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- May 2021
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Sand Canyon, NV John Doe Identified as Vincent Marion Trapp
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Scott Sonner reporting for The Associated Press
![[IMAGE] Vincent Marion Trapp, whose remains were found in March 1992](/nanolabs/news-events/2021/05/Vincent-Marion-Trapp.jpg)
- April 2021
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Who is "Bones 17?" Authorities Release New Sketch Hoping to ID Victim of Green River Killer KIRO7.com
Crystal Bonvillian reporting for the Cox Media Group National Content Desk
![[IMAGE] Composite facial image created from unidentified skeletal remains whom King County, WA investigators call "Bones 17"](/nanolabs/news-events/2021/04/kiro7.com--authorities-release-new-bones-17-sketch-hoping-to-identify-victim-of-green-river-killer.jpg)
- March 2021
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For 40 Years, Her Identity Was Unknown. Now, a Delaware Homicide Victim Has Been Identified DelawareOnline.com
Isabel Hughes reporting for the Delaware News Journal
![[IMAGE] Snapshot Phenotype Prediction vs. Actual Photo of Marie Petry Heiser](/nanolabs/news-events/2021/03/delawareonline.com--after-more-than-40-years-new-castle-county-homicide-victim-identified.jpg)
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DNA Technology Could Help Close Two Unsolved Infant Deaths from 1970 NBC26.com
Nina Sparano reporting for WGBA-TV, NBC 26, Green Bay, WI
![[IMAGE] Newspaper Headline: "Body of Baby Girl Found in Paper Bag"](/nanolabs/news-events/2021/03/nbc26.com--dna-technology-could-help-close-two-unsolved-infant-deaths-from-1970-in-neenah-and-two-rivers.jpg)
- February 2021
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Northern Virginia Firm That Helps Solve Decades-Old Crimes Has Its Next Target: Cancer BizJournals.com
Sara Gilgore reporting for the Washington Business Journal
![[IMAGE] Steven Armentrout, Parabon's co-founder and CEO, left, and Ellen McRae Greytak, its director of bioinformatics](/nanolabs/news-events/2021/02/bizj.us--parabon-steve-ellen.jpg)
- January 2021
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The Victims Left Behind by Genetic Genealogy TheAtlantic.com
Jacob Stern and Sarah Zhang reporting for The Atlantic
![[IMAGE] "The Atlantic" Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/theatlantic.com--logo.jpg)
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DNA Technology Helped Identify Two DC-Area Cold Case Suspects in 2020 LocalDVM.com
Rebecca Burnett reporting for WDVM-TV, DCW 50, Washington, DC
![[IMAGE] 50 Cases Solved Through Parabon](/nanolabs/news-events/2021/01/localdvm.com--dna-technology-helped-identify-two-cold-case-suspects-in-2020.jpg)
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Vincennes, IN Police Hope New Technology Is Key To Solving 12-Year-Old Sexual Assault Case WIBQam.com
DeSherion McBroom reporting for WIBQ, 1230 AM, Terre Haute, IN
![[IMAGE] Vincennes, IN Detective Sgt. Stacy Reese releases Snapshot Phenotype Prediction](/nanolabs/news-events/2021/01/wibqam.com--vincennes-police-hope-new-technology-is-key-to-solving-12-year-old-sexual-assault-case.jpg)
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Parabon Continues Cold Case Crime-solving Spree in 2020
Killer's identification after 21 years closes strong year for Parabon's Snapshot DNA team
![[IMAGE] Parabon Snapshot By The Numbers](/nanolabs/news-events/2021/01/parabon-continues-cold-case-crime-solving-spree-in-2020.png)
- December 2020
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Colorado Springs Police Department Solves 1999 Cold Case Murder of Jennifer Watkins TheDenverChannel.com
Erin Chapman reporting for KOAA-TV, NBC 5, Colorado Springs, CO
![[IMAGE] Erin Chapman reporting for KOAA-TV, NBC 5, Colorado Springs, CO](/nanolabs/news-events/2020/12/thedenverchannel.com--colorado-springs-police-department-solves-1999-cold-case-murder-of-jennifer-watkins.jpg)
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Colorado Springs Police Detectives Solve 1999 Cold Case @ColoradoSpringsPolice
Genetic Genealogy and DNA Phenotyping Identify Jennifer Watkins's Murderer
![[IMAGE] Comparison of Snapshot Phenotype Prediction and Actual Driver's License Photograph of Jennifer Watkins's Killer](/nanolabs/news-events/2020/12/coloradospringspolice--cspd-detectives-solve-1999-cold-case.jpg)
- October 2020
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Clackamas County, OR Skull Identified as Wanda Ann Herr clackamas.us
CCSO Case #86-025724
![[IMAGE] Skull [Left] of Wanda Ann Herr [Right]](/nanolabs/news-events/2020/10/clackamas.us--2020-10-22-CCSOPR-ColdCaseIDWandaHerr.jpg)
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Suspect Identified, Arrested in 2010 Former Cold Case Murder of Sherry Black Fox13Now.com
Spencer Burt and Spencer Joseph reporting for KSTU-TV, Fox 13, Salt Lake City, UT
![[IMAGE] Arrest in Sherry Black Murder; Cold Case Went Unsolved For 10 Years](/nanolabs/news-events/2020/10/fox13now.com--suspect-identified-arrested-in-2010-cold-case-murder-of-sherry-black.jpg)
- September 2020
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Remains Found in Chesterfield County, VA Landfill Identified as 16-Year-Old Christy Lynn Floyd NewsAdvance.com
Ali Rockett reporting for the Richmond Times-Dispatch
![[IMAGE] Chesterfield County, VA Police News Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2020/09/townnews.com--christy-floyd-news-conference.jpg)
- August 2020
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Parabon Receives First Permit Granted in New York for Advanced DNA Analysis
Investigative genetic genealogy and DNA phenotyping promise to solve more NY crimes
- July 2020
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Snohomish County, WA Detectives Make Arrest in 1993 Murder of 15-Year-Old Melissa Lee KIRO7.com
![[IMAGE] Alan Edward Dean [Left] Arrested for 1993 Murder of Melissa Lee [Right]](/nanolabs/news-events/2020/07/kiro7.com--snohomish-county-detectives-make-arrest-1993-murder-15-year-old-girl.jpg)
- June 2020
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Genetic Genealogy Used To Crack Golden State Killer Case Opened Door For More Than 150 Cold Cases CBSLocal.com
Julie Watts reporting for KOVR-TV, CBS 13, Sacramento, CA
![[IMAGE] CBS 13 Investigates: Genealogy DNA Breakthrough](/nanolabs/news-events/2020/06/sacramento.cbslocal.com--20200630-genetic-genealogy-golden-state-killer-cold-cases.jpg)
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Meet CeCe Moore, The Woman Partnering With NoVA's Parabon NanoLabs To Solve Cold Cases NorthernVirginiaMag.com
Buzz McClain reporting for Northern Virginia Magazine
![[IMAGE] CeCe Moore Explaining How She Solves Cold Cases Using Genetic Genealogy](/nanolabs/news-events/2020/06/cece-moore-matching-dna.jpg)
- May 2020
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The Reston Company Cracking Cold Police Cases Is Coming To Your TV Washington Business Journal
Sara Gilgore reporting for the Washington Business Journal
![[IMAGE] The Snapshot Team: CeCe Moore, Steve Armentrout, and Ellen Greytak](/nanolabs/news-events/2020/05/bizjournals.com--reston-company-cracking-cold-cases-coming-to-tv.jpg)
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Parabon Genetic Genealogist CeCe Moore Stars in New ABC Series, "The Genetic Detective" People.com
KC Baker reporting for People
![[IMAGE] The Genetic Detective: Series Premiere Tuesday, May 19th, 10/9c](/nanolabs/news-events/2020/05/people.com--cece-moore-genetic-detective-abc-series.jpg)
- March 2020
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DNA-Generated Photo Gives Face to Torso Found in Dunes on Cape Cod, MA Beach WCVB.com
Kathy Curran reporting for WCVB-TV, ABC 5, Boston, MA
![[IMAGE] Parabon Snapshot Phenotype Report](/nanolabs/news-events/2020/03/wcvb.com--dna-generated-photo-puts-face-on-torso-found-in-dunes-on-cape-cod-sandwich-beach.jpg)
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Woman's Body Found in Chesterfield, VA, Landfill WTVF.com
Brendan King reporting for WTVR-TV, CBS 6, Richmond, VA
![[IMAGE] Break In Decades-Cold Case – DNA Technology Giving A Face To Jane Doe Found In 1986](/nanolabs/news-events/2020/03/www.wtvr.com--womans-body-found-in-chesterfield-landfill.jpg)
- January 2020
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Pamela Maurer Cold Case Cracked By Parabon's Genetic Sleuthing CBSLocal.com
John Dodge & Suzanne Le Mignot reporting for WBBM-TV, CBS 2, Chicago, IL
![[IMAGE] Snapshot Phenotype Prediction vs. Actual Photo of Bruce Lindahl](/nanolabs/news-events/2020/01/chicago-cbslocal.com--pamela-maurer-bruce-lindahl-parabon.jpg)
- December 2019
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Fairfax Co., VA, Police Release Composite Images of 'Marion Murders' Suspect FOX5DC.com
Lindsay Watts reporting for WTTG-TV, Fox 5, Washington, DC
![[IMAGE] New Information in 'Marion Murders' Cold Case](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/12/fox5dc.com--new-information-in-marion-murders-cold-case.jpg)
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Man Dead for Years Identified as Suspect in 1984 Murder of 15-Year-Old Reesa Trexler ABCNews.go.com
Emily Shapiro reporting for ABC News
![[IMAGE] Sgt. Travis Shulenberger, Salisbury, NC, Police Dept.](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/12/abcnews.go.com--man-dead-years-identified-suspect-1984-murder.jpg)
- November 2019
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After 18 Years, DNA Identifies Woman Discovered in Burning Dumpster as Perrean Gray CrimeOnline.com
Jacquelyn Gray reporting for Crime Online
![[IMAGE] Comparison of Actual Photo of Perrean Gray and Parabon Snapshot Prediction](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/12/crimeonline.com--Perrean-Gray-Photo-600x338.jpg)
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Body Burned in Dumpster Fire 18 Years Ago Identified Through DNA FOX40.com
Jonathan Taraya reporting for KTLX-TV, Fox 40, Sacramento, CA
![[IMAGE] Sacremento, CA Body Found in 2001 Finally Identified](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/12/fox40.com--body-burned-in-dumpster-18-years-ago-has-been-identified-through-dna.jpg)
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Suspect in "Potomac River Rapist" Cold Cases Arrested APNews.com
![[IMAGE] Map of Incidents Linked to the Potomac River Rapist + Arrest Photo of Giles Daniel Warrick](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/11/apnews.com--potomac-river-rapist-arrested.jpg)
- October 2019
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Cold Case Break: DNA Technology Helps Identify "Fly Creek Jane Doe" KGW.com
Morgan Romero reporting for KGW-TV, NBC 8 News, Portland, OR
![[IMAGE] Officials Seek to Identify Bones](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/10/kgw.com--detectives-use-dna-technology-to-identify-fly-creek-jane-doe.jpg)
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DNA Links Montgomery County, PA, Teen to Violent 2017 Rape in Norristown Farm Park Inquirer.com
Vinny Vella reporting for the Philadelphia Inquirer
![[IMAGE] Mason Alexander Hall](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/10/inquirer.com--mason-alexander-hall-photo.jpg)
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A Local Company is Helping Catch Cold Case Criminals From Coast To Coast Washington Business Journal
Sara Gilgore reporting for the Washington Business Journal
![[IMAGE] Parabon Keeps Cracking Cold Cases — And It's Just Warming Up](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/10/bizjournals.com--parabon-keeps-cracking-cold-cases.jpg)
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Man Pleads Guilty to 2016 Alexandria, VA, Rape Solved Using Forensic Genealogy WashingtonPost.com
Rachel Weiner reporting for the Washington Post
![[IMAGE] Jesse Bjerke](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/10/washingtonpost.com--jesse-bjerke-photo.jpg)
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Detectives Used DNA From Straw to Catch Man Who Raped Lifeguard at Virginia Pool NBCWashington.com
Julie Carey reporting for WRC-TV, NBC 4 News, Washington DC
![[IMAGE] DNA Breakthrough — High Tech Tool Links Rapist to Victim](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/10/nbcwashington.com--alexandria-va-straw-dna-pool-lifeguard-rape.jpg)
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DNA-Based Investigation Leads to Indictment and Arrest in 1993 Sexual Assault NewarkDEPolicePress.com
Newark Police Department Press Release
![[IMAGE] Jeffrey A. King, 54, of Coatesville, PA](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/10/newarkdepolicepress.com--jeffrey-king-photo.jpg)
- September 2019
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California Cold Case Solved Through DNA, Genealogy APNews.com
Stefanie Dazio reporting for The Associated Press
![[IMAGE] Torrance Police Department News Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/09/apnews.com--torrance-ca-cold-case-solved-through-dna-genealogy.jpg)
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Oregon Man Arrested in 1978 Death of Alaska Teenager [$] WashingtonPost.com
Rachel D'Oro reporting for The Associated Press
![[IMAGE] The Washington Post Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/washingtonpost.com--logo-black.jpg)
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DNA Composite Sketches Show Possible Killer in 1975 Slaying of Lindy Sue Biechler WGAL.com
Sketches depict possible suspect at age 25, 65
![[IMAGE] Possible Suspect in 1975 Stabbing Death of Lindy Sue Biechler](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/09/wgal.com--dna-composite-sketches-show-possible-killer-in-1975-slaying-of-lindy-sue-biechler-lancaster-county.jpg)
- August 2019
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Solving Cold Cases with Genetic Genealogy DSTV.com
Derek Watts reporting for Carte Blanche
![[IMAGE] Graphic depicting two family trees — one for each of the subject's genetic matches](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/08/Carte_Blanche--Solving-Cold-Cases-with-Genetic-Genealogy.jpg)
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Investigators Can Figure Out What A Rapist's Face Might Look Like, Using DNA ClickOrlando.com
Erik von Ancken reporting for WKMG-TV, CBS News 6, Orlando, FL
![[IMAGE] DNA Leads to New Clue in Cold Case](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/08/clickorlando.com--investigators-can-figure-out-what-a-rapists-face-might-look-like-using-dna.jpg)
- June 2019
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William Talbott II Found Guilty of 1987 Murders of Jay Cook and Tanya Van Cuylenborg HeraldNet.com
Caleb Hutton reporting for The Herald
![[IMAGE] Defense attorney Rachel Forde puts a hand on William Talbott after the guilty verdict is read (KIRO-TV)](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/06/heraldnet.com--william-talbott-found-guilty.jpg)
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Anne Arundel, MD Police Use Genetic Genealogy to Identify Body Found in 1985 CBS Baltimore
Remains Identified as Roger Kelso of Glen Burnie, MD
![[IMAGE] Roger Kelso, ~1961 (Anne Arundel County Police)](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/06/baltimore.cbslocal.com--body-of-roger-kelso-identified-using-genetic-genealogy.jpg)
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How Local Law Enforcement Uses DNA To Crack Criminal Cases TheKojoNnamdiShow.org
CeCe Moore explains Genetic Genealogy on the Kojo Nnamdi Show
![[IMAGE] The Kojo Nnamdi Show Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/thekojonnamdishow.org--logo.jpg)
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Anne Arundel County, MD Police Chief Announces Break In 35-Year-Old Cold Case Homicide @AACOPD (Facebook)
Remains Identified as Roger Kelso of Glen Burnie, MD
![[IMAGE] Anne Arundel County Police Department News Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/06/facebook.com--aacopd--3021254494559196.jpg)
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Arrest in 43-year-old Murder Case Stuns Wisconsin Town ForensicMag.com
Ivan Moreno reporting for the Associated Press
![[IMAGE] Forensic Magazine — On the Scene and In the Lab](/nanolabs/news-events/img/forensicmag.com--logo.jpg)
- May 2019
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Parabon Customers Net 55 Solved Cases in First Year of Snapshot Genetic Genealogy Service
New DNA technology helps crack cases that otherwise may have never been solved
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Dr. Ellen Greytak Featured Among "Future 50" Top Thinkers and Doers Inverse.com
Mike Hayes reporting for Inverse
![[IMAGE] Dr. Ellen Greytak](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/05/inverse.com--ellen-greytak.jpg)
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DNA on Cigarette Butt Leads to Arrest in Vancouver, WA Murder ABCNews.go.com
Emily Shapiro reporting for ABC News
![[IMAGE] Snohomish County, WA, Police News Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/05/abcnews.go.com--dna-cigarette-butt-arrest-richard-knapp-1994-murder-audrey-hoellein.jpg)
- April 2019
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Family-Tree Hobbyists Are Solving Cold Cases, One Cousin's DNA at a Time NYTimes.com
Heather Murphy reporting for the New York Times
![[IMAGE] The New York Times — Sooner or Later Your Cousin's DNA Is Going to Solve a Murder](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/04/nytimes.com--sooner-or-later-your-cousins-dna-is-going-to-solve-a-murder.jpg)
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Cold Case Arrests KTVU.com
Henry Lee reporting for KTVU-TV, FOX 2 News, Oakland, CA
![[IMAGE] Henry Lee reporting for KTVU-TV, FOX 2 News, Oakland, CA](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/04/twitter.com--henrykleeKTVU--cold-case-arrests.jpg)
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League City, TX, Authorities Identify Two Victims in Decades-Old 'Killing Fields' Murders ABCNews.go.com
Julia Jacobo reporting for KTRK-TV, ABC 13, Houston, TX
![[IMAGE] League City, TX, Police News Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/04/abcnews.go.com--texas-authorities-identify-victims-in-decades-old-killing-fields-murders.jpg)
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Inspired by Golden State Killer Case, Alabama Police Crack Decades-Old Double Murder CBSNews.com
Coley McCraney arrested for 1999 murder of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett
![[IMAGE] CBS This Morning Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/cbsThisMorning--logo.jpg)
- March 2019
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Fingerprint Leads to Arrest in Multiple Rape Cases WPTA21.com
Jacob Brubrink reporting for WPTA-TV, ABC 21, Fort Wayne, IN
![[IMAGE] Before and After Comparison of Snapshot Composite](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/03/wpta21.com--fingerprint-leads-to-arrest-in-multiple-rape-cases.jpg)
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New DNA Technology Leads to Arrest in 1999 Slayings of Ozark, AL Teen Best Friends CBSNews.com
Erin Donaghue reporting for CBS News
![[IMAGE] Arrest](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/03/cbsnews.com--coley-mccraney-arrested-in-1999-killings-of-dothan-alabama-teens-j-b-beasley-and-tracie-hawlett.jpg)
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Suspect Identified in a Billings, MT Double Murder Cold Case KTVQ.com
Zoe Zandora and Samantha Sullivan reporting for KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT
![[IMAGE] Yellowstone, MT County Cold Case — Zoe Zandora and Samantha Sullivan reporting for KTVQ-TV, Billings, MT](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/03/ktvq.com--suspect-identified-in-billings-mt-double-murder-cold-case.jpg)
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Parabon Helps Investigators Solve 1,000 Years of Cold Cases in 9 Months
One solve per week on cases over 20 years cold; four in the past week
- February 2019
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Dr. Oz: How DNA Brings Murders to Justice DoctorOz.com
The DNA Detective that Cracked the Oldest Case Using DNA
![[IMAGE] True Crime: CeCe Moore and Dr. Oz](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/02/doctoroz.com--true-crime-dna-detective-cracked-oldest-cold-case-using-dna.jpg)
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DNA Leads to Arrest 46 Years After Murder of 11-Year-Old Linda O'Keefe from Newport Beach, CA ABCNews.go.com
Emily Shapiro and Karma Allen reporting for ABC News
![[IMAGE] Left: Victim, 11-Year-Old Linda O'Keefe; Right: Accused Murderer, James Alan Neal](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/02/abcnews.go.com--dna-leads-to-arrest-in-1973-murder-of-linda-okeefe-from-newport-beach-ca.jpg)
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The Making of a DNA Detective [$] WSJ.com
Allysia Finley reporting for the Wall Street Journal
![[IMAGE] The Wall Street Journal Logo](/nanolabs/news-events/img/wsj.com--logo.jpg)
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MD Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Ban Police Use of DNA Databases FOX5DC.com
Lindsay Watts reporting for WTTG-TV, FOX 5, Washington, DC
![[IMAGE] MD Delegate Charles Sydnor](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/02/fox5dc.com--md_lawmaker_proposes_bill_to_ban_police_use_of_dna_databases.jpg)
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Should Cops Use Family Tree Forensics? Maryland Isn't So Sure WIRED.com
Megan Molteni reporting for WIRED
![[IMAGE] Slice of Maryland State Flag](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/02/Flag_of_Maryland.png)
- January 2019
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DNA Technology Helps Solve La Mesa, CA Murder CBS8.com
Abbie Alford reporting for KFMB-TV, CBS 8, San Diego, CA
![[IMAGE] La Mesa, CA, Police News Conference](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/01/cbs8.com--dna-technology-helps-solve-2006-la-mesa-murder.jpg)
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Genetic Genealogy Leads to Arrest in Sword-Stabbing Cold Case SanDiegoUnionTribune.com
Teri Figueroa reporting for the San Diego Union-Tribune
![[IMAGE] Left: The victim, Scott Martinez; Right: Mug shot of Zachary Bunney, the alleged killer](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/01/sandiegouniontribune.com--la-mesa-sword-killing-cold-case.jpg)
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Podcast Spotlights Mississippi Double Murder — Can New DNA Technology Solve The Case? CBSNews.com
Richard Schlesinger reporting for 48 Hours
![[IMAGE] Richard Schlesinger Investigates Cutting-Edge Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Technology](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/01/cbsnews.com--48-hours--podcast-spotlights-starkville-mississippi-double-murder-can-new-dna-technology-solve-the-case.jpg)
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How Your At-Home DNA Test Results Could Solve Cold Cases WashingtonPost.com
Daron Taylor and Taylor Turner reporting for the Washington Post
![[IMAGE] Your at-home DNA test results could be used to solve cold cases](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/01/washingtonpost.com--how-your-at-home-dna-test-results-could-solve-cold-cases.jpg)
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Parabon Snapshot Helps Identify Record Number of DNA Samples
New Year's Eve ID Caps Off Record-Breaking Year of Cold Case Solves
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Raymond 'DJ Freez' Rowe Confesses to Raping, Murdering Christy Mirack in 1992 WGAL.com
Katelyn Smith reporting for WGAL-TV, NBC 8, Lancaster, PA
![[IMAGE] Raymond Rowe Pleads Guilty to Christy Mirack Murder](/nanolabs/news-events/2019/01/wgal.com--dj-freez-rowe-confesses-to-murder-of-christy-mirack.jpg)
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