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Dna

Genetic genealogy solves 1993 Illinois murder

  • May 29

Nancy Guthrie latest: Recovered glove is dead-end

  • Mar 5
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Coupling may have happened more with human females, Neanderthal males

  • Feb 27
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Cold case murder solved 44 years later using DNA from cigarette

  • Feb 23

James Watson, Nobel laureate, has died at age 97

  • Nov 7, 2025

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  • Sep 11, 2025

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  • Sep 3, 2025

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Gilgo Beach serial killer case a key test in use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal trials

A state judge is weighing whether to allow the DNA evidence generated through Astrea Forensics' whole genome sequencing into the criminal trial of Rex Heuermann

  • Sep 1, 2025

Family discovers newly adopted dog is biological father of pet who passed away

"I screamed. I screamed at my job, in my conference room. I almost passed out!"

  • Jul 14, 2025
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Man, 92, convicted of murder in the UK's longest-running cold case

The man was found guilty for attacking and killing 75-year-old Louisa Dunne. He was 34 at the time of the crime.

  • Jul 1, 2025
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Woman found dismembered in CA field identified; authorities still looking for cold case suspect

More than 40 years ago, police found a dismembered torso of a woman, killed by multiple stab wounds. Now the district attorney has identified her.

  • May 28, 2025

Cold case solved: 78-year-old man sentenced for brutal 1982 murder of Karen Stitt

The teen was found sexually assaulted and stabbed 59 times, her naked body found hidden by a bus stop.

  • May 14, 2025