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• May 2022
• NEW Genetic genealogy 'leveling playing field' for solving cold cases

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  Janet Tinsley's daughter, April Tinsley, disappeared from her Fort Wayne neighborhood in 1988. Her body was found three days later.

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

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

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

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

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

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  That's how Moore and her team were able to help solve a nearly 20 year cold case in Red Wing. They've helped solve 210 law enforcement cases and helped ...

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

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  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 ...

• NEW News Releases - Red Wing Woman Arrested for 2003 Death of Baby Found in Lake Pepin

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  ST. PAUL — The Goodhue County Sheriff's Office and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) today announced an arrest in the 2003 death of a ...

• NEW Man pleads guilty to raping Miami student in 2006

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

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

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

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

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  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.

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

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  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 ...

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

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

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

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  "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 ...

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

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  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.

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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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 ...

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

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

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

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  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

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  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

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

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

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  Nearly 30 years after an aspiring nurse was strangled to death, DNA has led officials to her suspected killer. Police have determined that Cecil H. Trent, ...

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

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  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

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  Apr. 15—The primary suspect in an unsolved Waikiki murder case nearly 30 years old has been identified through DNA comparisons and reexaminations of ...

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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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 shooting of a North Texas cop, but he won’t go to court

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  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 ...

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

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  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.

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

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  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.

• After DNA link, detectives needed more for arrest in Wildwood cold case

  Jim Walsh, Cherry Hill Courier-Post reporting for Courier Post courierpostonline.com

  

  Police allege Jerry Rosado of Millville sexually assaulted Susan Negersmith when she was 'physically incapacitated due to alcohol'

• '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

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  The four murders were committed during the same week.

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

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  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

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  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.

• How your family tree could help solve crimes

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  Investigative genealogy can be used to help identify violent criminals and also humane remains.

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

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  It was a beautiful sunny day in Tacoma, Washington when 12-year-old Michella Welch struck out on her bike with her younger sisters to Puget Park on March 26 ...

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

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  Skeletal remains recovered in Hood River County over a decade ago were the key to cracking a cold case out of the East Coast from 2008.

• 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

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

• Clothing, hair, DNA & technology: How police identified the I-65 Killer after 35 years

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  For at least three years in the late 1980s, the man stalked the I-65 corridor from Northwest Indiana and into Kentucky, targeting lone women working at ...

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

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

• 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)

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  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 ...

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

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  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 ...

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

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  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.

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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  OSBI Director Ricky Adams credits technological advances in DNA analysis in helping identify 20-year-old Midwest City woman's body.

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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  A bench trial for Gary Hartman, the man suspected of killing 12-year-old Michella Welch in a Tacoma park in 1986, started Tuesday.

• Gary Hartman sentenced in 1986 Pierce County murder

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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?

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  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

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  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 ...

• How DNA and genealogy are helping CMPD solve cold cases

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  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 | The Paradise News

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  The remains of a 20-year-old Oklahoma woman who died were identified 27 years after she was buried, police said Friday.

• Police Identify Remains Of 20-Year-Old Woman Roughly 27 Years After She Was Buried

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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 ...

• OSBI identifies murder victim from 27-year-old cold case

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  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) has identified the remains of a woman found partially buried in Caddo County back in 1995.

• OSBI: Unidentified woman murdered in 1995 positively identified through forensic genetic genealogy

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  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) says the remains of a woman found partially buried in Caddo County in 1995 have now ...

• Oklahoma woman murdered in 1995 identified through forensic genetic genealogy

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  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

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  The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation announced Friday that the remains were identified as 20-year-old Katrina Bentivegna of Midwest City.

• After treatment, murder charges refiled in 1993 killing of Bothell teen | HeraldNet.com

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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 ...

• AAN guidelines subcommittee says more guidance needed for Aduhelm recommendations

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  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 Illinois man killed in 1982 to fatal stabbing of Iowa woman months earlier

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  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 ...

• DNA ties Iowa man killed in 1982 to fatal stabbing of woman months earlier

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  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

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  An Iowa cold case that went unsolved for more than 30 years has been linked back to a West Frankfort man.

• 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 ...

• DNA identifies who killed Lee Rotatori in Council Bluffs in 1982

  By Mike Brownlee, reporting for The Gazette thegazette.com

  

  Man identified through genetic genealogy was murdered a few months after woman died.

• Council Bluffs Police Department solves cold case of Lee Rotatori, murdered in 1982

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  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

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  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 ...

• 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

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  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

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  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

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  (Council Bluffs) -- A cold case stemming from a 1982 murder in Council Bluffs has been cleared.

• 1982 cold case homicide cleared in Council Bluffs

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  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

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  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 ...

• Klamath County Sheriff's Office solves case after 44-years with DNA, genealogy

  KTVL ktvl.com

  

  Klamath County Sheriff's office has solved a 44-year-old double homicide cold case with the assistance of advanced DNA technology and genetic genealogy.

• 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

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  Hessler is accused of home invasion sexual assaults in Shelbyville and Shelby County between 1982 and 1985.

• 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

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  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

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  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

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  FAIRBANKS, Alaska (WMTW) - 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

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  How accurately can you predict things about someone from their DNA? Understanding the magnitude of Dr. Janet Cady and Dr. Ellen Greytak's innovations in the ...

• New genetic technology helps solve decades-old serial killer case

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  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

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  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'

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  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

  oregonlive.com oregonlive.com

  

  Three women were brutally murdered in Eugene 35 years ago, and the community was left wondering who committed the horrific acts.

• '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.

• 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 body of Marise Ann Chiverella was found in a coal stripping pit about two miles away from her home. By Jax Miller. Marise Ann Chiverella Pd.

• Private database DNA leads to 'first-of-its-kind' trial in 1986 Minnesota cold case

  Brainerd Dispatch brainerddispatch.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, ...

• Eugene police solve serial killer cold case from 1980s, identify suspect using new technology

  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.

• 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

  Oxygen oxygen.com

  

  John Charles Bolsinger, who died shortly after the final murder, has been identified as the man who killed a string of women in Oregon in the 1980s — years ...

• 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.

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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.

• 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

  

  A police officer is at the scene of a murder. No witnesses. No camera footage. No obvious suspects or motives. Just a bit of hair on the sleeve of 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

  TwinCities.com-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

  The Denver Channel thedenverchannel.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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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.

• 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 ...

• 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.

• How Your DNA Test Could Send a Relative to Jail

  Rafil Kroll-Zaidi reporting for The New York Times nytimes.com

  

  On any given day, CeCe Moore's inbox is flooded with strangers asking her to solve the mysteries of life and death, and on a good day, she can.

• 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.

• 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 ...

• 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, ...

• 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.

• NYPD Utilizes ‘Virtual Mugshots’ Despite City Hall’s Words

  GovTech govtech.com

  

  City Hall in New York City claimed that NYPD would no longer employ a controversial company that creates “virtual mugshots” for investigations, ...

• 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 ...

• 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

  Rocco Parascandola, Larry McShane reporting for New York Daily News nydailynews.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 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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.”.

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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.

• 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 ...

• 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.

• 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

  FOX13 Memphis fox13memphis.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

  KIRO Seattle kiro7.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, ...

• 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

  Raffi Khatchadourian reporting for The New Yorker NewYorker.com

  

  Genetic genealogists like CeCe Moore are cracking cold cases and transforming policing. As DNA analysis redefines ancestry and anonymity, what knowledge ...

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 ...

• 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
• 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 ...

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 ...

• 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.

• 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.

• 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

  

  (TNS) — Genetic testing kits give users a fun look into the past. But what could be at stake in the future is cause for concern among privacy advocates.

• 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 ...

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

  Raleigh News & Observer newsobserver.com

  Parabon NanoLabs helps NC law enforcement solve crimes like Faith Hedgepeth's case with public DNA databases. But is tracing sensitive to personal ...

• Interview: Recreating Faces of Egyptian Mummies Using Ancient DNA

  An interview with Dr. Ellen Greytak ISHINews.com

  
• 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 ...

• DNA key in revisiting 2 Kilgore cold case murders

  KLTV kltv.com

  

  KILGORE, Texas (KLTV) -An East Texas police department is looking back into a couple of cold cases in the hopes identifying victims, and ultimately solving ...

• Detectives use DNA to draw new image of woman found dead in Oregon woods in April 2020

  KPIC News kpic.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 ...

• Parabon Receives Justice Improvement Award

  Paul H. Chapman $10,000 Award will be used to support JusticeDrive^™ casework fund

  
• 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.

• 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 ...

• September 2021
• 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.

• Faces of ancient mummies revealed via DNA

  Max Planck Institute reporting for 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 the first time.

• 3 Egyptian Mummy Faces Revealed in Stunning Reconstruction

  Mindy Weisberger reporting for Live Science LiveScience.com

  
• Durham DA’s Office won’t seek death penalty for Faith Hedgepeth’s accused killer

  CBS17.com cbs17.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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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.

• '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 ...

• 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 ...

• Parabon Recreates Egyptian Mummy Faces From Ancient DNA

  GlobeNewswire globenewswire.com

  

  New Snapshot methods for low-coverage sequencing bring hidden data to life...

• 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.

• 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 ...

• 'Justice for Nancy': 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

  

  Social media was flooded with comments about justice finally coming for Nancy Noga, who was 17 at the time of her death in 1999.

• 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

  

  The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office has released an aged photo of Joe Constance, who is wanted in the shooting death of his estranged wife, Mary “Jeanette ...

• 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 ...

• 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.

• 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 ...

• 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.

• 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.

• DNA & Ancestry technology credited with cracking 14-year-long deadly mystery in Lancaster

  FOX43.com 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.

• '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 ...

• Oregon authorities using DNA in effort to ID young Jane Doe found stuffed in duffel bag

  FOX13 Memphis fox13memphis.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.

• 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.

• 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

  

  ASHLAND, Ore. — For nearly 58 years, the boy has simply been known as Ashland Baby Doe, or the Keene Creek Boy. An Oregon man fishing in the Keene Creek ...

• 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 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

  

  Michael Carbo was charged after a company provided Chisholm police a composite sketch and his name from genetic genealogy.

• 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 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

  

  Living a quiet life and working as a nurse, 44-year-old Steven Downs was surprised to receive a knock on his door from police in February 2019.

• EFF Challenges Surreptitious Collection of DNA at Iowa Supreme Court

  EFF eff.org

  

  Last week, EFF, along with the ACLU and the ACLU of Iowa, filed an amicus brief in the Iowa Supreme Court challenging the surreptitious collection of DNA ...

• 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.org knkx.org

  

  Gary Ridgway, the notorious Green River Killer, has claimed responsibility for the murders of 48 women in Washington. All but two of those victims have…

• 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; 1957 battery conviction left out

  Kent Tempus, Green Bay Press-Gazette reporting for Green Bay Press Gazette greenbaypressgazette.com

  

  MARINETTE - A judge ruled Friday that DNA from a suspect in a nearly 45-year-old double homicide, obtained through a ruse, is admissible in court.

• 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
• Northern Virginia Firm That Helps Solve Decades-Old Crimes Has Its Next Target: Cancer

  Sara Gilgore reporting for the Washington Business Journal BizJournals.com

  
• 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 Business Journal

  Washington Business Journal bizjournals.com

  

  Parabon NanoLabs uses DNA technology and genetic genealogy to help law enforcement solve decades-old crimes. But it also has a therapeutics division.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 ...

• 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 concerns

  Times Colonist timescolonist.com

  

  U.S.-based Parabon NanoLabs has gained international attention for its groundbreaking use of genetic genealogy to solve cold cases, including the 1987 ...

• 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

  Montse Ricossa reporting for KWQC kwqc.com

  

  Baby April's 28-year-old cold case has been solved thanks to a DNA match. 47-year-old Angela Renee Siebke's DNA was matched within Parabon Nanolab's ...

• Watchdog calls out RCMP for exploring new genetic investigative techniques without privacy disclosures

  Colin Freeze reporting for The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com

  

  The RCMP is flouting federal directives by exploring a new investigative technique without spelling out its effect on the privacy of Canadians, the Office ...

• 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

  
• 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 sketches with DNA analysis

  Molly Crane-Newman reporting for New York Daily News nydailynews.com

  

  The NYPD will not work with a private Virginia tech company that uses DNA analysis to produce sketches of crime suspects and victims, a spokesman for Mayor ...

• NYPD to use DNA test data to create 'virtual mugshots' - New York Daily News

  Molly Crane-Newman reporting for New York Daily News nydailynews.com

  

  Snapshot” phenotyping analyzes the genetic content of DNA — like a person's skin tone, eye color or hair color — to generate a composite illustration of ...

• The controversial company using DNA to sketch the faces of criminals

  Nature.com nature.com

  

  Parabon Nanolabs shot to fame using DNA and genealogy analysis to solve cold cases. Then it hit a setback.

• August 2020
• 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 Genealogy" on Crime Scene DNA in NY

  Bronx Justice News bronxjusticenews.com

  

  By Sasha Gonzales and Kevin Deutsch sgonzales@bronxjusticenews.com , kdeutsch@bronxjusticenews.com. State officials this week granted a permit to a private ...

• July 2020
• How Parabon NanoLabs Helped Chisholm Police Identify A Cold Case Murder Suspect

  FOX 21 Online fox21online.com

  

  CHISHOLM, Minn. — The company that helped Chisholm Police pinpoint suspect Michael Carbo Jr. in the cold case murder of Nancy Daughtery is called Parabon ...

• 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

  

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