com

  

  The Iredell County Sheriff's Office was looking for Michael Wayne Williams. Deputies shared the good update Wednesday evening.

• Ancient Egyptian Mummy Faces Recreated Based on DNA Samples

  Yahoo Life yahoo.com

  

  A DNA technology company has digitally recreated the faces of three ancient Egyptian mummies based solely on their genome sequences.

• Faces of three ancient Egyptian mummies who lived up to 2,797 years ago are reconstructed

  Sam Tonkin For Mailonline reporting for Daily Mail co.uk

  

  The faces of three ancient Egyptian men who lived up to 2,797 years ago have been reconstructed using genetic data extracted from their mummified remains.

• Durham DA’s Office won’t seek death penalty for Faith Hedgepeth’s accused killer

  WAVY.com wavy.com

  

  DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Faith Hedgepeth's accused killer will not be eligible for the death penalty, the Durham County District Attorney's Office confirmed on ...

• NC DA’s Office won’t seek death penalty for Faith Hedgepeth’s accused killer

  Jeff Reeves reporting for WGHP FOX 8 Greensboro myfox8.com

  

  DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Faith Hedgepeth's accused killer will not be eligible for the death penalty, the Durham County District Attorney's Office confirmed on ...

• 3 Egyptian mummy faces revealed in stunning reconstruction

  Livescience.com livescience.com

  

  Parabon revealed the mummies' faces on Sept. 15 at the 32nd International Symposium on Human Identification in Orlando, Florida. Scientists used...

• Facial reconstructions of three Egyptian mummies

  CTV News ctvnews.ca

  

  TORONTO -- DNA researchers have given us a glimpse of what Ancient Egyptians may have looked like. Researchers from Parabon NanoLabs,...

• Egyptian mummy faces reconstructed with genetic data for first time

  Hannah Sparks reporting for New York Post nypost.com

  

  Researchers have revealed highly detailed three-dimensional renderings of the faces of three Egyptian men who lived more than 2000 years ago.

• Special Report: Killing of Eugene, OR Teens Solved 44 Years Later

  Matt Templeman reporting for KEZI-TV, ABC 9, Eugene, OR KEZI.com

  
• Special Report: Killing of Eugene teens solved 44 years later

  KEZI TV kezi.com

  

  EUGENE, Ore. -- Retired detectives have solved a Lane County murder mystery that began 44 years ago. It involves the shooting deaths of two teenagers from ...

• Faces of 3 ancient Egyptians reconstructed using 2,000-year-old DNA

  Egypt Independent egyptindependent.com

  

  Scientists have reconstructed the faces of three ancient Egyptian men using DNA that is more than 2,000 years old, according to the US's Newsweek.

• New Jersey Man Has Been Charged With Murder in 1999 Cold Case

  Inside Edition Staff reporting for Inside Edition insideedition.com

  

  No arrests had been made for the case of the murdered New Jersey teen Nancy Noga until September of this year, with the help of DNA and local detectives.

• Durham man charged with murdering Faith Hedgepeth in 2012

  Jeff Reeves reporting for WGHP FOX 8 Greensboro myfox8.com

  

  On Sept. 7, 2012, Hedgepeth's body was found in her Chapel Hill apartment bedroom. An autopsy revealed she died from a severe beating to her head.

• No bond for man charged with 2012 murder of UNC-Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth

  WRAL.com wral.com

  

  Chapel Hill, N.C. — A man charged with first-degree murder in the 2012 death of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student Faith Danielle Hedgepeth ...

• 'Stanford murders' conviction renews hope for justice in 2nd alleged victim's cold case

  ABC News go.com

  

  John Getreu, found guilty in the Janet Taylor case, goes to trial for the Leslie Perlov case in 2022.

• Woman charged in 'Baby April' case wants judge to release her on recognizance bond

  KWQC-TV6 kwqc.com

  

  MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - An Ohio woman charged with the 1992 death of her newborn baby girl, known as “Baby April,” is asking a judge to release her on a ...

• Parabon Recreates Egyptian Mummy Faces From Ancient DNA

  GlobeNewswire globenewswire.com

  

  Snapshot predicted each mummy's ancestry, pigmentation, and face morphology. Interestingly, their ancestry was determined to be more similar to...

• Parabon Recreates Egyptian Mummy Faces from Ancient DNA

  New Snapshot methods for low-coverage sequencing bring hidden data to life ISHI 2021

  
• DNA cold case: New Jersey man charged in 1999 bludgeoning death of high school senior

  KIRO Seattle kiro7.com

  

  SAYREVILLE, N.J. — Genetic genealogists have once again used DNA evidence and ancestry websites to track down an alleged killer.

• How Genetic Genealogy Helped Solve Christy Mirack's Murder After ...

  A&E aetv.com

  

  Parabon investigators began building a family tree and eventually zeroed in on a suspect: Rowe, a 49-year-old disc jockey who went by the name “...

• Raymond 'DJ Freez' Rowe claims he met Christy Mirack DJing, had affair: testimony in his bid to withdraw murder guilty plea

  LNP | LancasterOnline lancasteronline.com

  

  Raymond Rowe, who is trying withdraw to his guilty plea for the 1992 rape and murder of Christy Mirack, now claims to have met the schoolteacher at the ...

• Sayreville community reacts after arrest made in teen's 1999 slaying

  Suzanne Russell and Susan Loyer, MyCentralJersey.com reporting for My Central Jersey mycentraljersey.com

  

  SAYREVILLE – Residents and friends of Nancy Noga breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday when they learned an Ocean County man had been arrested in the teen's ...

• August 2021
• Philadephila Police Release Composite Photo of Fairmount Park Rapist Based on DNA Profile

  Kristen Johanson and Rachel Kurland reporting for KYW Newsradio, 1060 AM, 103.9 FM, Philadelphia, PA Audacy.com

  
• Detectives see new promise in long-shelved DNA. But there are pitfalls.

  Las Vegas Review-Journal reviewjournal.com

  

  Cold case detectives often rely on DNA evidence, and advancements in technology are giving decades-old samples new promise. Sometimes, though, a match isn't ...

• Young murder victim helps solve her own cold case

  Sand Hills Express sandhillsexpress.com

  

  [This story previously aired on November 7, 2020. It was updated on August 7, 2021.] In the early hours of December 20, 1979, the body of 18-year-old ...

• ‘Baby April’ case continues; suspect appears Thursday in court

  WHBF - OurQuadCities.com ourquadcities.com

  

  A 48-year-old former Orion woman accused of first-degree murder in the death of an infant in 1992 appeared Thursday in Rock Island County Court.

• July 2021
• DNA Connects Pennsylvania Man to 33-Year-Old Homicide

  Ed Weinstock reporting for WGAL-TV, NBC 8, Lancaster, PA WGAL.com

  
• Company uses DNA to create aged photo of Joe Constance

  KPLC kplctv.com

  

  ... Parabon NanoLabs...

• Police make arrest in 34-year-old homicide cold case of murdered Adams County woman

  Lena Tzivekis, Hanover Evening Sun reporting for The Evening Sun eveningsun.com

  

  Edna Laughman was last seen alive the day before when she was dropped off at her home, after attending a church service.

• New Oxford man arrested, admits to 1987 homicide in Adams County

  FOX43.com fox43.com

  

  Christopher Speelman, 58, has been charged with robbery, rape, and homicide in the 1987 killing of 85-year-old Edna Laughman.

• UO scientist aids in ID of child in the state's oldest cold case

  AroundtheO uoregon.edu

  

  A toddler who was found dead in Oregon 58 years ago has finally been identified, thanks to a concerted effort involving local, state and national law ...

• Detective explains how DNA was obtained; week 1 of murder trial complete

  EH Extra ehextra.com

  

  The first week is complete in the double murder trial of Raymand Vannieuwenhoven. The 84-year-old man is accused of the brutal 1976 murders of two people at ...

• Who is CeCe Moore, genetic genealogist who reached out to help the Clarke-Straub murder investigation?

  WTOL wtol.com

  

  TOLEDO, Ohio — As a result of the three-night investigation into the 2011 Johnny Clarke and Lisa Straub murders, world-renowned genetic genealogist CeCe ...

• The Justice Files: Unsealed search warrants offers new insight in Sherry Black murder investigation

  ABC 4 abc4.com

  

  SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Utah) – It was science that led to a suspect in the 2010 murder of Sherry Black. In search warrants that were recently unsealed, ...

• Colorado Man Sentenced to Life in Prison After DNA Links Him to 1987 Rape and Murder

  Inside Edition Staff reporting for Inside Edition insideedition.com

  

  Michael Whyte has been sentenced for the murder and brutal assault of 20-year-old soldier Darlene Krashoc, in 1987.

• Cold case trial: DNA match doesn't prove responsibility for murders, defense says

  Kent Tempus, Green Bay Press-Gazette reporting for Green Bay Press Gazette greenbaypressgazette.com

  

  Editor's note: This story has been updated to include additional details from Monday's court proceedings, including jury selection and opening statements.

• Army vet sentenced to life in brutal 1987 torture-murder of female Fort Carson soldier

  FOX13 Memphis fox13memphis.com

  

  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A U.S. Army vet was sentenced to life in a Colorado prison last month after DNA on a soda cup and genetic genealogy led to his ...

• Trial set to begin Monday for Wisconsin man accused of 1976 double murder

  WGBA NBC 26 in Green Bay nbc26.com

  

  The jury trial for an Oconto County man accused of a 45-year-old double murder is set to begin Monday in Marinette County.

• 1987 Army CID Cold Case Solved, Suspect Convicted

  Ronna Weyland reporting for the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command DVIDShub.net

  
• Police arrest girl, 15, in 'brutal' Lake Oswego assault

  Pamplin Media Group pamplinmedia.com

  

  Police arrest girl, 15, in 'brutal' Lake Oswego assault , Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.

• Indiana Woman Accused Of Leaving Dead Infant Behind Dumpster In 2007 | Detroit's BIN 1130 | iHeart Central PA Community Information

  Black Information Network binnews.com

  

  CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE AND MORE INFORMATION. >>Indiana Woman Accused Of Leaving Dead Infant Girl Behind Dumpster In Lancaster In 2007.

• DNA & Ancestry technology credited with cracking 14-year-long deadly mystery in Lancaster

  WPMT FOX 43 fox43.com

  

  Newborn baby Mary Anne was found dead in a dumpster outside the YMCA in Lancaster in 2007. Now, her alleged mother is charged with homicide.

• Genetics lab helps solve 14-year-old Lancaster cold case

  WHP Harrisburg local21news.com

  

  — Parabon NanoLabs has been on a cold case crime solving spree. Most recently, their technology helped lead to an arrest in a 14-year-old cold...

• Oregon authorities using DNA in effort to ID young Jane Doe found stuffed in duffel bag

  KOKI FOX 23 fox23.com

  

  LINCOLN COUNTY, Ore. — Little is known about the girl. Oregon authorities have yet to identify the child, whose badly decomposed remains were found Dec.

• 'That floored me': Community reacts to arrest made 14 years after Baby Mary Anne was found dead in 2007

  LNP | LancasterOnline lancasteronline.com

  

  Editor's note: Though David Ressler said at the time of this article that he remembered Tara Bazzle being pregnant, another former coworker of hers told LNP ...

• Minnesota investigators hope genetic genealogy can help ID 3 babies found dead in river

  KIRO Seattle kiro7.com

  

  RED WING, Minn. — The first unidentified baby pulled from the Mississippi River was a girl, named Jamie by the Minnesota investigators probing her death.

• Genetic Genealogy May Be Key To Solving The Deaths Of Three Babies Found In A River

  Oxygen oxygen.com

  

  Genetic Genealogy may be the key to unlocking the mystery of how and why three infants were found dead in a Minnesota river on three separate occasions over ...

• A break in the case of three dead babies found in Mississippi River?

  Yahoo News yahoo.com

  

  Jul. 6—RED WING, Minn. — The deaths of three unidentified babies found in the backwaters of the Mississippi River has confounded investigators from the days ...

• NEWS POST: Mother Arrested in Cold-Case Homicide Years After Baby "Mary Anne" Discarded

  CRIMEWATCH Lancaster County crimewatchpa.com

  The Lancaster County District Attorney's Office and the Lancaster City Bureau of Police announce the arrest of a suspect in the 2007 murder of Baby Mary...

• Oregon’s coldest ‘Doe’ case solved after dead boy’s sibling found through genetic genealogy

  ActionNewsJax.com actionnewsjax.com

  

  Parabon has also helped to identify dozens of unidentified bodies, and this past October, a DNA profile suitable for comparison to genealogy...

• Minnesota cold-case suspect alleges constitutional violations in ...

  Park Rapids Enterprise parkrapidsenterprise.com

  

  Public defender J.D. Schmid said law enforcement, in cooperation with Parabon NanoLabs, searched two databases without warrant or consent from...

• Minnesota cold-case suspect alleges constitutional violations in DNA database search

  Brainerd Dispatch brainerddispatch.com

  Private services intended for individuals to conduct genealogical research have increasingly been used by police and researchers to crack long-unsolved ...

• June 2021
• Chisholm cold-case suspect alleges constitutional violations in DNA ...

  Duluth News Tribune duluthnewstribune.com

  

  Parabon found several potential matches in databases and developed extensive family trees based on the DNA sample, developing what the company...

• Chisholm cold-case suspect alleges constitutional violations in DNA database search

  Duluth News Tribune duluthnewstribune.com

  

  Private services intended for individuals to conduct genealogical research have increasingly been used by police and researchers to crack long-unsolved ...

• Florida police nab 2007 rape suspect using public genealogy databases

  Antonio Planas reporting for NBC News nbcnews.com

  

  Jared Vaughn, of West Virginia, turned himself in to a jail in Tampa on June 16. Florida police said he was linked to a 2007 rape through genealogy ...

• Cold case suspect fighting DNA collection for 1986 case

  KARE11.com kare11.com

  

  But according to court documents, Parabon did its work and gave Chisholm police a specific name: Michael Carbo. After getting a DNA sample from...

• DNA helps ID little boy found dead in Oregon lake in 1963

  WCTI12.com wcti12.com

  

  MEDFORD, Ore. (KMTR) — A fisherman found the body of a young boy in Keene Creek Reservoir off Highway 66 east of Ashland in July 1963.

• DNA testing helps solve 2007 Tampa sexual battery case

  WTSP.com wtsp.com

  

  The Tampa Police Department says a case that has gone unsolved for 14 years finally has a resolution thanks to the help of DNA testing.

• Police arrest a suspect in an Oregon city's oldest cold case homicide with the help of DNA

  CNN cnn.com

  

  (CNN) Police in Gresham, Oregon, say a suspect in the city's oldest cold case homicide was arrested with the help of DNA technology more than 40 years since ...

• May 2021
• Defendant in 1986 Chisholm killing not entitled to DNA database ...

  Duluth News Tribune duluthnewstribune.com

  

  Michael Allan Carbo Jr., 53, has for several months sought additional information from Parabon NanoLabs, which analyzed a decades-old DNA...

• Defendant in 1986 Chisholm killing not entitled to DNA database details, judge rules

  Duluth News Tribune duluthnewstribune.com

  

  A company hired by police formed a "hypothesis" that Michael Carbo was the killer, but it was law enforcement that conducted the necessary work to make an ...

• Sand Canyon, NV John Doe Identified as Vincent Marion Trapp

  Scott Sonner reporting for The Associated Press APNews.com

  

  RENO, Nev. (AP) — For nearly three decades, he was known only as Sand Canyon Joe Doe, the apparent victim of a homicide found in northern Nevada's high ...

• Lyon County murder victim identified after nearly 30 years; investigators hope new info will solve case | Carson City Nevada News

  Carson Now carsonnow.org

  For the past two years, the Major Crimes Division of the Lyon County Sheriff's Office has been actively investigating the unsolved murder of an unknown ...

• Help sought in finding recently identified man's killer

  The Record-Courier recordcourier.com

  

  A murdered man, whose body remained unidentified for 28 years, once lived in Topaz Ranch Estates and was arrested for assault in Douglas County before he ...

• Sheriff's Office hopes new DNA technology will help solve cold case

  Sand Mountain Reporter sandmountainreporter.com

  

  Marshall County Sheriff's Office Chief Investigator Keith Wilson wants to close the office's oldest cold case with the help of the public and a new ...

• DNA yields prediction of victim's appearance in 1997 cold case

  Gadsden Times gadsdentimes.com

  

  The Marshall County Sheriff's Office hopes an image created through DNA of a 1997 murder victim, found without head or hands, will help identify him.

• Genetic genealogy is 'game changer' in case of Beaumont teacher killed in 1995

  12newsnow.com KBMT-KJAC 12newsnow.com

  

  Nearly three decades later, crime scene DNA and genetic genealogy are what investigators relied on to crack open the case in the murder of a Beaumont ...

• Florida dental hygienist, 61, will go on trial for the 1984 cold case murder of female Navy graduate

  Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com reporting for Daily Mail co.uk

  

  Jury selection is under way in Florida in the trial of Thomas Garner, 61, for the 1984 murder of Navy recruit Pamela Cahanes, who was found beaten and ...

• April 2021
• Maine man to stand trial for 1993 Alaska murder after genetic genealogy tied him to crime scene DNA

  WMTW Portland wmtw.com

  

  Genetic genealogy, pioneered by Parabon NanoLabs, in Virginia, had identified Downs as a potential suspect. “What we do is just a hint – a...

• EFF Challenges Surreptitious Collection of DNA at Iowa Supreme ...

  EFF eff.org

  

  That image did not produce any new leads, so the police worked with Parabon to upload the DNA profile to a consumer genetic genealogy database...

• Who is "Bones 17?" Authorities Release New Sketch Hoping to ID Victim of Green River Killer

  Crystal Bonvillian reporting for the Cox Media Group National Content Desk KIRO7.com

  
• Investigators hope new image will help ID Green River Killer victim

  KNKX Public Radio knkx.org

  

  Parabon Nanolabs and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children used Snapshot DNA Analysis to develop the victim's composite photo.

• March 2021
• Faith Hedgepeth murder: Timeline of events, evidence, arrest | Raleigh News & Observer

  Raleigh News & Observer newsobserver.com

  

  Resources on the 2012 killing of UNC college student Faith Hedgepeth in Chapel Hill, NC, including key facts, suspects, arrest, documentaries, podcasts and ...

• For 40 Years, Her Identity Was Unknown. Now, a Delaware Homicide Victim Has Been Identified as Marie Petry Heiser

  Isabel Hughes reporting for the Delaware News Journal DelawareOnline.com

  

  For decades, the case was cold. Police recently had a breakthrough — and the victim was someone who had never been reported missing.

• DNA evidence in 1976 double murder allowed at trial, judge rules ...

  Green Bay Press Gazette greenbaypressgazette.com

  

  Parabon has used genetic genealogy — which has been also called "family tree forensics" — to locate suspects in numerous cold cases across the...

• DNA Technology Could Help Close Two Unsolved Infant Deaths from 1970

  Nina Sparano reporting for WGBA-TV, NBC 26, Green Bay, WI NBC26.com

  

  MANITOWOC COUNTY, Wis. (NBC 26) -- The deaths of two infants more than 50 years ago in Neenah and Two Rivers are still unsolved today. Now, with the help of ...

• DNA expert says she found suspect Steven Downs through profile matching in 1993 Alaska murder case

  Yahoo News yahoo.com

  

  Mar. 12—A self-described professional genetic genealogist testified Thursday that she was the one who identified an Auburn man as a match for DNA found at ...

• Could science of genetic genealogy help solve Jonathan Foundling case?

  Online Athens onlineathens.com

  

  Chromosomes today are reopening the dusty files of old homicide cases that have languished for years.

• February 2021
• Chisholm cold case suspect to remain in custody, but battle continues over DNA evidence

  Duluth News Tribune duluthnewstribune.com

  

  A defense attorney wants access to a private company's files. A prosecutor says it's "irrelevant." A judge is unsure whether he can legally order it.

• Parabon NanoLabs tackles cancer therapeutics - Washington ...

  The Business Journals bizjournals.com

  

  Northern Virginia firm that helps solve decades-old crimes has its next target: cancer ... Steven Armentrout, Parabon's co-founder and CEO, left,...

• Defense still awaiting DNA evidence in 1986 Chisholm slaying

  Duluth News Tribune duluthnewstribune.com

  A judge indicated he may release the defendant from custody if an agreement is not in place by next week to ensure timely access to investigative reports.

• Northern Virginia firm that helps solve decades-old crimes has its ...

  The Business Journals bizjournals.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs Inc., which uses DNA technology and genetic genealogy to help law enforcement solve decades-old crimes, is making a push in...

• Human remains found at Multnomah Falls identified after 42 years; more cold cases may be solved with genetic

  Samantha Swindler reporting for OregonLive oregonlive.com

  

  On Sept. 14, 1979, two hikers discovered human remains off the steep trails near Multnomah Falls. They found a partial skeleton, eyeglasses, ...

• Greeley Police solve 2001 child kidnapping and sex assault case with the help of DNA technology

  The Denver Channel thedenverchannel.com

  

  The Greeley Police Department has solved a child kidnapping and sex assault case from 2001 using a specialized DNA technology.

• Body found by Oregon waterfall identified decades later. ‘Heartbreaking,’ family says

  Tacoma News Tribune thenewstribune.com

  

  Hikers discovered human remains near Multnomah Falls, Oregon in 1979. Officials weren't able to identify the body, until now.

• January 2021
• The Victims Left Behind by Genetic Genealogy

  Jacob Stern and Sarah Zhang reporting for The Atlantic TheAtlantic.com

  
• DNA Technology Helped Identify Two DC-Area Cold Case Suspects in 2020

  Rebecca Burnett reporting for WDVM-TV, DCW 50, Washington, DC LocalDVM.com

  
• Defense blasts delays in 1986 Chisholm homicide case

  Duluth News Tribune duluthnewstribune.com

  

  A judge should either exclude evidence or release the suspect from custody due to unexplained delays in the discovery process, a defense attorney said.

• Winston-Salem man arrested for 2016 murder after police use genealogy technology

  WXII12 Winston-Salem wxii12.com

  

  Law enforcement arrested a man in Winston-Salem Tuesday for a murder that happened nearly five years ago using new forensic DNA technology.

• SBI: Genetic genealogy results in arrest in 5-year-old murder

  wcti12.com wcti12.com

  

  A North Carolina man has been arrested for a 2016 murder thanks to the help of genetic genealogy, officials announced Wednesday.

• Genetic genealogy leads to arrest in 5-year old murder investigation

  WFMYNews2.com wfmynews2.com

  

  David Lee Blair, 55, was identified as a suspect and was arrested on Tuesday.

• Parabon Continues Cold Case Crime-solving Spree in 2020

  Officer officer.com

  

  Reston, VA — In mid-December, when Colorado Springs detectives identified Ricky Severt as the person responsible for the 1999 murder of Jennifer Watkins, ...

• Virginia company says it helped police close dozens of cold cases last year

  John Domen reporting for WTOP wtop.com

  

  Families of cold case murder victims can often go years and years without closure, but one Virginia company said they helped police close the book on dozens ...

• Fort Myers Police close cold case from 1984

  Fox 4 fox4now.com

  

  The Fort Myers Police Department responded to a call of shots being fired in Palm Ave and Lincoln Blvd in 1984. When they arrived, officers located Claretha ...

• DNA technology helped identify two cold case suspects in 2020

  WDVM 25 localdvm.com

  

  RESTON, Va. (WDVM) — Nearly 30 years ago, 24800 Old Hundred Road was home to Sugarloaf Mountain Market, a convenience store in Montgomery County, Md. In ...

• Vincennes, IN Police Hope New Technology Is Key To Solving 12-Year-Old Sexual Assault Case

  DeSherion McBroom reporting for WIBQ, 1230 AM, Terre Haute, IN WIBQam.com

  

  VINCENNES, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Vincennes authorities are hoping new technology will be the key to solving the city's only violent unsolved crime.

• Parabon Continues Cold Case Crime-solving Spree in 2020

  Killer's identification after 21 years closes strong year for Parabon's Snapshot DNA team

  
• Colorado Springs Police Department Solves 1999 Cold Case Murder of Jennifer Watkins

  Erin Chapman reporting for KOAA-TV, NBC 5, Colorado Springs, CO TheDenverChannel.com

  
• Colorado Springs Police Detectives Solve 1999 Cold Case

  Genetic Genealogy and DNA Phenotyping Identify Jennifer Watkins's Murderer @ColoradoSpringsPolice

  
• Police use of genetic genealogy to solve crimes raises privacy ...

  Times Colonist timescolonist.com

  

  ... Parabon NanoLabs build a family tree for Talbot, based on DNA recovered from the crime scenes. Talbott was identified through genetic...

• December 2020
• Illinois police arrest mother in 1992 murder of 'Baby April'

  KMOV4 kmov.com

  Click here for updates on this story. MOLINE, Ill. (WQAD) -- The Moline Police Department arrested the mother of "Baby April", a baby girl who was found ...

• Baby April’s 28-year-old cold case solved with the help of genetic genealogy testing

  KWQC kwqc.com

  

  CeCe Moore's team at ...

• Colorado Springs Police Department solves 1999 cold case murder ...

  KOAA News 5 koaa.com

  

  Parabon's chief genetic genealogist, CeCe Moore, has been a part of the investigation since 2017. "We have been working on this case for quite...

• Watchdog calls out RCMP for exploring new genetic investigative ...

  The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs Snapshot phenotyping composite prediction of Robert Steven Wright, 39, of North Bay, the man Greater Sudbury Police believe...

• October 2020
• Clackamas County, OR Skull Identified as Wanda Ann Herr

  CCSO Case #86-025724 clackamas.us

  
• Suspect Identified, Arrested in 2010 Former Cold Case Murder of Sherry Black

  Spencer Burt and Spencer Joseph reporting for KSTU-TV, Fox 13, Salt Lake City, UT Fox13Now.com

  
• Man in sketch doesn't look like suspect in killing of Sherry Black

  KUTV 2News kutv.com

  

  Durborrow, according to his booking information, is Asian. “DNA phenotyping is the prediction of physical appearance from DNA,” Parabon NanoLabs...

• September 2020
• Remains Found in Chesterfield County, VA Landfill Identified as 16-Year-Old Christy Lynn Floyd

  Ali Rockett reporting for the Richmond Times-Dispatch NewsAdvance.com

  
• NYPD won't work with Virginia firm that creates digital police ...

  New York Daily News nydailynews.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs was approved by the state Health Department on July 14 to conduct forensic DNA analysis on samples from New York. Its arrival...

• NYPD to use DNA test data to create 'virtual mugshots'

  New York Daily News nydailynews.com

  

  Using DNA samples gathered at crime scenes by police investigators, scientists and forensic artists at Parabon Nanolabs will draw up digital ...

• DNA Paints a Literal Picture of Your Face

  Robotics and Automation News roboticsandautomationnews.com

  

  Two women in their 70s were sexually assaulted and killed in 2006. Police found the DNA of a suspect at the crime scene, but without a person to link it to, ...

• The controversial company using DNA to sketch the faces of criminals

  Nature.com nature.com

  

  Steven Armentrout started Parabon in his basement to provide supercomputing services. Parabon's first big breakthrough was in 2011, when the...

• August 2020
• Steven Hessler arrested on charges in Shelby County rapes from 1980s

  Lydia Gerike, Indianapolis Star reporting for IndyStar indystar.com

  

  Steven Ray Hessler of Greensburg was arrested on a string of charges related to a string of home invasions and rapes in Shelby County from 1982-1985.

• Fingerprint Leads to Arrest in Multiple Rape Cases

  Jacob Brubrink reporting for WPTA-TV, ABC 21, Fort Wayne, IN WPTA21.com

  
• Parabon Receives First Permit Granted in New York for Advanced DNA Analysis

  Investigative genetic genealogy and DNA phenotyping promise to solve more NY crimes

• Exclusive: Commercial DNA Testing Company to Perform “Genetic ...

  Bronx Justice News bronxjusticenews.com

  

  The Department of Health issued the forensic laboratory permit to Parabon NanoLabs, a Virginia-based company that markets forensic genealogical...

• July 2020
• How Parabon NanoLabs Helped Chisholm Police Identify A Cold ...

  FOX 21 Online fox21online.com

  

  in the cold case murder of Nancy Daughtery is called Parabon NanoLabs, which specializes in investigative genetic genealogy. Parabon has access...

• Bail set at $1 million for Chisholm cold-case suspect

  Duluth News Tribune duluthnewstribune.com

  Investigators used Michael Carbo's garbage to obtain a DNA sample that was compared to bodily fluids recovered at the crime scene 34 years ago, ...

• Snohomish County, WA Detectives Make Arrest in 1993 Murder of 15-Year-Old Melissa Lee

  KIRO7.com

  
• June 2020
• Genetic Genealogy Used To Crack Golden State Killer Case Opened Door For More Than 150 Cold Cases

  Julie Watts reporting for KOVR-TV, CBS 13, Sacramento, CA CBSLocal.com

  
• Meet CeCe Moore, The Woman Partnering With NoVA's Parabon NanoLabs To Solve Cold Cases

  Buzz McClain reporting for Northern Virginia Magazine NorthernVirginiaMag.com

  
• May 2020
• Forensic genealogy: how police are using family trees to solve cold cases

  BBC Science Focus Magazine sciencefocus.com

  

  In the US, hundreds of cold cases are being reopened by detectives who mine new DNA databases for leads, but it seems time might be running out.

• Self-trained DNA expert CeCe Moore solves decades-old cold cases in ABC's 'The Genetic Detective'

  WLS-TV abc7chicago.com

  

  ... Genetic Detective," that follows investigative genetic genealogist CeCe Moore and her work with DNA technology company Parabon NanoLabs.

• True crime show focuses on N. Virginia company’s work

  WTOP wtop.com

  

  It stars CeCe Moore, a genealogist who works with Reston, Virginia-based Parabon NanoLabs to help police departments solve cold cases. “The...

• The Genetic Detective: Tri-Stater creates innovative crime technology

  Eyewitness News (WEHT/WTVW) tristatehomepage.com

  

  BONE GAP, Ill. (WEHT) – Police departments are always looking for new technology to help find criminals. Now, a Tri-State native is behind the latest ...

• Armentrout's company's trailblazing work focus of ABC show

  The Inter-Mountain theintermountain.com

  

  The series will follow investigative genetic genealogist CeCe Moore and her work with the DNA technology company Parabon NanoLabs. Parabon was...

• Parabon NanoLabs to be featured in ABC docuseries - Washington ...

  The Business Journals bizjournals.com

  

  The Parabon NanoLabs Snapshot team includes, from left, CeCe Moore, Steven Armentrout and Ellen McRae Greytak. Courtesy Parabon NanoLabs Inc.

• Parabon Genetic Genealogist CeCe Moore Stars in New ABC Series, "The Genetic Detective"

  KC Baker reporting for People People.com

  
• March 2020
• DNA-Generated Photo Gives Face to Torso Found in Dunes on Cape Cod, MA Beach

  Kathy Curran reporting for WCVB-TV, ABC 5, Boston, MA WCVB.com

  
• Woman's Body Found in Chesterfield, VA, Landfill

  Brendan King reporting for WTVR-TV, CBS 6, Richmond, VA WTVF.com

  
• February 2020
• Cold case murder suspect killed in Virginia Beach

  Dan Morse reporting for The Washington Post washingtonpost.com

  

  Investigators in Montgomery County, Md., say Hans Huitz, 51, killed a shopkeeper in 1992. Huitz was fatally shot by police after they say he held out a gun ...

• This DNA Testing Firm Said It Wanted To Bring Closure To Families ...

  BuzzFeed News buzzfeednews.com

  

  So far, Parabon has identified more than 85 criminal suspects using genetic genealogy, according to Moore. Four involved matches obtained using...

• January 2020
• Pamela Maurer Cold Case Cracked By Parabon's Genetic Sleuthing

  John Dodge & Suzanne Le Mignot reporting for WBBM-TV, CBS 2, Chicago, IL CBSLocal.com

  

  CHICAGO (CBS) – Despite exhaustive work by detectives, the murder of Pamela Maurer was left unsolved for more than four decades. Last year, a relatively new ...

• Parabon Labs Is Having Huge Success Solving Cold Cases. And ...

  Washingtonian washingtonian.com

  

  Using an innovative method that can analyze DNA from incredibly small samples, Parabon's Snapshot creates a genetic-genealogy report that's used...

• December 2019
• DNA unlocks cold cases by 'predicting what someone looks like'

  WUSA9.com wusa9.com

  

  A Reston company called Parabon Nanolabs, specializes in using DNA to solve cold cases. WUSA9 visited the company's office to learn more about the ...

• She was murdered 38 years ago. Her son's football coach is now ...

  Tampa Bay Times tampabay.com

  

  New DNA technology offered by Parabon Nanolabs matched Mills' DNA through a genetic genealogy report in June, according to a police report. LPD...

• Accused killer Jerry Burns fights DNA evidence tying him to Michelle Martinko murder

  KGAN TV cbs2iowa.com

  
• Some Philly-Area Police Used DNA to Create CGI Sketches of Suspects

  Philadelphia magazine phillymag.com

  

  DNA phenotyping is part of a new wave of investigative tools for law enforcement. Critics say it's "science fiction."

• Fairfax Co., VA, Police Release Composite Images of 'Marion Murders' Suspect

  Lindsay Watts reporting for WTTG-TV, Fox 5, Washington, DC FOX5DC.com

  
• Man Dead for Years Identified as Suspect in 1984 Murder of 15-Year-Old Reesa Trexler

  Emily Shapiro reporting for ABC News ABCNews.go.com

  
• Body Burned in Dumpster Fire 18 Years Ago Identified Through DNA

  Jonathan Taraya reporting for KTLX-TV, Fox 40, Sacramento, CA FOX40.com

  
• After 18 Years, DNA Identifies Woman Discovered in Burning Dumpster as Perrean Gray

  Jacquelyn Gray reporting for Crime Online CrimeOnline.com

  
• November 2019
• Suspect in "Potomac River Rapist" Cold Cases Arrested

  APNews.com

  
• October 2019
• Detectives Used DNA From Straw to Catch Man Who Raped Lifeguard at Virginia Pool

  Julie Carey reporting for WRC-TV, NBC 4 News, Washington DC NBCWashington.com

  
• DNA Links Montgomery County, PA, Teen to Violent 2017 Rape in Norristown Farm Park

  Vinny Vella reporting for the Philadelphia Inquirer Inquirer.com

  
• Cold Case Break: DNA Technology Helps Identify "Fly Creek Jane Doe"

  Morgan Romero reporting for KGW-TV, NBC 8 News, Portland, OR KGW.com

  
• Man Pleads Guilty to 2016 Alexandria, VA, Rape Solved Using Forensic Genealogy

  Rachel Weiner reporting for the Washington Post WashingtonPost.com

  
• DNA-Based Investigation Leads to Indictment and Arrest in 1993 Sexual Assault

  Newark Police Department Press Release NewarkDEPolicePress.com

  
• Parabon NanoLabs is catching cold case criminals from coast to ...

  The Business Journals bizjournals.com

  

  Reston-based Parabon NanoLabs is finding new openings in long-stalled investigations. THIS ARTICLE IS FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.

• SC police using DNA to sketch cold-case suspects, but some say it's ...

  Charleston Post Courier postandcourier.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs focuses on how that technology can be harnessed for police investigations, particularly cases running out of other options.

• Exclusive: Private DNA Testing Company's Plans Being Kept from NY Oversight Commission

  Bronx Justice News bronxjusticenews.com

  

  By Kevin Deutsch and Sasha Gonzales kdeutsch@bronxjusticenews.com , sgonzales@bronxjusticenews.com. It's a “state” secret. The work of a Virginia-based DNA ...

• Parabon keeps cracking cold cases. And it's just warming up ...

  The Business Journals bizjournals.com

  

  It's FREE! WashingtonBusiness Journal · THE POWER 100.

• Case Closed: How police use DNA evidence to work backward, then forward

  John Domen reporting for WTOP wtop.com

  

  This is Part 2 of a three-part series on WTOP.com about DNA evidence, its evolution and how it's being used in the D.C. area and beyond.

• September 2019
• Case Closed: A Reston company that helps police crack DNA ...

  WTOP wtop.com

  

  Parabon is a 20-year-old company that began as a software firm. About 10 years ago, Parabon “began realizing there was genetic content in DNA...

• Glen Burnie man gets 55 years for cold case murder

  wmar2news.com wmar2news.com

  
• California Cold Case Solved Through DNA, Genealogy

  Stefanie Dazio reporting for The Associated Press APNews.com

  
• Oregon Man Arrested in 1978 Death of Alaska Teenager [$]

  Rachel D'Oro reporting for The Associated Press WashingtonPost.com

  
• Solving Cold Cases with Genetic Genealogy

  Derek Watts reporting for Carte Blanche DSTV.com

  
• DNA Composite Sketches Show Possible Killer in 1975 Slaying of Lindy Sue Biechler

  Sketches depict possible suspect at age 25, 65 WGAL.com

  
• Investigators Can Figure Out What A Rapist's Face Might Look Like, Using DNA

  Erik von Ancken reporting for WKMG-TV, CBS News 6, Orlando, FL ClickOrlando.com

  
• DNA snapshots released of potential suspect in 1975 cold case

  WPMT FOX 43 fox43.com

  
• July 2019
• A Commercial DNA Testing Company Wants to Team With New ...

  Bronx Justice News bronxjusticenews.com

  

  Parabon is the first private company to seek licensing for investigative genetic genealogy testing in New York, state officials said.

• June 2019
• William Talbott II Found Guilty of 1987 Murders of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg

  Caleb Hutton reporting for The Herald HeraldNet.com

  
• How Local Law Enforcement Uses DNA To Crack Criminal Cases

  CeCe Moore explains Genetic Genealogy on the Kojo Nnamdi Show TheKojoNnamdiShow.org

  
• Anne Arundel, MD Police Use Genetic Genealogy to Identify Body Found in 1985

  Remains Identified as Roger Kelso of Glen Burnie, MD CBS Baltimore

  
• Anne Arundel County, MD Police Chief Announces Break In 35-Year-Old Cold Case Homicide

  Remains Identified as Roger Kelso of Glen Burnie, MD @AACOPD (Facebook)

  
• A Murder Trial Will Allow DNA Evidence From a Genealogy Site

  WIRED wired.com

  
• Arrest in 43-year-old Murder Case Stuns Wisconsin Town

  Ivan Moreno reporting for the Associated Press ForensicMag.com

  
• May 2019
• Genetic Genealogy Helped Finally Crack The 1996 Murder Of 18 ...

  BuzzFeed News buzzfeednews.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs, a DNA analysis company in Virginia that has worked with police on dozens of other cases over the past year, then uploaded...

• GEDmatch And Genetic Genealogy Helped Cops Charge A Utah ...

  BuzzFeed News buzzfeednews.com

  

  When the DNA analysis company Parabon NanoLabs told Centerville police that it couldn't upload a DNA profile from the crime scene to GEDmatch,...

• Parabon Customers Net 55 Solved Cases in First Year of Snapshot Genetic Genealogy Service

  New DNA technology helps crack cases that otherwise may have never been solved

• Dr. Ellen Greytak Featured Among "Future 50" Top Thinkers and Doers

  Mike Hayes reporting for Inverse Inverse.com

  
• Ellen Greytak Is Using Old DNA to Make Sketches That Help Solve ...

  Inverse inverse.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs has used this image in its publicity materials. The Republican. The phenotyping process doesn't produce a picture of a person,...

• DNA on Cigarette Butt Leads to Arrest in Vancouver, WA Murder

  Emily Shapiro reporting for ABC News ABCNews.go.com

  
• April 2019
• Cold Case Arrests

  Henry Lee reporting for KTVU-TV, FOX 2 News, Oakland, CA KTVU.com

  
• Family-Tree Hobbyists Are Solving Cold Cases, One Cousin's DNA at a Time

  Heather Murphy reporting for the New York Times NYTimes.com

  
• What the Golden State Killer Tells Us About Forensic Genetics

  WIRED wired.com

  

  ... Parabon NanoLabs, the first private lab to get into the genetic genealogy game. Before the Golden State Killer case broke, Virginia-based...

• League City, TX, Authorities Identify Two Victims in Decades-Old 'Killing Fields' Murders

  Julia Jacobo reporting for KTRK-TV, ABC 13, Houston, TX ABCNews.go.com

  
• Police collected DNA from dozens while investigating 1979 killing of ...

  Des Moines Register desmoinesregister.com

  

  Parabon created a family tree with four sets of the woman's great-great-grandparents at the top and told police the suspect was likely a...

• Inspired by Golden State Killer Case, Alabama Police Crack Decades-Old Double Murder

  Coley McCraney arrested for 1999 murder of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett CBSNews.com

  
• New DNA Technology Leads to Arrest in 1999 Slayings of Ozark, AL Teen Best Friends

  Erin Donaghue reporting for CBS News CBSNews.com

  
• March 2019
• Murder trial in Washington highlights growing use of genetic genealogy to solve cold cases

  The Spokesman Review spokesman.com

• Suspect Identified in a Billings, MT Double Murder Cold Case

  Zoe Zandora and Samantha Sullivan reporting for KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT KTVQ.com

  
• Parabon Helps Investigators Solve 1,000 Years of Cold Cases in 9 Months

  One solve per week on cases over 20 years cold; four in the past week

• High profile arrest led Alabama police to genealogy testing

  The Associated Press apnews.com

  

  ... who was found by running crime scene DNA through a genealogy database, said CeCe Moore, chief genetic genealogist with Parabon NanoLabs.

• DNA leads to arrest of woman who allegedly left baby in a ditch to ...

  WBAL Radio wbal.com

  

  ... Parabon NanoLabs, which has worked on the majority of the cases, including Andrew John Doe. Parabon helped Sioux Falls investigators build a...

• February 2019
• Dr. Oz: How DNA Brings Murders to Justice

  The DNA Detective that Cracked the Oldest Case Using DNA DoctorOz.com

  
• DNA Leads to Arrest 46 Years After Murder of 11-Year-Old Linda O'Keefe from Newport Beach, CA

  Emily Shapiro and Karma Allen reporting for ABC News ABCNews.go.com

  
• Parabon® NanoLabs to Exhibit at the American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) 71st Annual Scientific Meeting

  Officer officer.com

  

  Parabon representatives will be speaking and exhibiting during the AAFS 71st Annual Scientific Meeting, to be held Feb. 20 – 22, 2019 in Baltimore, ...

• The Making of a DNA Detective [$]

  Allysia Finley reporting for the Wall Street Journal WSJ.com

  
• The Golden State Killer Case Has Spawned A New Forensic ...

  BuzzFeed News buzzfeednews.com

  

  Now Parabon has competition. This week, the biggest forensic DNA testing company in the US, Bode Technology, announced that it is launching...

• MD Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Ban Police Use of DNA Databases

  Lindsay Watts reporting for WTTG-TV, FOX 5, Washington, DC FOX5DC.com

  
• Virginia Lab uses genetic genealogy to help solve violent crimes

  KBTX kbtx.com

  

  Parabon helps law...

• Should Cops Use Family Tree Forensics? Maryland Isn't So Sure

  Megan Molteni reporting for WIRED WIRED.com

  
• Experts explain how your DNA can help catch a killer

  KBTX kbtx.com

  

  Last year, Parabon Nanolabs helped solve the nearly 40-year-old murder investigation of Virginia Freeman in Brazos County.

• January 2019
• Genetic Genealogy Leads to Arrest in Sword-Stabbing Cold Case

  Teri Figueroa reporting for the San Diego Union-Tribune SanDiegoUnionTribune.com

  
• DNA Technology Helps Solve La Mesa, CA Murder

  Abbie Alford reporting for KFMB-TV, CBS 8, San Diego, CA CBS8.com

  
• DNA technology helps solve 2006 La Mesa murder

  CBS News 8 cbs8.com

  
• Podcast Spotlights Mississippi Double Murder — Can New DNA Technology Solve The Case?

  Richard Schlesinger reporting for 48 Hours CBSNews.com

  
• Parabon Snapshot Helps Identify Record Number of DNA Samples

  New Year's Eve ID Caps Off Record-Breaking Year of Cold Case Solves

• Raymond 'DJ Freez' Rowe Confesses to Raping, Murdering Christy Mirack in 1992

  Katelyn Smith reporting for WGAL-TV, NBC 8, Lancaster, PA WGAL.com

  
• How your at-home DNA test results could solve cold cases

  The Washington Post washingtonpost.com

  

  ... Parabon NanoLabs, a DNA technology company based in Reston, Va. “What we're doing at Parabon is essentially saying: There's a lot more...

• Investigators use genetic genealogy to solve 1983 cold case sexual battery on 12-year-old girl

  ABC News go.com

  

  ... Parabon NanoLabs (Parabon), a DNA technology company in Reston, Virginia, to generate leads and narrow down a list of suspects in open cases.

• How they got Rowe: Pitch from DNA firm was 'last shot' to crack ...

  LNP | LancasterOnline lancasteronline.com

  

  Steve Armentrout of Parabon talks about DNA at a press conference by Lancaster County District Attorney, Craig Stedman, who announced Raymond "...

• December 2018
• Canada still isn't using a leading forensic technique to solve crimes — here's why

  CBC.ca cbc.ca

  

  Calgary police hired U.S. biotech company Parabon NanoLabs after they had run out of leads on a case. On Christmas Eve 2017, a newborn girl...

• How imaging technology could help solve cold cases

  KTRK-TV abc13.com

  

  Parabon Nanolabs' Snapshot service is one example of this method in use. Parabon says its composites report sex, genetic ancestry, eye color...

• November 2018
• This DNA Technology is Helping Police Solve Cold Cases

  Ahiza Garcia and Rachel Crane reporting for CNN Business CNN.com

  
• DNA Shows "Baby June" of African and Central Asian Ancestry

  Kristen Chapman reporting for WPEC, CBS 12, West Palm Beach, FL CBS12.com

  
• Genealogy Cracks 2007 Cold-Case Homicide of Jodine Serrin in Carlsbad

  Seth Augenstein reporting for Forensic Magazine ForensicMag.com

  
• Identity Inference of Genomic Data Using Long-Range Familial Searches

  Science 362 (6415), 690–694. DOI: 10.1126/science.aau4832 Science

  
• 21 Years Later, Police Make Arrest in Shooting Death of Fulton County, GA Woman

  J.D. Capelouto and Zachary Hansen reporting for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution AJC.com

  
• Cracking the case: New DNA technology solves murder, rape case in Sarasota

  WWSB mysuncoast.com

  
• The Investigator | DNA experts helping to crack cold cases everywhere including Northeast Ohio

  WKYC.com wkyc.com

  

  Parabon has cracked 13 cold cases in only five months. "It was only earlier this year that we introduced Genetic Genealogy and that's been a...

• New crime-fighting technology solves cold cases with DNA

  WBAL TV Baltimore wbaltv.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs began as a computer software company and has evolved into an investigative game changer for law enforcement agencies when...

• October 2018
• Your DNA Is Out There. Do You Want Law Enforcement Using It?

  Drake Bennett and Kristen V Brown reporting for Bloomberg Businessweek Bloomberg.com

  

  A genealogist and a data science company are solving cold cases and finding the unfindable.

• In The Enduring Fight Against Crime, A New Scientific Weapon Has Entered The Fray

  Devi Sankaree Govender reporting for Carte Blanche, South Africa DSTV.com

  
• Home DNA Kits Cracking Cold Cases

  Casey Nolen reporting for KSDK-TV, NBC 5, St. Louis, MO KSDK.com

  
• How DNA Detective CeCe Moore Broke Decades-Long Cold Case in a Few Days

  Ryan Smith reporting for "20/20" ABC.com

  
• Forensic Genealogy Cracks Infamous Miss. 'Labor Day Murder'

  Seth Augenstein reporting for Forensic Magazine ForensicMag.com

  
• Officials Release Timeline and Information on Resolution of Murder Case from 1998

  Genetic Genealogy Reveals Robert Eugene Brashers as Murderer of Sherri and Megan Scherer OzarksFirst.com

  
• Genetic Genealogy: Tracing family trees to catch killers like the Golden State Killer - 60 Minutes

  CBS News cbsnews.com

  

  CeCe Moore is now the lead genealogist for Parabon NanoLabs, a small DNA technology company in Reston, Virginia that is leading the way in...

• September 2018
• Genealogy Cracks 1999 Florida Rape and Murder

  Seth Augenstein reporting for Forensic Magazine ForensicMag.com

  
• Detectives Make Arrest in 19-Year-Old Homicide

  Sarasota County, FL Police Department Press Conference @SarasotaCountySheriff (Facebook)

  
• Technology Brings Fresh Look to Unsolved Starkville, MS Murder

  William Moore reporting for the Daily Journal djournal.com

  
• Parabon Announces 10th Solved Case in First 100 Days of Snapshot Genetic Genealogy Service

  Combination of Emerging DNA Technologies Ignites Unprecedented Closing Spree

  
• Police Announce Arrest of Michael Henslick for Murder of Holly Cassano in Champaign County, IL

  Mary Schenk reporting for the News-Gazette News-Gazette.com

  
• Va. Company Helps Police Track Down Suspect

  Pete Monteen reporting for WUSA-TV, CBS 9 News, Washington, DC WUSA9 (YouTube)

  
• NBC's Dateline Profiles Brittani Marcell Case

  Andrea Canning reporting for Dateline on NBC NBC.com

  
• Va. DNA company helped find Md. serial rape suspect

  WUSA9.com wusa9.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs' genetic genealogy technology pointed investigators to Marlon Michael Alexander of Germantown, suspected of raping three women...

• August 2018
• Privacy and Genetic Genealogy Data [$]

  Science 361 (6405), 857. DOI: 10.1126/science.aav0330 Science

  
• New Castle County, DE, Cold Case Murder Investigation Goes High Tech with DNA

  Cops Release New Sketch FirstStateUpdate.com

  
• How DNA and a Tattoo Led to Charges in Cold RI Murder Case

  Amanda Milkovits reporting for the Providence Journal ProvidenceJournal.com

  
• Arrest Made in Home Invasion Rape of Elderly St. George, UT, Woman

  David DeMille reporting for the St. George Spectrum & Daily News TheSpectrum.com

• How the Golden State Killer and a Genealogy DB Spawned a Golden Era in Cracking Cold Cases

  Julia Prodis Sulek reporting for the Bay Area News Group MercuryNews.com

  
• Man arrested for 2009 murder of 22-year-old mother through same type of testing that caught 'Golden State Killer' suspect

  ABC News go.com

  

  ... Parabon NanoLabs. This allows police to create a much larger family tree than using law enforcement databases like CODIS, in which an exact...

• ‘DNA Phenotyping’ Gives Human Skull Found 41 Years Ago a Face in Cold Case

  Law & Crime lawandcrime.com

  

  Parabon's “phenotyping” technique involves analysis of a DNA sample. This genetic evidence is then used these to create a face. The result of...

• July 2018
• Scientists Sketched Out a Suspect's Face Using DNA from a 42-Year-Old Cold Case

  Eric Levenson reporting for CNN CNN.com

  
• How a Genealogist Helped Police Crack and Infamous 30-Year-Old Cold Case

  CBSNews.com

  
• April Tinsley Cold Case Cracked By DNA Test; 30-Year-Old Mystery Solved By New Technology

  Kate Snow reporting for "The Today Show" Today.com

  
• Chronicle: Music and Murder — The Death of Christy Mirack

  Brian Roche reporting for WGAL-TV, NBC 8, Lancaster, PA WGAL.com

  
• Virginia Currents #2714: DNA Phenotyping

  Daphne Maxwell Reid reporting for Virginia Currents PBS.org

  
• UPDATED: Grabill, IN, Man Arrested on Murder, Other Charges in 30-Year-Old April Tinsley Murder Case

  News-Sentinel.com

  
• After 30 Years, Police Say They've Captured a Child-Killer Who Left a Sickening Trail of Taunts

  Kyle Swenson reporting for the Washington Post WashingtonPost.com

  
• Newport Beach, CA, Police Release DNA Snapshot of Possible Suspect in Girl's 1973 Slaying

  Hannah Fry reporting for the Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times

  
• 'This is just the beginning': Using DNA and genealogy to crack years-old cold cases

  NBC News nbcnews.com

  

  Another Defense Department contract led Parabon to a project that developed algorithms to identify people through DNA shared with distant...

• April Tinsley case used same DNA testing that found Golden State ...

  IndyStar indystar.com

  

  Parabon takes those numbers and compares them against public genealogy data. SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE. News Across the U.S.. Access the digital...

• June 2018
• Cold Cases Heat Up as Law Enforcement Uses Genetics to Solve Past Crimes

  Dina Fina Maron reporting for Scientific American ScientificAmerican.com

  
• How DNA and Genetic Genealogy Are Becoming The "Major Game-Changer" to Heat Up Decades-Old Cold Cases

  Whit Johnson reporting for ABC News Good Morning America

  
• Cracking Cold Cases — DNA & Genealogy Sites Change Crime Solving

  Joe Fryer reporting for "The Today Show" Today.com

  
• Genealogists Turn to Cousins' DNA and Family Trees to Crack Five More Cold Cases

  Heather Murphy reporting for the New York Times NYTimes.com

  
• Genealogy Used to Solve Brazos County, Texas, Cold Case

  Leigh Frillici reporting for KPRC-TV, NBC 2, Houston, TX Click2Houston.com

  
• Killer Identified in 1981 Cold Case Using DNA Evidence

  Whitney Miller reporting for KBTX-TV, CBS 3, Houston, TX KBTX.com

  
• Undercover Cops Grabbed a DJ's Chewing Gum, Helped Crack a Teacher's 1992 Murder

  Kyle Swenson reporting for the Washington Post WashingtonPost.com

  
• A Deeper Look Into How Genealogy Helped Solve Christy Mirack's Murder

  Erika Shych reporting for WHP-TV, CBS 21, Harrisburg, PA Local21News.com

  
• Why A Private Company is Cracking Cold Cases Instead of State Police, The FBI

  Christine Vendel reporting for Penn Live PennLive.com

  
• Old-Fashioned Police Work, Sophisticated Technology Solved 32-Year-Old Tacoma, WA Murder

  Hana Kim reporting for KCPQ-TV, Q13 Fox, Seattle, WA Q13Fox.com

  
• Waterloo, ONT Regional Police Release New Composite in Connection to Sexual Assault Investigation

  Waterloo Regional Police Service Press Release WRPS.on.ca

  
• DNA Technology Sketches Suspect in Unsolved Child Sex Assaults in Kitchener, Waterloo, ONT

  Kevin Nielsen reporting for the Global News GlobalNews.ca

  
• The Key to Cracking Cold Cases Might Be Genealogy Sites

  Megan Molteni reporting for WIRED WIRED.com

  
• New Technology Can Reveal Facial Features from DNA Swab

  Alison Hall reporting for Inside Edition InsideEdition.com

  
• Genetic technology leads to arrest in Christy Mirack cold case

  WPMT FOX 43 fox43.com

  

  In May, officials at Parabon NanoLabs shared a new tool with authorities: Genetic Genealogy analysis. Through a database called GEDMatch,...

• Same genetics company used in Golden State Killer and Christy Mirack investigations

  WGAL Susquehanna Valley Pa. wgal.com

  

  Lancaster County officials submitted DNA evidence from the murder scene to Parabon Nanolabs, which in turn, created a "genotype" file. With that...

• DNA on gum, water bottle leads to DJ's arrest 26 years after teacher ...

  WBAL Radio wbal.com

  

  “We really cannot give enough credit to Parabon NanoLabs for the work they did which proved absolutely crucial to filing this charge...

• The citizen scientist who finds killers from her couch

  MIT Technology Review technologyreview.com

  

  Give Parabon DNA from an old blood stain or rape kit, and Moore will try to tell you who it belongs to. In May, Moore fingered the killer in...

• May 2018
• New DNA Tech Creates Face of Sacramento, CA Jane Doe

  Sonseeahray Tonsall reporting for KTXL-TV, Fox 40, Sacramento, CA FOX40.com

  
• Police Make Arrest in 1987 Murders of Victora, BC Couple

  Chandler Grieve reporting for CTV News, Victoria, BC CTVNews.ca

  
• Technique Used to Find Golden State Killer Leads to a Suspect in 1987 Murders

  Heather Murphy reporting for the New York Times NYTimes.com

  
• Genetic Genealogy Leads to Arrest in Snohomish County, WA Double Homicide Investigation

  Arrest Made in 1987 Double Homicide Cold Case Snohomish County, WA Sheriff's Office

  
• Law Enforcement Credits Genetic Genealogy in 1987 Cold Case Arrest

  Brandon Macz reporting for the Monroe Monitor & Valley News MonroeMonitor.com

  
• DNA Provides Picture of Fort Worth Murder Victim

  Scott Gordon reporting for KXAS-TV, NBC 5, Fort Worth, TX NBCDFW.com

  
• Parabon Genetic Genealogist CeCe Moore Explains How Genealogy Led to 'Golden State Killer' Arrest

  20/20

  
• DNA Data From 100 Crime Scenes Has Been Uploaded to a Genealogy Website - Just Like The Golden State Killer

  Peter Aldhous interviews Dr. Ellen Greytak and CeCe Moore for BuzzFeed News BuzzFeed.com

  
• Bridgeport, CT Police Release Composite of 1993 Cold Case Homicide Victim

  Bridgeport, CT Police Department Press Conference @BPTPolice (Facebook)

  
• Police Seek Identity of Slain Woman Found in Shallow Grave

  Deanna Boyd reporting for the Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX Star-Telegram.com

  
• Forensic Magazine Cover Story: Parabon, Known for Phenotyping, Announces Genealogy Service

  Seth Augenstein reporting for Forensic Magazine ForensicMag.com

  
• Parabon Announces Snapshot Genetic Genealogy Service for Law Enforcement

  Forensic DNA Samples Screened for Nearly 100 Agencies and Hits Abound

  
• Investigation: DNA Detective

  Angie Ricono reporting for KCTV-TV, CBS 5, Kansas City, MO KCTV5.com

  
• For the First Time: NCMEC Uses Color for Facial Reconstruction

  John F. Clark writing for Evidence Magazine EvidenceMagazine.com

  
• Innovative Technology Provides New Clues

  New Image Gives A Face To Skeletal Remains Found In 1984 MissingKids.com

  
• Could DNA technology help identify body from dumpster fire nearly 20 years ago?

  Sacramento Bee sacbee.com

  

  The Sacramento Police Department released this DNA phenotyping profile by Parabon NanoLabs in the hopes of identifying a woman found dead in...

• As Parabon NanoLabs' Genetic Genealogy Service Helps Solve Murder Cases, Privacy Questions Remain

  GenomeWeb genomeweb.com

  The Virginia-based firm's genetic genealogy service for forensics played a central role in a recent arrest in a 30-year-old double homicide case.

• ‘Snapshot’ DNA ID tool ready for its closeup

  Maryland Daily Record thedailyrecord.com

  
• March 2018
• New DNA Results Reveal Person of Interest in 28-Year-Old Cold Case

  TVH11.com

  
• How a Virginia Technology Company Is Helping Solve Murders

  Brendan Ponton reporting for WTKR-TV, CBS News 3, Norfolk, VA WTKR.com

  
• Parabon® NanoLabs to Exhibit at 2018 Homicide Investigators of Texas 32nd Annual Training Conference

  Officer.com officer.com

  

  The 2018 HITX Conference will be held March 19 - 22, 2018, in San Antonio, Texas.

• February 2018
• Anne Arundel County Police Use DNA Snapshot to Aid Identification of Baltimore Murder Victim, Leading to Arrest and Confession
  
• DNA Technology Reveals New Suspect Images in '91 Murder of Teen in Federal Way, WA

  Steve Kiggins reporting for KCPQ-TV, Q13 FOX, Seattle, WA Q13Fox.com

  
• Calgary Police Use DNA to Sketch Mother of Infant Found in Dumpster

  Bryan Passifume reporting for the Calgary Sun CalgarySun.com

  
• DNA Evidence Leads to New Hope in Brazos, TX Murder Investigation

  Courtney Fischer reporting for KTRK-TV, ABC 13 Eyewitness News, Houston, TX ABC13.com

  
• Galveston, TX, Police Use New DNA Technology to Craft Image of Woman Decapitated in 1988

  ABC13.com

  
• Fort Worth, TX, Police Hoping DNA Technology Will Help Solve 1983 Cold Case Murder

  Jordan Armstrong reporting for WFAA-TV, ABC 8, Fort Worth, TX WFAA.com

  
• Parabon Announces Major Upgrade to Snapshot Forensic DNA Service for Distant Kinship Inference

  Improved DNA Test Offers Powerful New Avenue for Forensic Investigations

  
• New England's Unsolved: Putting a Digital Face on Crime

  Bob Ward reporting for WFXT-TV, FOX 25 News, Boston, MA Fox25Boston.com

  
• Virginia-Based DNA Tech Company May Help Solve Anne Arundel Cold Case

  Skyler Henry reporting for ABC2News.com ABC2News.com

  
• Blood Spatter May Link Killer to Odenton, MD Cold Case

  Skyler Henry reporting for WMAR-TV, ABC 2, Baltimore, MD ABC2News.com

  
• Sheriff's Office hopes new images can help solve '91 murder

  Seattle PI seattlepi.com

  
• Police sketch created with DNA technology is potentially useless or even misleading, says scientist

  CBC.ca cbc.ca

  

  Parabon NanoLabs, the Virginia-based company that created an image of what the baby's mother could look like, used DNA phenotyping to create...

• How a Reston-based Technology Company is Helping Crack Cold Cases

  Reston Now restonnow.com

  

  The case of Roberta Walls, a 22-year-old library worker who was stabbed, raped and dumped in a baseball field in Virginia Beach, went cold in 1988.

• January 2018
• Boyfriend Charged With Murder In Missing Woman's Case

  Kai Reed and Mia Rosas reporting for WBAL-TV, NBC 11, Baltimore, MD WBALTV.com

  
• Baltimore, MD Police Charge Man With Murder of Missing 26-Year-Old Girlfriend

  Jessica Anderson reporting for The Baltimore Sun BaltimoreSun.com

  
• These Advances in DNA Research Could Change Crime-Fighting Forever

  Michael Kaplan reporting for the New York Post NYPost.com

  
• Investigators Use Norristown, PA, Rapist's DNA to Create Sketches

  Sarah Bloomquist reporting for WPVI-TV, ABC 6 Action News, Philadelphia, PA 6ABC.com

  
• Montgomery County, PA, Officials Use DNA Samples to Create Picture of Rape Suspect

  Alicia Victoria Lozano and Miguel Martinez-Valle reporting for NBC 10, Philadelphia, PA NBCPhiladelphia.com

  
• Tulsa, OK, Police Release Composite of Suspect in 2004 Homicide

  Sawyer Buccy reporting for KOTV-TV, News On 6 NewsOn6.com

  
• December 2017
• DNA Technology Cracks 39-Year-Old Murder of Michelle Martinko in Cedar Rapids, IA

  Whit Johnson reporting for Good Morning America GoodMorningAmerica.com

  
• DNA, Genetic Genealogy Made 2018 the Year of the Cold Case: 'Biggest Crime-Fighting Breakthrough In Decades'

  Robert Gearty reporting for Fox News FoxNews.com

  
• Science News Lists Genetic Genealogy As #3 in Top Ten Stories of 2018

  Tina Hesman Saey reporting for Science News — #SNTop10 ScienceNews.com

  
• Suspect in 21-Year-Old Fulton County, GA Homicide Case Appears in Court

  Tyisha Fernandes reporting for WSB-TV, News 2, Atlanta, GA AJC.com

  
• Building on DNA: How Imaging Technology Could Help Solve Cold Cases

  ABC13.com

  
• How Genetic Genealogy Made 2018 The Year To Crack Cold Cases

  Emily Shapiro reporting for ABC News ABCNews.com

  
• The 5 Biggest Game-Changing Innovations in 2018

  Kevin J. Ryan reporting for Inc. Magazine Inc.com

  
• Renderings Show Faces of Two Homicide Victims Found in League City, TX

  Jessica Willey reporting for KTRK-TV, ABC 13, Houston, TX ABC13.com

  
• How DNA Evidence Linked John D. Miller to April Tinsley Kidnapping, Murder

  Kayla Crandall reporting for WPTA-TV, NBC, Fort Wayne, IN FortWaynesNBC.com

  
• DNA sketch leads to suspect confession in Texas slaying

  The Seattle Times seattletimes.com

  

  Steve Armentrout, the CEO of Parabon NanoLabs, which created the Brown County sketch, said phenotyping isn't meant to replace court-tested...

• November 2017
• Virginia Beach Police Trying New Technology in Cold Case Homicide

  Jane Harper reporting for the Virginian-Pilot PilotOnline.com

  
• New DNA Technique Helps Break Case

  Marci Gonzalez reporting for Good Morning America Good Morning America

  
• Texas Man Confesses to 18-month-old Homicide Days After Release of DNA Phenotype Profile

  Laura French reporting for Forensic Magazine ForensicMag.com

  
• Brown County, TX, Sheriff: "Murder Suspect Wasn't On Radar Until Composite Sketch Released"

  Mari Cockerell reporting for KTXS-TV ABC 12 News KTXS.com

  
• DNA Provides New Lead in 1988 Unsolved Murder

  Zach Thaxton reporting for KOAA-TV NBC News 5 KOAA.com

  
• DNA Reopens Cold Case in Colorado Springs

  Scott Harrison reporting for KRDO-TV ABC News Channel 13 KRDO.com

  
• Lancaster County, PA, Investigators Excited By New Cold Case Tips

  Jack Eble reporting for FOX 43 TV FOX43.com

  
• Company Uses DNA as Blueprint to Create Lifelike Sketches of Suspects

  Amy Aubert reporting for WJLA-TV, ABC 7 News, Washington DC WJLA.com

  
• Maryland Police Use DNA Technology to Try to Find Rape Suspect

  Chris Gordon reporting for WRC-TV, NBC 4 News, Washington DC NBCWashington.com

  
• Police Use DNA Evidence to Create Suspect Composite Sketch in Gaithersburg, MD Rape Case

  Lindsay Watts reporting for WTTG-TV, Fox 5 News, Washington DC Fox5DC.com

  
• How a Face Built From DNA Might Help Solve Teen's 31-Year-Old Murder in Arlington, TX

  Deanna Boyd reporting for the Star-Telegram Star-Telegram.com

  
• DNA Provides Composite of Man Believed to Have Killed Christy Mirack 25 Years Ago

  Lancaster County, PA, District Attorney's Office CrimeWatchPA.com

  
• From Old DNA, A New Picture — Possibly of a Killer in a 13-Year-Old Isle of Wight, VA Cold Case

  Ryan Murphy reporting for the Virginian-Pilot PilotOnline.com

  
• New DNA technology used to generate suspect sketch in Sherry ...

  ABC4.com abc4.com

  

  ... Parabon-snapshots, available to police departments. “That information itself uses DNA, goes into the system and the company Parabon, creates...

• Killer in decades-old Virginia Beach case has less reason for comfort

  The Virginian-Pilot pilotonline.com

  Parabon NanoLabs specializes in predicting physical appearance and ancestry from unidentified DNA evidence. As The Pilot's Jane Harper...

• October 2017
• Parabon NanoLabs Holds Lecture for 22nd Annual Smoky Mountain Criminal Justice Conference

  Oct 23 in Gatlinburg, TN parabon-nanolabs.com

  
• Boise Police Detectives Release DNA-Generated Profile on 30th Anniversary of Cold Case Homicide

  Boise Police Department News Release CityOfBoise.org

  
• Parabon Fx Next-Gen Forensic Analysis Platform Unveiled at ISHI Conference

  New Software Environment Provides Seamless Integration and Use of Emerging Forensic Analysis Tools parabon-nanolabs.com

  
• Using DNA to Sketch What Victims Look Like; Some Call It Science ...

  The New York Times nytimes.com

  

  But the state Department of Health said Parabon is required to obtain a license to perform phenotyping on DNA samples from New York. The agency...

• Isle of Wight sheriff turns to DNA imaging in 2004 murder case

  Daily Press dailypress.com

  The program, called the Parabon Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Service, allows investigators to estimate what a suspect might look like. The...

• September 2017
• How Does Composite Image in Lisa Ziegert Case Compare to Photo of Suspect Gary Schara?

  Greg Saulmon and Dave Roback reporting for The Republican / MassLive.com MassLive.com

  
• Accused Massachusetts Killer-Rapist ID'd, 25 Years Later

  Seth Augenstein reporting for Forensic Magazine ForensicMag.com

  
• Sketch Released of Person Of Interest in 1990 Tilden Park, CA Murder

  CBSLocal.com

  
• NYPD Has New Tool to Solve Perplexing Cases

  Zolan Kanno-Youngs reporting for the Wall Street Journal WSJ.com

  
• Break In Las Vegas Cold Case Leaves Detectives and Family Hopeful

  Kathleen Jacob reporting for FOX 5 News, Las Vegas, NV FOX5Vegas.com

  
• In 2004 Cold Case, A Big Break Emerges

  Danny Spewak reporting for WGRZ-TV, NBC 2 WGRZ.com

  
• New DNA method shows investigators 'blueprint' to build suspects ...

  MassLive.com masslive.com

  

  This photo of Gary Schara, taken in 2011, bears an uncanny resemblance to an age-enhanced composite sketch produced in 2015 by Parabon...

• How does DNA composite image used in Lisa Ziegert case compare to photo of suspect Gary Schara?

  MassLive.com masslive.com

  
• August 2017
• Sacramento County, CA, Sheriff's Department Using New DNA Technology for Cold Case

  Alexa Renee reporting for KXTV, Sacramento, CA ABC10.com

  
• Tempe, AZ Police Hope New Tech Will Help Solve 20-Year-Old Cold Case

  Laura Lollman reporting for 3TV/CBS 5, Tempe, AZ AZFamily.com

  
• Police and Security News

  Kathy Marks reporting for Police and Security News magazine PoliceAndSecurityNews.com

  
• July 2017
• Vancouver Police Hope New Technology Will Lead To Arrest in 2003 Murder

  Lori Culbert reporting for the Vancouver Sun VancouverSun.com

  
• New DNA Facial Profile Technology Aids Police in Albuquerque, NM Assault Case

  Marissa Lucero reporting for KRQE TV, Albuquerque, NM KRQE.com

  
• New DNA Technology Advances Help Find Alleged Murderer in 2009 Cold Case

  Candy Rodriguez reporting for KPLC TV, Lake Charles, LA KPLCtv.com

  
• Man Arrested in 2009 Killing of Sierra Bouzigard

  Calcasieu, LA Sheriff Tony Mancuso KPLCtv.com

  
• New DNA Technology Produces Computer-Generated Image of Suspect, May Help Solve 1980 Cold Case Killing

  Christine Pelisek reporting for People.com People.com

  
• Tip From DNA Phenotype 'Snapshot' Leads to Arrest in 2009 Murder Cold Case

  Forensic Magazine ForensicMag.com

  
• Parabon Scientists Describe Novel Method for Detecting SNP Interactions

  Grid-Based Stochasic Search for Hierarchical Gene-Gene Interactions in Population-Based Genetic Studies of Common Human Diseases — BioData Mining 2017 10(1), 19. DOI: 10.1186/s13040-017-0139-3 BioData Mining

  
• How DNA Forensics Company is Helping Solve Sacramento County Cold Case

  Natalie Brunell interviews Dr. Ellen Greytak for KCRA KCRA.com

  
• Who Killed Robin Brooks? DNA Technology Helps Paint Portrait of Killer

  Ty Steele reporting for Fox 40, Sacramento, CA FOX40.com

  
• New DNA Technology Creates Digital 'Sketch' of Terrorists' Faces

  Allison Barrie reporting for Fox News FoxNews.com

  
• June 2017
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children® (NCMEC) to Use Parabon Snapshot to Aid Identification of Child Victims

  DNA Phenotyping to Provide Valuable New Information for Nonprofit's 'Help ID Me' Program

  
• Laboratory Uses Serial Rapist's DNA to Create Vivid Facial Composite

  Kevin Lewis reporting for WJLA / ABC7 TV WJLA.com

  
• National Geographic Explorer Investigates Cutting-Edge Crime Solving Tool

  Mariana van Zeller reporting for National Geographic Explorer NatGeoTV.com

  
• Detectives Using Advanced DNA Technology in Infant Death Cold Case

  Emily Satchell reporting for WAVY, Virginia Beach WAVY.com

  
• DNA Technique Leads to Break in Coral Springs, FL Homicide Case

  Linda Trischitta reporting for the Sun Sentinel Sun-Sentinel.com

  
• New DNA Analysis Now Predicts Who Killer Might Be

  Scott Broom reporting for WUSA9 TV WUSA9.com

  
• Someone — Who May Have Looked Like This — Killed a Md. Store Owner 25 Years Ago

  Dan Morse and Dana Hedgpeth reporting for the Washington Post WashingtonPost.com

  
• May 2017
• Armed With Science: Technology Uses DNA to Predict a Person's Looks

  Yolanda R. Arrington reporting for DoD News Defense.gov

  
• Cedar Rapids, IA Police Unveil Images Created Using DNA Technology

  Lee Hermiston reporting for The Gazette TheGazette.com

  
• DNA Breakthrough: Using DNA Snapshots to Reveal Cold Case Killers

  Abbie Alford reporting for KFMB TV CBS8.com

  
• Advanced DNA Science Leads to Arrest of Alleged Serial Rapist

  David DeWitt reporting for the Athens News AthensNews.com

  
• April 2017
• Brazos County, TX Sheriff's Office Release New Sketch in Cold Case Murder

  Whitney Miller reporting for KBTX TV KBTX TV

  
• Massachusetts Police Hail DNA Breakthrough in Vanessa Marcotte Murder Arrest

  Jen Offord reporting for the International Business Times IBTimes.com

  
• Composite Image Released for Suspect who Sexually Assaulted a Child

  David Baker reporting for 3TV/CBS 5 in Mesa, AZ AZFamily.com

  
• New Technology Could Help Authorities Identify Suspects

  Raquel Cervantes reporting for ABC 15 in Phoenix, AZ ABC15.com

  
• ACCP 32nd AGM and Conference

  May 1–3 in Oranjestad, Aruba ACCPolice.org

  
• March 2017
• Clearer Picture Emerges of Grand Prairie, TX Killer

  Eline de Bruijn reporting for the Dallas Morning News DallasNews.com

  
• Columbus, GA Police Seek DNA Technology to Identify Suspect

  Roslyn Giles reporting for News Leader 9 WTVM.com

  
• US Army Offers $10,000 Reward to Solve 30-Year-Old Murder of Fort Carson Soldier

  Michelle Tan reporting for Army Times ArmyTimes.com

  
• Do You Recognize This Brockton, MA Rapist and Possible Murderer?

  Cody Shepard reporting for The Enterprise Bridgewater.WickedLocal.com

  
• California Homicide Investigators Association (CHIA)

  Feb 28–Mar 3 in Las Vegas, NV wildapricot.org

• February 2017
• Composite Image Released in 2007 Valentine's Day Murder

  Jason Sloss reporting for the City News Service FOX5SanDiego.com

  
• Phoenix, AZ Investigators Use New DNA Tech

  Jen Wahl reporting for KPNX TV 12NEWS.com

  
• Police Identify Suspect in 1997 Cold-Case Rape and Killing in Costa Mesa, CA

  Hannah Fry reporting for the Los Angeles Times LATimes.com

  
• DNA Phenotyping Provides 'Snapshot' of Man Sought in 2001 Aventura, FL Killing

  Peter Burke and Michael Seiden reporting for WPLG TV Local10.com

  
• Boston Authorities Seek Person of Interest in Marcotte Murder Case

  Michael Levenson reporting for the Boston Globe BostonGlobe.com

  
• Specialized Technology Could Help Solve Murder of Vanessa Marcotte

  Cheryl Fiandaca, I-Team Reporter for WBZ TV 4, CBS Boston WBZ TV 4, CBS Boston

  
• January 2017
• Parabon NanoLabs Wins Prestigious 2016 Tibbetts Award

  DNA Technology Innovator Recognized by Small Business Administration

  
• New Composite Image of Sweeney's Killer Generates 150 Tips

  Heidi Ulrichsen reporting for Sudbury.com Sudbury.com

  
• Parabon's DNA Phenotyping Plays Crucial Role in North Carolina Double-Murder Arrest, Conviction

  ForensicMag.com

  
• Cops unveil new technology to crack 20-year old unsolved murder

  CBC.ca cbc.ca

  
• Parabon® Snapshot™ Helps Investigators Solve Double-Homicide ...

  PR Newswire prnewswire.com

  

  Parabon® Snapshot™ Helps Investigators Solve Double-Homicide Cold Case. Killer of North Carolina Couple Revealed with Aid of DNA Phenotyping...

• December 2016
• DNA Leads to Arrest in 2010 Rape at Davie, FL, Park

  Peter Burke reporting for WPLG-TV, ABC Local 10 News Local10.com

  
• Bloody Clothing Near NJ Baby's Body Leads to Composite of Mother's Face

  Seth Augenstein and Laura French reporting for Forensic Magazine ForensicMag.com

  
• Aurora, CO, Police Department Releases DNA Phenotyping Snapshot of Suspect in Oakey Kit's Homicide Case

  Acting Sergeant Diana Cooley, Public Information Officer AuroraGov.org

  
• South Salt Lake, UT, Police Say DNA Snapshot Could Help Solve 2010 Stabbing of Sherry Black

  Tiffany Caldwell and Aubrey Wieber reporting for the Salt Lake Tribune SLTrib.com

  
• Parabon NanoLabs Using DoD Contract to Develop Software to ...

  GenomeWeb genomeweb.com

  Parabon is a DNA technology company that develops products and services for next-generation therapeutic and forensic analysis, including its...

• November 2016

• Parabon's Keystone DNA Analysis Platform featured in Forensic Magazine ForensicMag.com

  
• Parabon Awarded Government Contract to Develop Next-Generation Forensic DNA Analysis Platform

  Software to advance Department of Defense forensic capabilities with support for latest DNA technologies

• DoD Taps Parabon NanoLabs for Forensic DNA Analysis Software Devt Contract

  ExecutiveBiz executivebiz.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs will develop a DNA analysis platform under a two-year contract with the Defense Department in an effort to help DoD analyze forensic data ...

• Parabon NanoLabs Wins US DoD Contract to Develop Forensic DNA Analysis Platform

  GenomeWeb genomeweb.com

  NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) –Parabon NanoLabs said today that it has been awarded a two-year contract for an undisclosed amount from the US Department of Defense ...

• October 2016
• Paradise Mystery Torso Investigation Generates Victim's Snapshot Composite

  Andrew Scott reporting for the Pocono Record PoconoRecord.com

• Police Release DNA Composite in UCF Student's 15-Year-Old Cold Case

  Emilee Speck and Melodi Smith reporting for WKMG News 6 ClickOrlando.com

• Tests Help Sheriff Determine What Baby Hope's Parents Might Look Like

  Bernie Tafoya reporting for CBS Chicago CBSLocal.com

• DuPage Sheriff: What Baby Hope's Parents May Look Like

  Jessica Cilella reporting for the Daily Herald DailyHerald.com

• September 2016
• Parabon Seeks Volunteers for DNA Kinship Study to Help Identify Fallen Soldiers from Past Conflicts

  Extended families recruited to advance identification methods using DNA from distant relatives

• DNA Sketches A Suspect In Cold Case Slaying of Agawam, MA Teacher

  Laura Crimaldi reporting for the Boston Globe BostonGlobe.com

• Police Release Facial Image They Say Could Help Identify Murdered UNC Student's Killer

  Ryan Smith reporting for 20/20 ABC TV

• North Carolina Homicide Investigators Association (NCHIA)

  Oct 31 – Nov 4 in Carolina Beach, NC nchia.org

• DNA Breakthrough Finally Gives 'A Face To This Crime.' But Can It Solve A Woman's 1992 Murder?

  Cleve R. Wootson Jr. reporting for the Washington Post WashingtonPost.com

• Illinois Homicide Investigators Association (ILHIA)

  Oct 11–12 in Itasca, IL ilhia.com

• Virginia Homicide Investigators Association (VHIA)

  Oct 10 in Chesapeake, VA vhia.org

• Dismembered Body Found in Louisiana Could Have Ties to Mississippi Gulf Coast

  Chris Thies reporting for WLOX TV WLOX.com

• Hampden County, MA District Attorney Releases DNA-Generated Image of Suspect

  Dan Glaun (@dglaun) reporting on the unsolved homicide of Lisa Ziegert from Agawam, Massachusetts MassLive.com

• Oxnard Police Use New DNA Technology

  Marjorie Hernandez reporting for the Ventura County Star vcstar.com

• "The Telltale Strand"

  Kristen French reporting for Proto Magazine ProtoMag.com

• 2016 International Symposium on Human Identification

  Sep 26–29 in Minneapolis, MN — #ISHI27 ishinews.com

• Police release photo that could identify suspect in Faith Hedgepeth murder

  WRAL News wral.com

  
• Police release DNA sketch in Hedgepeth case

  CBS17.com cbs17.com

  
• August 2016
• DNA Phenotyping Recreates the Face of an Alleged Serial Killer

  Seth Augenstein reporting for Forensic Magazine ForensicMag.com

• Murder Suspect Sketched from DNA Test 30 Years Later

  Investigators release a composite image of the suspect in an unsolved triple murder that was created using DNA phenotyping, over 30 years after the crime CNN.com

• New Technology Leads to Sketch of Triple Homicide Suspect

  Noel Brennan reporting for KUSA TV in Denver, CO 9NEWS.com

• Mid-Atlantic Cold Case Homicide Investigator's Association (MACCHIA)

  August 16 in Annapolis, MD coldcasehomicide.org

• Crimes Against Children Conference

  August 8–10 in Dallas, TX cacconference.org

• July 2016
• Galveston Police Use DNA to Create Composite of 1988 Murder Victim

  John Wayne Ferguson reporting for the Galveston Daily News GalvNews.com

• New DNA Technology Assists with Predicting Appearance of Homicide Victim

  City of Galveston, TX Police Dept releases Snapshot prediction of unidentified female found decapitaed in 1988 YourHoustonNews.com

• How Science is Putting a New Face on Crime Solving

  Advances in forensics are giving us an unprecedented ability to solve cases—and exposing mistakes in some investigations. National Geographic Magazine

• International Homicide Investigator's Association (IHIA)

  July 31–August 2 in New Orleans, LA ihia.org

• Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police

  July 27–28 in Chattanooga, TN tacp.org

• Sheriff’s Office hopes DNA ‘image’ solves Livermore cold case

  East Bay Times eastbaytimes.com

  
• June 2016
• Pennsylvania State Police Use DNA to Look For Cold-Case Killer

  Lori Falce reporting for the Centre Daily Times CentreDaily.com

• American Investigative Society of Cold Cases

  June 26–29 in St. Louis, MO aisocc.com

• May 2016
• Police Release Composite of Suspect in Unsolved Warwick, RI Murder

  Shaun Towne reporting for WPRI12 TV WPRI.com

• Decades-old Case Turns Hot Thanks to New Technology

  Debra Alfarone reporting for WUSA TV WUSA9.com

• DNA Phenotyping Puts Face on Cold Case Suspect

  Roz Plater reporting for ABC7 WJLA TV WJLA.com

• Fort Wayne Police Release New Composite of Suspected Tinsley Killer

  Sheryl Krieg reporting for the News-Sentinel News-Sentinal.com

• Loudoun Co. Turns to Composite Image Based on DNA to Crack Cold Case

  Northern Virginia bureau reporter David Culver reports on a new way to take DNA and come up with a composite. NBCWashington.com

• Loudoun Sheriff's Office Uses Advances in DNA Technology to Gain Cold Case Information

  Loudoun Times article loudountimes.com

• Utah Cold Case Summit

  May 4th in Salt Lake City, UT eventbrite.com

• California Criminalists DNA Workshop and Exhibit

  May 3rd in North Hollywood, CA cacnews.org

• April 2016
• Tacoma Police Release DNA Snapshot Composite Images of Suspects in 1986 Murders

  Michella Welch and Jennifer Bastian murders featured on Dark Sleuth blog DarkSleuth.com

• Windsor, Ontario Police Hope DNA Composite Profile Will Help Solve 45-Year-Old Murder

  Christie Bezaire reporting for CTV Windsor News CTVNews.ca

• WANTED: Tacoma Police release DNA composites of 2 killers in 1986 child murders

  Q13 Fox News report from April 6th, 2016 YouTube.com

• New DNA Technique Could Lead to a Break In Snowbird Murder Case

  Michael Robinson reporting for the Toronoto Star TheStar.com

• Florida Police Turn to DNA Phenotyping to Solve Toronto Couple's Murder

  Toronto's CityNews Reporting on Hallandale Beach, FL Investigation CityNews.ca

• Police Use Snapshot to Sharpen Image of Athens, Ohio Serial Rapist

  David DeWitt reporting for the Athens News AthensNews.com

• Tacoma, WA Police Release [Snapshot] Composite Sketches of Suspects in 1986 Slayings

  Stacia Glenn reporting for the News Tribune TheNewsTribune.com

• Athens, OH Police Department Releases New Information, DNA Report on Sexual Predator

  Kaitlin Fochesato reporting for The Post ThePostAthens.com

• Snapshot Reveals Two Perpetrators Responsible for Child Abduction Murders in Tacoma, WA

  Local Police Reopen 30-year Old Cases with First Ever Use of Child Abduction Response Team in a
  Cold Case Investigation

• North Carolina Homicide Investigators Association

  Apr 6–8 in Hickory, NC

• Conference on Crimes Against Women

  Apr 4–6 in Dallas, TX

• March 2016
• Homicide Investigators of Texas Annual Conference

  Mar 21–24 in San Antonio, TX

• February 2016
• Parabon Announces Snapshot Facial Reconstruction Service

  First-ever Combination of DNA Phenotyping with Forensic Facial Reconstruction Promises to Revolutionize Investigations Involving Unidentified Persons

• Police Hope Composite Image Can Help Close Cold Case

  Kim Dacey reporting for WBAL TV WBALTV.com

• Police seek information about 30-year-old Glen Burnie cold case

  Meredith Newman reporting for the Capital Gazette CapitalGazette.com

• Technology Reveals 30 Year Old Murder Victim's Face

  Holly Basta reporting for the Arundel News Network ArundelNewsNet.com

• January 2016
• Parabon Awarded U.S. Dept. of Defense Contract to Aid Identification of Remains from Past Conflicts

  Snapshot Kinship Analysis to Be Enhanced for Toughest Missing Personnel Cases

• December 2015

• Drawing an offender's face from a drop of blood — by Andrew Purcell TheAge.com.au

  

• Monica Vendituoli reporting for the Fayetteville Observer FayObserver.com

  

• City of Fayetteville, North Carolina Police Department Press Release FayettevilleNC.gov

  
• DNA can predict your face

  Business Insider businessinsider.com

  

  A genetics company called Parabon Nanolabs recently analyzed some remnants of DNA from a crime scene — not for fingerprints, but to create a...

• November 2015
• Snapshot Featured on Fox Television's Xploration Earth 2050

  DNA Phenotyping Cited as the Future of DNA Forensics

• Florida Homicide Investigators Association Annual Conference

  Nov 16–20 in Orlando, FL myfhia.com

• October 2015
• National Geographic Awards Grant for Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Study

  Forensic DNA expert Dr. Bruce Budowle to perform National Geographic evaluation

• Illinois Homicide Investigators Association Training Conference

  Oct 19–21 in Itasca, IL ilhia.com

• International Symposium on Human Identification

  Oct 12–15 in Grapevine, TX — #ISHI26

• Arizona Homicide Investigators Association

  Oct 5–8 in Las Vegas, NV azhia.com

• Reston Company Parabon's Dr. Ellen Greytak to Speak at the ...

  Virginia Connection Newspapers connectionnewspapers.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs' (Parabon), Director of Bioinformatics, Dr. Ellen McRae Greytak, will deliver a talk titled “DNA Phenotyping: Predicting...

• September 2015
• Snapshot Featured on TNT Real-life Crime Show 'Cold Justice'

  John Walsh interviews investigative team about "the most exciting development in DNA technology" PRNewswire

• Snapshot Produces Composite of Miami-Dade County "Serial Creeper"

  Four Florida jurisdictions jointly release Snapshot composite in televised press conference

• Exclusive: Revolutionary DNA Tech Used To Create 'Serial Creeper' Sketch

  Jim DeFede reporting for CBS4 News in Miami, FL CBS Miami

• Snapshot Helps Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office Redirect Investigation into Sierra Bouzigard's Cold Case

  CPSO Sheriff Tony Mancuso releases Snapshot composite in press conference

• Technology Reconstructs Person's Facial Features Using DNA Sample

  Erika Ferrando reporting for KPLC News KPLCTV.com

• Parabon Snapshot™ DNA Phenotyping Featured on TNT Real-life ...

  PR Newswire prnewswire.com

  

  During the show, Dr. Ellen Greytak, Director of Bioinformatics at Parabon, presented the resulting Snapshot™ composite to "Cold Justice"...

• Parabon's Snapshot™ DNA Phenotyping Service Helps Calcasieu ...

  Officer officer.com

  

  (Parabon) was credited with redirecting the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office's investigation of the 2009 brutal murder of then 19-year old ...

• August 2015
• DNA Phenotyping Gets a Forensic Artist's Touch

  Snapshot Forensic Art Enhancement Services featured in Forensic Magazine ForensicMag.com

• Parabon Announces New Snapshot Forensic Art Service at the International Homicide Investigators Association Meeting

  Progression, Accessorization and Facial Reconstruction Now Available for Parabon's Snapshot^™ DNA Phenotyping Service PRNewswire

• New DNA Analysis Technology Could Help Solve Cold Cases

  Snapshot featured in Police and Security News Magazine P&SN

• International Homicide Investigators Association (IHIA) Symposium

  Aug 16–21 on Capitol Hill ihia.org

• International Association for Identification (IAI) Educational Conference

  Aug 4–8 in Sacremento, CA theiai.org

• College and University Police and Investigators Conference (CUPIC)

  Aug 4–7 at George Mason University gmu.edu

• Parabon Announces New Snapshot Forensic Art Service at the ...

  PR Newswire prnewswire.com

  

  The talent behind Parabon's new offering is Thomas "Thom" Shaw, a veteran forensic artist, certified by the International Association for...

• July 2015
• Reveals New Clues in 27-Year Old Cold Case

  Parabon generates composite image from DNA linked to 1988 murder of April Tinsley

• Parabon's Snapshot™ DNA Phenotyping Service Reveals New ...

  PR Newswire prnewswire.com

  

  NBC Nightly News presented the Snapshot composite for the Tinsley case as part of a news segment on DNA phenotyping. NBC producers independently...

• June 2015
• Putting a Face to DNA: How New Tech Gives Hope in Cold Cases

  Snapshot featured on NBC Nightly News with Kate Snow NBC News

• Cannes Innovation Award

• National Sherriffs' Association Annual Conference and Exhibition

  June 29–30, 2015 in Baltimore, MD nsaconference.org

• What's Old Is New Again

  Bob Grant, writing for The Scientist the-scientist.com

• Parabon® Snapshot™ DNA Phenotyping Vies for Cannes Innovation Award

  LawOfficer.com lawofficer.com

  

  Reston, Va. (June 2015) – Parabon® NanoLabs, Inc. (Parabon) proudly announces that the “Face of Litter” public service campaign, conceived by Ogilvy ...

• May 2015
• A Hong Kong Clean-Up Campaign Identifies Litterbugs Through DNA

  Jeff Beer, writing for Co.Create Fast Company

• Hong Kong Anti-Littering Campaign Uses DNA From Trash to Shame People

  Justin Worland, writing for the South China Morning Post Time.com

• Bode Annual DNA Technical Conference

  Predicting Physical Appearance and Biogeographic Ancestry from Crime Scene DNA and Unidentified Remains
  May 26–27th in Orlando, FL bodetech.com

• Creepy Ads Use Litterbugs' DNA to Shame Them Publicly

  By Liz Stinson, writing for WIRED.com WIRED

• International Forensic Research Institute (IFRI) Annual Science Symposium

  DNA Phenotyping: Predicting Physical Appearance from DNA
  May 6th at Florida International University in Miami, FL fiu.edu

• April 2015
• Snapshot Puts a Face on Litterbugs

  Ogilvy & Mather "The Face of Litter" Campaign Launches on Global Earth Day to Support Hong Kong Cleanup Challenge HKCleanup.org

• Parabon Nanolabs and DNA Phenotyping

  Nanalyze nanalyze.com

  

  ... Parabon Nanolabs, Ogilvy collected litter from the streets and using ... Parabon has also developed a kinship algorithm that can accurately...

• March 2015
• Reconstructed Phantom Images of DNA

  Parabon Snapshot featured on German TV N24

• A Kodak Moment for Law Enforcement

  Using DNA Blueprints to Build Facial Composites by David J. Roberts Police Chief Magazine

• February 2015
• Police Use DNA To Generate a Suspect's Face

  Slashdot.org

• New Technology Generates Photo Illustration From A Person's DNA

  Melody Schreiber, writing for WashingtonPost.com Washington Post

• Building a Face, and a Case, on DNA

  By Andrew Pollack, writing for the front page of NYTimes.com New York Times

• Collaboration with Dr. Bruce Budowle

  Renowned Forensic Expert to Conduct Peer-Reviewed Validation of Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Service

• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) Annual Scientific Meeting

  Feb 16–21 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando, FL aafs.org

• Police turn to new DNA-powered technology in hopes of finding killer

  The Washington Post washingtonpost.com

  

  ... Parabon NanoLabs. ( Parabon NanoLabs). Share. Comment0. Add to your saved stories. Save. Four years ago, Candra Alston and her 3-year-old...

• January 2015
• New System Creates Faces Based Off DNA Samples

  Director of Bioinformatics for Parabon NanoLabs Ellen McRae Greytak weighs in on the new DNA system that can show what a person looks like based on their genes. Fox News (TV)

• First DNA-Phenotyped Image of 'Person of Interest' in Double Homicide

  Snapshot profiled in Forensic Magazine Forensic Magazine

• DNA: The Next Frontier in Forensics

  Advances in phenotyping mean that a speck of skin or fragment of hair can help tell us what a criminal looks like Financial Times

• Forensic experts create e-fits from DNA

  Traces at crime scenes used to build face shapes with accurate eye and skin colour Daily Mail

• Modeling Suspects' Faces Using DNA From Crime Scenes

  By Francie Diep, writing for PopSci.com Popular Science

• A New Way DNA Tech Can Help You ID Your Unknown Suspect

  By Tim Dees, writing for PoliceOne.com Police One

• Reston Company Develops New Forensic DNA Analysis Technique

  New technology being used worldwide to solve cold cases Fairfax Times

• New DNA Technique May Reveal Face of Killer in Unsolved Double-Murder

  By Christina Corbin, writing for Fox News FoxNews.com

• Snapshot Puts a Face on a Four-Year-Old Cold Case

  Parabon NanoLabs' next-generation forensic DNA phenotyping service has been used to identify possible person-of-interest in murders of Candra Alston and her 3-year-old daughter PRWEB

• Modeling Suspects’ Faces Using DNA From Crime Scenes

  Popular Science popsci.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs, Inc. SHARE. This winter, a biotechnology company began offering a whole new service to police...

• December 2014
• Police Use Discarded Chewing Gum To Figure Out What A Suspect Looks Like

  Nick Hudson writing for Police Professional PoliceProfessional.com

• Pinch of DNA to Reconstruct a Suspect's Face May Help Fla. Police

  Megan Hamilton writing for Digital Journal DigitalJournal.com

• Can DNA Predict a Face?

  Meghan Rosen reporting for Science News ScienceNews.org

• November 2014
• 2014 Nano­Technology for Defense Conference

  Nov 17–20th at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles in Chantilly, VA usasymposium.com

• October 2014
• International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference

  Oct 25–28th at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL theiacpconference.org

• August 2014
• Parabon helps launch the Mid-Atlantic DNA Nanotechnology Symposium

  Aug 8 at the Johns Hopkins School of Engineering umd.edu

• December 2013
• Parabon™ Snapshot™

  Parabon Snapshot Gives Crime Solvers a New Way to Use DNA

• November 2013
• 5 Private Biotechs Revolutionizing Medicine

  By Maxx Chatsko, writing for The Motley Fool Fool.com

• September 2013
• Parabon NanoLabs showcased at 12th Annual BIO Investor Forum

  October 8-9th at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, CA #BIF13 NSF.gov

• June 2013
• Parabon NanoLabs: Applied DNA Nanotechnology, from Custom-Designed Drugs to Virtual Mug Shots

  Parabon NanoLabs profiled by Duke University Department of Electrical & Computer Science duke.edu

• Parabon Presents at AFCEA DC Emerging Technologies Symposium

  AFCEA DC Selects Parabon to Present at Emerging Technology Symposium Reuters

• May 2013
• Parabon Awarded CRCF Grant for Artificial Vaccine Platform

  CIT Announces Awards for the Commonwealth Research Commercialization Fund (CRCF) FY2013 Solicitation PRWEB

• January 2013
• Biotechs Explore Role for 3D Printing In Drug Development

  By Christie Rizk — New York Genome Center New York Genome Center

  
• December 2012
• Drag-and-drop and synthetic DNA self-assembly makes drug design easier

  ZME Science zmescience.com

  
• Drag-and-Drop DNA | NSF

  National Science Foundation nsf.gov

  

  The Parabon and Janssen researchers intend for their new prostate cancer drug to overcome several existing cancer-treatment obstacles. The drug...

• September 2012
• Dr. Ellen McRae Joins Parabon NanoLabs

  Harvard-trained bioinformaticist joins Parabon to tackle big data of genomics

• August 2012
• DNA Origami for Signal Transduction

  Parabon NanoLabs and Marshall University demonstrate new structural sensing form

• June 2012
• DTRA SBIR Phase II Award

  Parabon NanoLabs to build revolutionary forensic system for the U.S. Department of Defense

• March 2012
• Essemblix-V Artificial Vaccine Platform

  Parabon NanoLabs demonstrates its nano-pharmaceutical platform to create artificial vaccines

• December 2011
• The 7 Best Inventions of 2012

  Huffington Post names Parabon Essemblix one of the seven best inventions of 2012 Huffington Post

  
• Drag-and-Drop DNA

  Novel technique aiding development of new cancer drugs National Science Foundation

  
• 3D Printing Cancer Drugs Molecule-By-Molecule, Using DNA Scaffolds

  By John Hewitt ExtremeTech

  
• Drag-and-Drop Drug Targets Brain Cancer

  By Duncan Geere Wired UK

  
• Parabon NanoLabs Awarded NSF Grant for Development of Cancer Therapeutic with Industry Partner Janssen R&D

  Novel formulation aims to reduce side-effects and improve efficacy of approved chemotherapeutic compound

• November 2011
• Army STTR Contract Award

  Parabon NanoLabs to design and construct artificial antibodies using DNA origami for U.S. Army

• October 2011
• DOD SBIR Phase I Award

  U.S. DOD Department of Health contracts with Parabon NanoLabs for creation of artificial vaccines

• September 2011
• NCI SBIR Phase I Award

  Parabon NanoLabs receives grant from NCI to produce novel, nano-pharmaceutical compounds

• June 2011
• OSD Contract Award

  Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) awards Parabon NanoLabs contract to design software for DNA-based sensing nano-architectures

• April 2011
• DTRA Phase I SBIR Award

  Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) awards Phase I SBIR to Parabon NanoLabs

• January 2011
• Dr. David Danley (Col. Retired) Joins Advisory Board

  Biodefense pioneer joins scientific advisory board

• September 2010
• NSF SBIR Phase II Award

  Parabon NanoLabs receives Phase II SBIR from National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop anticancer molecules using synthetic DNA

• July 2010
• CIT invests in Parabon NanoLabs for drug design platform

  The Virginia Center for Innovative Technology says its CIT GAP BioLife Fund closed on an investment in an undisclosed amount in Parabon NanoLabs Inc. techjournalsouth.com

• June 2010
• Benjamin Purow, MD Joins Advisory Board

  Award winning neuro-oncologist joins scientific advisory board

• February 2010
• Virginia's Parabon NanoLabs successfully targets brain tumor cells

  Parabon NanoLabs successfully targets deadly brain cancer tumor cells in mice using its designer molecules techjournalsouth.com

• January 2010
• Parabon NanoLabs Selected as Presenting Company for 2010 Southeast Venture Conference

  Parabon NanoLabs selected to present to a national venture capital audience representing billions in private equity capital marketwire.com

• September 2009
• DHS Awards Parabon NanoLabs SBIR Grant to Develop Portable DNA Biometric Device

  Goal: To design a briefcase-sized biometrics device that will process a DNA sample and determine identity or kinship with an accuracy of 99.99%, in under 45 minutes, at a cost of less than $50

• August 2009
• Parabon NanoLabs Founding Scientist Awarded White House Honor

  Dr. Christopher Dwyer receives the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

• July 2009
• NSF Awards Parabon NanoLabs Research Grant to Develop Novel Cancer Therapeutics "By Design" Versus "By Discovery"

  New anticancer molecules engineered to self-assemble using synthetic DNA

• June 2009
• Virginia Grubstake Breakfast features Parabon NanoLabs

  Parabon NanoLabs selected to present at the Business Alliance of George Mason University Grubstake Breakfast techjournalsouth.com

• April 2009
• An Electronic CEO Fireside Chat

  Dr. Armentrout discusses the Nanotechnology Revolution and how the market for nanotechnology products and services will reach $1 trillion by 2015 pddnet.com

• March 2009
• Venture Profile: Parabon NanoLabs

  Parabon's inSēquio^™ Design Studio is a one-of-a-kind computer-aided design (CAD) application that optimizes DNA sequences for nano-engineering using grid-scale supercomputing capacity nsti.org

• Parabon NanoLabs Established to Revolutionize Nanotechnology Field With "Designer Macromolecules" Built from Grid-Optimized Sequences of DNA

  Parabon announces spin-off of Parabon NanoLabs, a subsidiary dedicated to designing and producing breakthrough products at the nano-scale.

• December 2008
• NSF Awards Supplemental Grant

  Parabon NanoLabs receives Phase IB supplemental grant from National Science Foundation