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- February 2019
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DNA Leads to Arrest 46 Years After Murder of 11-Year-Old Linda O'Keefe from Newport Beach, CA
ABCNews.go.com
Emily Shapiro and Karma Allen reporting for ABC News
![[IMAGE] Left: Victim, 11-Year-Old Linda O'Keefe; Right: Accused Murderer, James Alan Neal](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/02/abcnews.go.com--dna-leads-to-arrest-in-1973-murder-of-linda-okeefe-from-newport-beach-ca.jpg)
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The Making of a DNA Detective [$] WSJ.com
Allysia Finley reporting for the Wall Street Journal
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MD Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Ban Police Use of DNA Databases FOX5DC.com
Lindsay Watts reporting for WTTG-TV, FOX 5, Washington, DC
![[IMAGE] MD Delegate Charles Sydnor](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/02/fox5dc.com--md_lawmaker_proposes_bill_to_ban_police_use_of_dna_databases.jpg)
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Should Cops Use Family Tree Forensics? Maryland Isn't So Sure WIRED.com
Megan Molteni reporting for WIRED
![[IMAGE] Slice of Maryland State Flag](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/02/Flag_of_Maryland.png)
- January 2019
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DNA Technology Helps Solve La Mesa, CA Murder CBS8.com
Abbie Alford reporting for KFMB-TV, CBS 8, San Diego, CA
![[IMAGE] La Mesa, CA, Police News Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/01/cbs8.com--dna-technology-helps-solve-2006-la-mesa-murder.jpg)
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Genetic Genealogy Leads to Arrest in Sword-Stabbing Cold Case SanDiegoUnionTribune.com
Teri Figueroa reporting for the San Diego Union-Tribune
![[IMAGE] Left: The victim, Scott Martinez; Right: Mug shot of Zachary Bunney, the alleged killer](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/01/sandiegouniontribune.com--la-mesa-sword-killing-cold-case.jpg)
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Podcast Spotlights Mississippi Double Murder — Can New DNA Technology Solve The Case? CBSNews.com
Richard Schlesinger reporting for 48 Hours
![[IMAGE] Richard Schlesinger Investigates Cutting-Edge Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Technology](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/01/cbsnews.com--48-hours--podcast-spotlights-starkville-mississippi-double-murder-can-new-dna-technology-solve-the-case.jpg)
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How Your At-Home DNA Test Results Could Solve Cold Cases WashingtonPost.com
Daron Taylor and Taylor Turner reporting for the Washington Post
![[IMAGE] Your at-home DNA test results could be used to solve cold cases](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/01/washingtonpost.com--how-your-at-home-dna-test-results-could-solve-cold-cases.jpg)
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Parabon Snapshot Helps Identify Record Number of DNA Samples
New Year's Eve ID Caps Off Record-Breaking Year of Cold Case Solves
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Raymond 'DJ Freez' Rowe Confesses to Raping, Murdering Christy Mirack in 1992 WGAL.com
Katelyn Smith reporting for WGAL-TV, NBC 8, Lancaster, PA
![[IMAGE] Raymond Rowe Pleads Guilty to Christy Mirack Murder](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/01/wgal.com--dj-freez-rowe-confesses-to-murder-of-christy-mirack.jpg)
- December 2018
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DNA Technology Cracks 39-Year-Old Murder of Michelle Martinko in Cedar Rapids, IA GoodMorningAmerica.com
Whit Johnson reporting for Good Morning America
![[IMAGE] Good Morning America — Cold Case Cracked — DNA Technology Leads to Arrest in 1979 Murder of Michelle Martinko in Cedar Rapids, IA](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/12/goodmorningamerica.com--2018_12_20--dna-technology-cracks-39-year-cold-case.jpg)
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DNA, Genetic Genealogy Made 2018 the Year of the Cold Case: 'Biggest Crime-Fighting Breakthrough In Decades' FoxNews.com
Robert Gearty reporting for Fox News
![[IMAGE] CeCe Moore heads Parabon NanoLabs genetic genealogical unit and has used GEDMatch in 2018 to help cops identify suspects in a number of cold cases](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/12/foxnews.com--dna-genetic-genealogy-made-2018-the-year-old-the-cold-case-biggest-crime-fighting-breakthrough-in-decades.jpg)
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Science News Lists Genetic Genealogy As #3 in Top Ten Stories of 2018 ScienceNews.com
Tina Hesman Saey reporting for Science News — #SNTop10
![[IMAGE] How Genetic Genealogy Allows Investigators To Zero In On A Suspect](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/12/sciencenews.org--genetic-genealogy-forensics-top-science-stories-2018.jpg)
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Suspect in 21-Year-Old Fulton County, GA Homicide Case Appears in Court AJC.com
Tyisha Fernandes reporting for WSB-TV, News 2, Atlanta, GA
![[IMAGE] DNA Murder Arrest — Tyisha Fernandes reporting for WSB-TV, News 2, Atlanta, GA](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/12/ajc.com--suspect-fulton-cold-case-allegedly-still-had-gun-matching-murder-weapon.jpg)
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Building on DNA: How Imaging Technology Could Help Solve Cold Cases ABC13.com
![[IMAGE] What does the future hold for phenotyping?](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/12/abc13.com--3052859-what-creating-sketches-from-dna-could-mean-for-solving-cold-cases.jpg)
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How Genetic Genealogy Made 2018 The Year To Crack Cold Cases ABCNews.com
Emily Shapiro reporting for ABC News
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The 5 Biggest Game-Changing Innovations in 2018 Inc.com
Kevin J. Ryan reporting for Inc. Magazine
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Renderings Show Faces of Two Homicide Victims Found in League City, TX ABC13.com
Jessica Willey reporting for KTRK-TV, ABC 13, Houston, TX
![[IMAGE] Jessica Willey reporting for KTRK-TV, ABC 13, Houston, TX](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/12/abc13.com--4874392-do-you-know-them-league-city-cold-case-victims-unveiled.jpg)
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How DNA Evidence Linked John D. Miller to April Tinsley Kidnapping, Murder FortWaynesNBC.com
Kayla Crandall reporting for WPTA-TV, NBC, Fort Wayne, IN
![[IMAGE] The April Tinsley Tragedy — DNA Technology Used to Help Lead Police to Miller's Arrest — Testing Conducted by Parabon NanoLabs](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/12/fortwaynesnbc.com--how-dna-evidence-linked-john-d-miller-to-april-tinsley-kidnapping-murder.jpg)
- November 2018
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This DNA Technology is Helping Police Solve Cold Cases CNN.com
Ahiza Garcia and Rachel Crane reporting for CNN Business
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DNA Shows "Baby June" of African and Central Asian Ancestry CBS12.com
Kristen Chapman reporting for WPEC, CBS 12, West Palm Beach, FL
![[IMAGE] Baby June Update - Baby Found Floating in Boynton Beach](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/11/cbs12.com--dna-shows-baby-june-of-african-and-central-asian-ancestry.jpg)
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Genealogy Cracks 2007 Cold-Case Homicide of Jodine Serrin in Carlsbad ForensicMag.com
Seth Augenstein reporting for Forensic Magazine
![[IMAGE] Forensic Magazine: Genealogy Cracks Another Cold-Case Homicide in Carlsbad](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/11/forensicmag.com--genealogy-cracks-another-cold-case-homicide-carlsbad.jpg)
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Identity Inference of Genomic Data Using Long-Range Familial Searches Science
Science 362 (6415), 690–694. DOI: 10.1126/science.aau4832
![[IMAGE] Cover Image from <i>Science</i> 09 Nov 2018: Vol. 362, Issue 6415](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/11/sciencemag.org--20181109-cover.jpg)
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New Crime-Fighting Technology Solves Cold Cases with DNA; Parabon NanoLabs Generates Composite Sketch Based on DNA Data WBALTV.com
Mindy Basara reporting for WBAL-TV, NBC 11, Baltimore, MD
![[IMAGE] Solved: Shaquana Caldwell Murder](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/11/wbaltv.com--new-crime-fighting-technology-solves-cold-cases-with-dna.jpg)
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21 Years Later, Police Make Arrest in Shooting Death of Fulton County, GA Woman AJC.com
J.D. Capelouto and Zachary Hansen reporting for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
![[IMAGE] Comparison of Parabon Snapshot Prediction and Actual Arrest Photo of Jerry Lee](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/11/ajc.com--years-later-police-make-arrest-shooting-death-fulton-county-woman.jpg)
- October 2018
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Your DNA Is Out There. Do You Want Law Enforcement Using It? Bloomberg.com
Drake Bennett and Kristen V Brown reporting for Bloomberg Businessweek
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60 Minutes: Inside the Genetic Genealogy Being Used to Solve Crimes CBSNews.com
Steve Kroft reports on how a new tool that uses a mixture of DNA analysis and family genealogy has been helping law enforcement crack cold cases
![[IMAGE] CeCe Moore Talking to Steve Kroft of "60 Minutes"](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/10/cbsnews.com--60-minutes--2018_10_21--genetic-genealogy-tracing-family-trees-to-catch-killers.jpg)
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In The Enduring Fight Against Crime, A New Scientific Weapon Has Entered The Fray DSTV.com
Devi Sankaree Govender reporting for Carte Blanche, South Africa
![[IMAGE] Carte Blanche Banner, DNA Forensics Artwork](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/10/dstv.com--carte-blanche-banner.jpg)
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Home DNA Kits Cracking Cold Cases KSDK.com
Casey Nolen reporting for KSDK-TV, NBC 5, St. Louis, MO
![[IMAGE] Understanding Genetic Genealogy with Dr. Ellen Greytak](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/10/ksdk.com--home-dna-kits-cracking-cold-cases.jpg)
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How DNA Detective CeCe Moore Broke Decades-Long Cold Case in a Few Days ABC.com
Ryan Smith reporting for "20/20"
![[IMAGE] Parabon's Snapshot Team Working on Christy Mirack's Murder Investigation](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/10/abc.com--20_20--2018_10_05--The-DNA-Detective.jpg)
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Forensic Genealogy Cracks Infamous Miss. 'Labor Day Murder' ForensicMag.com
Seth Augenstein reporting for Forensic Magazine
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Officials Release Timeline and Information on Resolution of Murder Case from 1998 OzarksFirst.com
Genetic Genealogy Reveals Robert Eugene Brashers as Murderer of Sherri and Megan Scherer
![[IMAGE] 1998 Double Murder Case: Sherri and Megan Scherer](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/10/ozarksfirst.com--New_Details_in_20_Year_Old_Murder_Case.jpg)
- September 2018
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Genealogy Cracks 1999 Florida Rape and Murder ForensicMag.com
Seth Augenstein reporting for Forensic Magazine
![[IMAGE] Photo of Luke Fleming Standing for Mug Shot](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/09/forensicmag.com--sarasota-fl-arrest.jpg)
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Detectives Make Arrest in 19-Year-Old Homicide @SarasotaCountySheriff (Facebook)
Sarasota County, FL Police Department Press Conference
![[IMAGE] Sarasota County, FL Police News Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/09/facebook.com--SarasotaCountySheriff-Arrest.jpg)
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Technology Brings Fresh Look to Unsolved Starkville, MS Murder djournal.com
William Moore reporting for the Daily Journal
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Parabon Announces 10th Solved Case in First 100 Days of Snapshot Genetic Genealogy Service
Combination of Emerging DNA Technologies Ignites Unprecedented Closing Spree
![[IMAGE] Table of First 10 Cases Solved Using Parabon's Snapshot Genetic Genealogy Service](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/09/snapshot-genetic-genealogy-10-solves-in-first-100-days.png)
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Police Announce Arrest of Michael Henslick for Murder of Holly Cassano in Champaign County, IL News-Gazette.com
Mary Schenk reporting for the News-Gazette
![[IMAGE] Champaign County, IL Police News Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/08/facebook.com--ChampCoSheriff-Arrest-of-Michael-Henslick-for-Murder-of-Holly-Cassano.jpg)
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Va. Company Helps Police Track Down Suspect WUSA9 (YouTube)
Pete Monteen reporting for WUSA-TV, CBS 9 News, Washington, DC
![[IMAGE] Pete Monteen reporting for WUSA-TV, CBS 9 News, Washington, DC](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/09/wusa9--va-company-helps-police-track-down-suspect.jpg)
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NBC's Dateline Profiles Brittani Marcell Case NBC.com
Andrea Canning reporting for Dateline on NBC
![[IMAGE] Dateline -- "The Match" Title Screen](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/09/nbc.com--dateline--20180907-The_Match.jpg)
- August 2018
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Privacy and Genetic Genealogy Data [$] Science
Science 361 (6405), 857. DOI: 10.1126/science.aav0330
![[IMAGE] Cover Image from <i>Science</i> 31 Aug 2018: Vol. 361, Issue 6405](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/08/sciencemag.org--20180831-cover.jpg)
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New Castle County, DE, Cold Case Murder Investigation Goes High Tech with DNA FirstStateUpdate.com
Cops Release New Sketch
![[IMAGE] Police Using DNA to Solve Cold Case Murder](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/08/firststateupdate.com--cold-case-murder-investigation-goes-high-tech-with-dna-cops-release-new-sketch.jpg)
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How DNA and a Tattoo Led to Charges in Cold RI Murder Case ProvidenceJournal.com
Amanda Milkovits reporting for the Providence Journal
![[IMAGE] Tyler Grenon, 20, of Attleboro, RI, left, and Matthew Dusseault, 23, of Woonsocket, RI, at their arraignment](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/08/providencejournal.com--woonsocket-ri-arrests.jpg)
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Arrest Made in Home Invasion Rape of Elderly St. George, UT, Woman TheSpectrum.com
David DeMille reporting for the St. George Spectrum & Daily News
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How the Golden State Killer and a Genealogy DB Spawned a Golden Era in Cracking Cold Cases MercuryNews.com
Julia Prodis Sulek reporting for the Bay Area News Group
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- July 2018
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Scientists Sketched Out a Suspect's Face Using DNA from a 42-Year-Old Cold Case CNN.com
Eric Levenson reporting for CNN
![[IMAGE] Snapshot Composites of Marinette County, WI, Person of Interest Aged 25 and 65](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/07/cnn.com--cold-case-marinette-camping-trnd.jpg)
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'This Is Just The Beginning': Using DNA and Genealogy to Crack Cases NBCNews.com
Kate Snow and Jon Schuppe reporting for NBC Nightly News
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How a Genealogist Helped Police Crack and Infamous 30-Year-Old Cold Case CBSNews.com
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April Tinsley Cold Case Cracked By DNA Test; 30-Year-Old Mystery Solved By New Technology Today.com
Kate Snow reporting for "The Today Show"
![[IMAGE] April Tinsley Cold Case Cracked By DNA Test](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/07/today.com--dna-results-from-popular-genetic-tests-used-to-crack-a-30-year-old-cold-murder-case.jpg)
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Chronicle: Music and Murder — The Death of Christy Mirack WGAL.com
Brian Roche reporting for WGAL-TV, NBC 8, Lancaster, PA
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Virginia Currents #2714: DNA Phenotyping PBS.org
Daphne Maxwell Reid reporting for Virginia Currents
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UPDATED: Grabill, IN, Man Arrested on Murder, Other Charges in 30-Year-Old April Tinsley Murder Case News-Sentinel.com
![[IMAGE] Comparison of Parabon Snapshot Prediction and Actual Arrest Photo of John D. Miller](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/07/john-d-miller-comparison.jpg)
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After 30 Years, Police Say They've Captured a Child-Killer Who Left a Sickening Trail of Taunts WashingtonPost.com
Kyle Swenson reporting for the Washington Post
![[IMAGE] Man Arrested in April Tinsley Case](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/07/wane.com--man-arrested-in-april-tinsley-case.jpg)
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Newport Beach, CA, Police Release DNA Snapshot of Possible Suspect in Girl's 1973 Slaying Los Angeles Times
Hannah Fry reporting for the Los Angeles Times
![[IMAGE] Linda Ann O'Keefe Newspaper Clipping](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/07/latimes.com--linda-ann-okeefe-cold-case-video.jpg)
- June 2018
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Cold Cases Heat Up as Law Enforcement Uses Genetics to Solve Past Crimes ScientificAmerican.com
Dina Fina Maron reporting for Scientific American
![[IMAGE] Scientific American Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/scientificamerican.com--logo.jpg)
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How DNA and Genetic Genealogy Are Becoming The "Major Game-Changer" to Heat Up Decades-Old Cold Cases Good Morning America
Whit Johnson reporting for ABC News
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Cracking Cold Cases — DNA & Genealogy Sites Change Crime Solving Today.com
Joe Fryer reporting for "The Today Show"
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Genealogists Turn to Cousins' DNA and Family Trees to Crack Five More Cold Cases NYTimes.com
Heather Murphy reporting for the New York Times
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Genealogy Used to Solve Brazos County, Texas, Cold Case Click2Houston.com
Leigh Frillici reporting for KPRC-TV, NBC 2, Houston, TX
![[IMAGE] Arrest of James Otto Earhart](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/06/click2houston.com--genealogy-used-to-solve-texas-cold-case.jpg)
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Killer Identified in 1981 Cold Case Using DNA Evidence KBTX.com
Whitney Miller reporting for KBTX-TV, CBS 3, Houston, TX
![[IMAGE] Brazos, TX, Police News Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/06/kbtx.com--DNA-evidence-identifies-likely-killer-of-Virginia-Freeman.jpg)
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Undercover Cops Grabbed a DJ's Chewing Gum, Helped Crack a Teacher's 1992 Murder WashingtonPost.com
Kyle Swenson reporting for the Washington Post
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A Deeper Look Into How Genealogy Helped Solve Christy Mirack's Murder Local21News.com
Erika Shych reporting for WHP-TV, CBS 21, Harrisburg, PA
![[IMAGE] Cold Case Cracked -- DNA Testing Cracks Case](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/06/local21news.com--how-genealogy-solved-christy-miracks-murder.jpg)
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Why A Private Company is Cracking Cold Cases Instead of State Police, The FBI PennLive.com
Christine Vendel reporting for Penn Live
![[IMAGE] Lancaster County, PA, Police News Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/06/pennlive.com--pennsylvania-dj-freez-arrested.jpg)
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Old-Fashioned Police Work, Sophisticated Technology Solved 32-Year-Old Tacoma, WA Murder Q13Fox.com
Hana Kim reporting for KCPQ-TV, Q13 Fox, Seattle, WA
![[IMAGE] Police: DNA Lead to Cold Case Arrest](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/06/q13fox.com--police-work-sophisticated-tech-solve-tacoma-murder.jpg)
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Waterloo, ONT Regional Police Release New Composite in Connection to Sexual Assault Investigation WRPS.on.ca
Waterloo Regional Police Service Press Release
![[IMAGE] Waterloo, Ontario Regional Police Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/wrps.on.ca--logo.jpg)
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DNA Technology Sketches Suspect in Unsolved Child Sex Assaults in Kitchener, Waterloo, ONT GlobalNews.ca
Kevin Nielsen reporting for the Global News
![[IMAGE] Waterloo, ONT Regional Police Service Investigator Mike Haffner](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/06/wrps.on.ca--inspector-mike-haffner.jpg)
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The Key to Cracking Cold Cases Might Be Genealogy Sites WIRED.com
Megan Molteni reporting for WIRED
![[IMAGE] WIRED Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/wired.com--logo.jpg)
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New Technology Can Reveal Facial Features from DNA Swab InsideEdition.com
Alison Hall reporting for Inside Edition
![[IMAGE] Inside Edition producer Alison Hall and Parabon NanoLabs' Director of Bioinformatics, Dr. Ellen Graytak, review Alison's Snapshot® DNA Phenotyping Results](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/06/insideedition.com--new-dna-technology-can-reveal-facial-features-simple-mouth-swab.jpg)
- May 2018
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New DNA Tech Creates Face of Sacramento, CA Jane Doe FOX40.com
Sonseeahray Tonsall reporting for KTXL-TV, Fox 40, Sacramento, CA
![[IMAGE] Snapshot Prediction of Sacramento, CA, Jane Doe](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/05/fox40.com--new-dna-tech-creates-new-face-of-sac-pd-jane-doe.jpg)
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Police Make Arrest in 1987 Murders of Victora, BC Couple CTVNews.ca
Chandler Grieve reporting for CTV News, Victoria, BC
![[IMAGE] 55-Year-Old William Earl Talbott Arrested In Connection With 1987 Murder of Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/05/ctvnews.ca--police-make-arrest-in-1987-murders-of-victoria-couple.jpg)
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Technique Used to Find Golden State Killer Leads to a Suspect in 1987 Murders NYTimes.com
Heather Murphy reporting for the New York Times
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Genetic Genealogy Leads to Arrest in Snohomish County, WA Double Homicide Investigation
Snohomish County, WA Sheriff's Office
Arrest Made in 1987 Double Homicide Cold Case
![[IMAGE] Snohomish County, WA Police News Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/05/facebook.com--snohomish-county-wa-police-news-conference.jpg)
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Law Enforcement Credits Genetic Genealogy in 1987 Cold Case Arrest MonroeMonitor.com
Brandon Macz reporting for the Monroe Monitor & Valley News
![[IMAGE] Victims Tanya Van Cuylenborg and Jay Cook](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/05/monroemonitor.com--snohomish-wa.jpg)
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DNA Provides Picture of Fort Worth Murder Victim NBCDFW.com
Scott Gordon reporting for KXAS-TV, NBC 5, Fort Worth, TX
![[IMAGE] Snapshot Composite Profile and Police Sketches of Fort Worth, TX, Murder Victim](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/05/nbcdfw.com--dna-provides-picture-of-fort-worth-murder-victim.jpg)
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Parabon Genetic Genealogist CeCe Moore Explains How Genealogy Led to 'Golden State Killer' Arrest 20/20
![[IMAGE] Parabon's CeCe Moore Explains Genetic Genealogy](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/07/abcnews.go.com--cece-moore.jpg)
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DNA Data From 100 Crime Scenes Has Been Uploaded to a Genealogy Website - Just Like The Golden State Killer BuzzFeed.com
Peter Aldhous interviews Dr. Ellen Greytak and CeCe Moore for BuzzFeed News
![[IMAGE] BuzzFeed News Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/buzzfeed.com--logo.jpg)
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Bridgeport, CT Police Release Composite of 1993 Cold Case Homicide Victim @BPTPolice (Facebook)
Bridgeport, CT Police Department Press Conference
![[IMAGE] Bridgeport, CT Police News Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/05/facebook.com--bridgeport-ct-police-news-conference.jpg)
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Police Seek Identity of Slain Woman Found in Shallow Grave Star-Telegram.com
Deanna Boyd reporting for the Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX
![[IMAGE] Police Sketch of Fort Worth, TX Jane Doe](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/05/star-telegram.com--fort-worth-tx-jane-doe.jpg)
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Forensic Magazine Cover Story: Parabon, Known for Phenotyping, Announces Genealogy Service ForensicMag.com
Seth Augenstein reporting for Forensic Magazine
![[IMAGE] Forensic Magazine Cover Story: Parabon, Known for Phenotyping, Announces Genealogy Service](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/05/forensicmag.com--genealogy-featured-story.jpg)
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Parabon Announces Snapshot Genetic Genealogy Service for Law Enforcement
Forensic DNA Samples Screened for Nearly 100 Agencies and Hits Abound
![[IMAGE] Parabon Snapshot - Genetic Genealogy](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/05/parabon-snapshot-genetic-genealogy-dna-analysis-service.jpg)
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Investigation: DNA Detective KCTV5.com
Angie Ricono reporting for KCTV-TV, CBS 5, Kansas City, MO
![[IMAGE] Angie Ricono reporting for KCTV-TV, CBS 5, Kansas City, MO](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/05/kctv5.com--dna-used-in-criminal-investigations.jpg)
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For the First Time: NCMEC Uses Color for Facial Reconstruction EvidenceMagazine.com
John F. Clark writing for Evidence Magazine
![[IMAGE] Digital Artist Editing a Computer-Generated Face](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/05/evidencemagazine.com--dna-phenotyping-assists-facial-reconstruction.jpg)
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Innovative Technology Provides New Clues MissingKids.com
New Image Gives A Face To Skeletal Remains Found In 1984
![[IMAGE] Color-Enhanced Facial Reconstruction](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/05/missingkids.com--1104373-john-doe-85.jpg)
- March 2018
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New DNA Results Reveal Person of Interest in 28-Year-Old Cold Case TVH11.com
![[IMAGE] Photo of Victim, Pamela Faye Felkins; Snapshot Composite Profile of Person of Interest](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/03/thv11.com--new-dna-results-reveal-person-of-interest.jpg)
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How a Virginia Technology Company Is Helping Solve Murders WTKR.com
Brendan Ponton reporting for WTKR-TV, CBS News 3, Norfolk, VA
![[IMAGE] Isle of Wight, VA Police Press Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/03/wtkr.com--how-a-virginia-technology-company-is-helping-solve-murders.jpg)
- February 2018
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Anne Arundel County Police Use DNA Snapshot to Aid Identification of Baltimore Murder Victim, Leading to Arrest and Confession
![[IMAGE] Taras Caldwell Charged In The Death Of Shaquana Marie Caldwell](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/02/anne-arundel-police-use-dna-snapshot-to-identify-murder-victim-leading-to-arrest-and-confession.jpg)
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DNA Technology Reveals New Suspect Images in '91 Murder of Teen in Federal Way, WA Q13Fox.com
Steve Kiggins reporting for KCPQ-TV, Q13 FOX, Seattle, WA
![[IMAGE] Jim Allen, Retired King County Sheriff's Detective](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/02/q13fox.com--dna-technology-reveals-new-suspect-images-in-murder-of-teen.jpg)
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Calgary Police Use DNA to Sketch Mother of Infant Found in Dumpster CalgarySun.com
Bryan Passifume reporting for the Calgary Sun
![[IMAGE] Police Sketch of Infant; Mother's Snapshot](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/02/calgarysun.com--infant-sketch-mother-snapshot.jpg)
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DNA Evidence Leads to New Hope in Brazos, TX Murder Investigation ABC13.com
Courtney Fischer reporting for KTRK-TV, ABC 13 Eyewitness News, Houston, TX
![[IMAGE] DNA found under Virginia Freeman's fingernails was retested by Parabon Snapshot DNA [sic] and helped produce a picture of what the killer could look like](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/02/abc13.com--dna-evidence-leads-to-new-hope-in-brazos-tx-murder-investigation.jpg)
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Galveston, TX, Police Use New DNA Technology to Craft Image of Woman Decapitated in 1988 ABC13.com
![[IMAGE] Galveston Police Use New DNA Technology in 1988 Decapitation](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/02/abc13.com--1429312-galveston-tx-police-use-new-dna-technology-to-craft-image-of-decapitated-woman.jpg)
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Fort Worth, TX, Police Hoping DNA Technology Will Help Solve 1983 Cold Case Murder WFAA.com
Jordan Armstrong reporting for WFAA-TV, ABC 8, Fort Worth, TX
![[IMAGE] Jordan Armstrong reporting for WFAA-TV, ABC 8, Fort Worth, TX](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/02/wfaa.com--fort-worth-tx-police-hoping-dna-technology-will-help-solve-1983-cold-case-murder.jpg)
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Parabon Announces Major Upgrade to Snapshot Forensic DNA Service
for Distant Kinship InferenceImproved DNA Test Offers Powerful New Avenue for Forensic Investigations
![[IMAGE] A diagram showing the range of Snapshot kinship inference compared to traditional forensic DNA kinship methods](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/02/parabon-snapshot-distant-kinship-inference-upgrade.jpg)
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New England's Unsolved: Putting a Digital Face on Crime Fox25Boston.com
Bob Ward reporting for WFXT-TV, FOX 25 News, Boston, MA
![[IMAGE] Investigative Reporter Bob Ward Examines a Snapshot Composite Profile](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/02/fox25boston.com--new-englands-unsolved-putting-a-digital-face-on-crime.jpg)
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Virginia-Based DNA Tech Company May Help Solve Anne Arundel Cold Case ABC2News.com
Skyler Henry reporting for ABC2News.com
![[IMAGE] DNA Tech Company Bringing New Life To Old Cases](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/02/abc2news.com--virginia-based-dna-tech-company-may-help-solve-anne-arundel-cold-case.jpg)
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Blood Spatter May Link Killer to Odenton, MD Cold Case ABC2News.com
Skyler Henry reporting for WMAR-TV, ABC 2, Baltimore, MD
![[IMAGE] Dr. Ellen Greytak Presenting Snapshot DNA Phenotype Report](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/02/abc2news.com--blood-spatter-may-link-killer-to-odenton-cold-case.jpg)
- January 2018
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Boyfriend Charged With Murder In Missing Woman's Case WBALTV.com
Kai Reed and Mia Rosas reporting for WBAL-TV, NBC 11, Baltimore, MD
![[IMAGE] Baltimore, MD, Police Spokesman T.J. Smith](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/01/wbaltv.com--baltimore-md-police-news-conference.jpg)
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Baltimore, MD Police Charge Man With Murder of Missing 26-Year-Old Girlfriend BaltimoreSun.com
Jessica Anderson reporting for The Baltimore Sun
![[IMAGE] The Baltimore Sun Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/baltimoresun.com--logo.jpg)
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These Advances in DNA Research Could Change Crime-Fighting Forever NYPost.com
Michael Kaplan reporting for the New York Post
![[IMAGE] New York Post Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/nypost.com--logo.jpg)
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Investigators Use Norristown, PA, Rapist's DNA to Create Sketches 6ABC.com
Sarah Bloomquist reporting for WPVI-TV, ABC 6 Action News, Philadelphia, PA
![[IMAGE] Norristown, PA, Police Press Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/01/6abc.com--Investigators-use-Norristown-rapists-DNA-to-create-sketches.jpg)
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Montgomery County, PA, Officials Use DNA Samples to Create Picture of Rape Suspect NBCPhiladelphia.com
Alicia Victoria Lozano and Miguel Martinez-Valle reporting for NBC 10, Philadelphia, PA
![[IMAGE] Miguel Martinez-Valle holding up Snapshot profile picture](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/01/nbcphiladelphia.com--montgomery-county-pa-rape-suspect.jpg)
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Tulsa, OK, Police Release Composite of Suspect in 2004 Homicide NewsOn6.com
Sawyer Buccy reporting for KOTV-TV, News On 6
![[IMAGE] Sketch Released in 2004 Murder](/nanolabs/news-events/2018/01/newson6.com--tulsa-police-release-composite-sketch-of-suspect-in-2004-homicide.jpg)
- December 2017
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DNA Leads to Arrest in 2010 Rape at Davie, FL, Park Local10.com
Peter Burke reporting for WPLG-TV, ABC Local 10 News
![[IMAGE] Comparison of Hugo Giron-Polanco and Snapshot Prediction](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/12/local10.com--davie-fl-arrest.jpg)
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Bloody Clothing Near NJ Baby's Body Leads to Composite of Mother's Face ForensicMag.com
Seth Augenstein and Laura French reporting for Forensic Magazine
![[IMAGE] Monmouth, NJ, Prosecutor's Office Press Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/12/forensicmag.org--farmingdale-nj--monmouth-prosecutors-office-press-conference.jpg)
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Aurora, CO, Police Department Releases DNA Phenotyping Snapshot of Suspect in Oakey Kit's Homicide Case AuroraGov.org
Acting Sergeant Diana Cooley, Public Information Officer
![[IMAGE] Aurora, Colorado Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/12/auroragov.org--logo.jpg)
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South Salt Lake, UT, Police Say DNA Snapshot Could Help Solve 2010 Stabbing of Sherry Black SLTrib.com
Tiffany Caldwell and Aubrey Wieber reporting for the Salt Lake Tribune
![[IMAGE] South Salt Lake, UT, Police News Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/12/sltrib.com--salt-lake-city-ut--sherry-black-stabbing--03.jpg)
- November 2017
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DNA Sketch Leads to Suspect Confession in Texas Slaying APNews.com
Claudia Lauer reporting for the Associated Press
![[IMAGE] Associated Press Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/apnews.com--logo.jpg)
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Virginia Beach Police Trying New Technology in Cold Case Homicide PilotOnline.com
Jane Harper reporting for the Virginian-Pilot
![[IMAGE] Dr. Ellen Greytak addressing Va. Beach Police Deptartment](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/11/pilotonline.com--va-beach-police-conference.jpg)
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New DNA Technique Helps Break Case Good Morning America
Alleged Killer Confesses After Seeing Police SketchMarci Gonzalez reporting for Good Morning America
![[IMAGE] Good Morning America TV News Report](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/11/abcnews.go.com--good-morning-america--alleged-killer-confesses-after-seeing-police-sketch.jpg)
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Texas Man Confesses to 18-month-old Homicide Days After Release of DNA Phenotype Profile ForensicMag.com
Laura French reporting for Forensic Magazine
![[IMAGE] Forensic Magazine -- Texas Man Confesses to 18-month-old Homicide Days After Release of DNA Phenotype Profile](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/11/forensicmag.com--lake-brownwood-tx--cover.jpg)
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Brown County, TX, Sheriff: "Murder Suspect Wasn't On Radar Until Composite Sketch Released" KTXS.com
Mari Cockerell reporting for KTXS-TV ABC 12 News
![[IMAGE] Brown County, TX, Sheriff Vance Hill: "If it wasn't for the profile, we wouldn't be here today"](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/11/ktxs.com--lake-brownwood-tx--police-news-conference.jpg)
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DNA Provides New Lead in 1988 Unsolved Murder KOAA.com
Zach Thaxton reporting for KOAA-TV NBC News 5
![[IMAGE] DNA Brings New Clues to Cold Case — Old Colorado City](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/11/koaa.com--dna-provides-new-lead-in-1988-unsolved-murder.jpg)
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DNA Reopens Cold Case in Colorado Springs KRDO.com
Scott Harrison reporting for KRDO-TV ABC News Channel 13
![[IMAGE] KRDO.com — ABC News Channel 13](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/11/krdo.com--new-dna-technology-reopens-cold-case-in-colorado-springs.jpg)
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Lancaster County, PA, Investigators Excited By New Cold Case Tips FOX43.com
Jack Eble reporting for FOX 43 TV
![[IMAGE] WhoKilledChristyMirack.com Screenshot](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/11/fox43.com--lancaster-county-investigators-excited-by-new-cold-case-tips.jpg)
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Company Uses DNA as Blueprint to Create Lifelike Sketches of Suspects WJLA.com
Amy Aubert reporting for WJLA-TV, ABC 7 News, Washington DC
![[IMAGE] Amy Aubert reporting for WJLA, ABC 7](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/11/wjla.com--company-uses-dna-as-blueprint-to-create-lifelike-sketches-of-suspects.jpg)
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Maryland Police Use DNA Technology to Try to Find Rape Suspect NBCWashington.com
Chris Gordon reporting for WRC-TV, NBC 4 News, Washington DC
![[IMAGE] Chris Gordon reporting for WRC-TV, NBC News 4, Washington DC](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/11/nbcwashington.com--chris-gordon.jpg)
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Police Use DNA Evidence to Create Suspect Composite Sketch in Gaithersburg, MD Rape Case Fox5DC.com
Lindsay Watts reporting for WTTG-TV, Fox 5 News, Washington DC
![[IMAGE] Lindsay Watts reporting for WTTG FOX 5 DC News](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/11/fox5dc.com--gaithersburg-md-rapist.jpg)
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How a Face Built From DNA Might Help Solve Teen's 31-Year-Old Murder in Arlington, TX Star-Telegram.com
Deanna Boyd reporting for the Star-Telegram
![[IMAGE] Arlington, TX Snapshot Prediction](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/11/star-telegram.com--arlington-tx-cold-case.jpg)
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DNA Provides Composite of Man Believed to Have Killed Christy Mirack 25 Years Ago CrimeWatchPA.com
Lancaster County, PA, District Attorney's Office
![[IMAGE] Lancaster County, PA District Attorney Craig Stedman unveils Snapshot Composite](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/11/lancasteronline.com--police-news-conference.jpg)
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From Old DNA, A New Picture — Possibly of a Killer in a 13-Year-Old Isle of Wight, VA Cold Case PilotOnline.com
Ryan Murphy reporting for the Virginian-Pilot
![[IMAGE] The Virginian-Pilot Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/11/pilotonline.com--logo.jpg)
- October 2017
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Parabon NanoLabs Holds Lecture for 22nd Annual Smoky Mountain Criminal Justice Conference
Oct 23 in Gatlinburg, TN
![[IMAGE] ETHRA — Smoky Mountain Criminal Justice Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/10/smoky-mountain-criminal-justice-conference.jpg)
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Using DNA to Sketch What Victims Look Like NYTimes.com
Ashley Southall reporting for the New York Times
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Boise Police Detectives Release DNA-Generated Profile on 30th Anniversary of Cold Case Homicide CityOfBoise.org
Boise Police Department News Release
![[IMAGE] Boise City, Idaho, Police Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/10/police.cityofboise.org--bpdlogo.jpg)
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Parabon Fx Next-Gen Forensic Analysis Platform Unveiled at ISHI Conference
New Software Environment Provides Seamless Integration and Use of Emerging Forensic Analysis Tools
![[IMAGE] Parabon® Fx&trade Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/10/parabon-fx-600x113.png)
- September 2017
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How Does Composite Image in Lisa Ziegert Case Compare to Photo of Suspect Gary Schara? MassLive.com
Greg Saulmon and Dave Roback reporting for The Republican / MassLive.com
![[IMAGE] Comparison of Gary Schara and Snapshot Prediction](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/09/masslive.com--agawam-ma--gary-schara-comparison.jpg)
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Accused Massachusetts Killer-Rapist ID'd, 25 Years Later ForensicMag.com
Seth Augenstein reporting for Forensic Magazine
![[IMAGE] Hampden County, MA, District Attorney Anthony Gulluni Announcing Arrest of Gary E. Schara](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/09/masslive.com--agawam-ma--news-conference.jpg)
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Sketch Released of Person Of Interest in 1990 Tilden Park, CA Murder CBSLocal.com
![[IMAGE] CBS San Francisco Bay Area Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/cbslocal.com--cbs_sfbayarea-logo.jpg)
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NYPD Has New Tool to Solve Perplexing Cases WSJ.com
Police have begun using phenotyping in three of their cold casesZolan Kanno-Youngs reporting for the Wall Street Journal
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Break In Las Vegas Cold Case Leaves Detectives and Family Hopeful FOX5Vegas.com
Kathleen Jacob reporting for FOX 5 News, Las Vegas, NV
![[IMAGE] "Major Break In Cold Case" by KVVU TV Reporter Kathleen Jacob](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/09/fox5vegas.com--kvvu-tv-news-report.jpg)
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In 2004 Cold Case, A Big Break Emerges WGRZ.com
Danny Spewak reporting for WGRZ-TV, NBC 2
![[IMAGE] WGRZ-TV News Report](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/08/wgrz.com--lvmpd-news-report.jpg)
- August 2017
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Sacramento County, CA, Sheriff's Department Using New DNA Technology for Cold Case ABC10.com
Alexa Renee reporting for KXTV, Sacramento, CA
![[IMAGE] ABC 10 (KXTV, Sacramento, CA) Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/abc10.com--logo.png)
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Tempe, AZ Police Hope New Tech Will Help Solve 20-Year-Old Cold Case AZFamily.com
Laura Lollman reporting for 3TV/CBS 5, Tempe, AZ
![[IMAGE] Can DNA Crack a Cold Murder Case? New Technology Helped Detectives Create a Suspect Sketch](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/08/azfamily.com--tempe-police-snapshot.jpg)
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Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Service Featured in
Police and Security News Magazine
PoliceAndSecurityNews.com
Kathy Marks reporting for Police and Security News magazine
![[IMAGE] DNA Phenotyping Shows Results - One of the benefits of this technology is a significant reduction of the suspect pool which can save time, money and manpower. - Kathy Marks](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/08/policeandsecuritynews.com--article-image.jpg)
- July 2017
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Vancouver Police Hope New Technology Will Lead To Arrest in 2003 Murder VancouverSun.com
Lori Culbert reporting for the Vancouver Sun
![[IMAGE] Sgt. Mike Heard and Detective (Retired) Ron Symes Display Evidence from Edgar 'Iggy' Leonardo Homicide Investigation](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/07/vancouversun.com--news-report.jpg)
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New DNA Facial Profile Technology Aids Police in Albuquerque, NM Assault Case KRQE.com
Marissa Lucero reporting for KRQE TV, Albuquerque, NM
![[IMAGE] Marissa Lucero reporting for KRQE.com in Albuquerque, NM](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/07/krqe.com--marissa-lucero-news-report.jpg)
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New DNA Technology Advances Help Find Alleged Murderer in 2009 Cold Case KPLCtv.com
Candy Rodriguez reporting for KPLC TV, Lake Charles, LA
![[IMAGE] DNA Technology Advances: Sierra Bouzigard Suspect Sketch](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/07/kplctv.com--calcasieu-la-arrest--news-report.jpg)
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Man Arrested in 2009 Killing of Sierra Bouzigard KPLCtv.com
Calcasieu, LA Sheriff Tony Mancuso
![[IMAGE] Calcasieu Parish, LA Sheriff's Office Press Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/07/kplctv.com--calcasieu-la-arrest--press-conference.jpg)
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New DNA Technology Produces Computer-Generated Image of Suspect, May Help Solve 1980 Cold Case Killing People.com
Christine Pelisek reporting for People.com
![[IMAGE] 'People Crime' Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/people.com--crime-logo.jpg)
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Tip From DNA Phenotype 'Snapshot' Leads to Arrest in 2009 Murder Cold Case ForensicMag.com
Forensic Magazine
![[IMAGE] Actual Photo of Blake A. Russell compared with Snapshot Composite](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/07/forensicmag.com--calcasieu-la-arrest.jpg)
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Parabon Scientists Describe Novel Method for Detecting SNP Interactions BioData Mining
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
![[IMAGE] BioData Mining Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/biodatamining--logo.png)
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How DNA Forensics Company is Helping Solve Sacramento County Cold Case KCRA.com
Natalie Brunell interviews Dr. Ellen Greytak for KCRA
![[IMAGE] KCRA 3 NBC Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/kcra.com--logo.jpg)
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Who Killed Robin Brooks? DNA Technology Helps Paint Portrait of Killer FOX40.com
Ty Steele reporting for Fox 40, Sacramento, CA
![[IMAGE] Rosemont, CA Snapshot Composite](/nanolabs/news-events/2017/07/fox40.com--rosemont-ca-news-report.jpg)
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New DNA Technology Creates Digital 'Sketch' of Terrorists' Faces FoxNews.com
Allison Barrie reporting for Fox News
![[IMAGE] Fox News Tech Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/foxnews.com--tech-logo.jpg)
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