Oregon man found guilty of murder after DNA links him to 1980 cold case
A man from a suburb of Portland, Oregon, has been sentenced for the murder of a 19-year-old college student in a 1980 cold case. On Friday, Multnomah County Circuit Judge Amy Baggio sentenced Robert Plimpton, 60, to first-degree murder in the death of Barbara Mae Tucker, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office said in a […]
Scott Peterson appears virtually in court as LA Innocence Project requests new DNA tests
LOS ANGELES — Nearly 20 years after being convicted of killing his pregnant wife, Scott Peterson appeared virtually in court Tuesday. Lawyers with the Los Angeles Innocence Project asked the judge to order new DNA testing and give investigators access to relevant evidence. There was a robbery across the street from a couple’s home in […]
Virginia man arrested after DNA forensic advancements link him to 2 cold case murders
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Grassley demands answers from DHS on ‘alarmingly low’ DNA testing for illegal immigrants
Fox’s first appearance: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) demands answers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) about new data showing the FBI receives “alarmingly low” percentage of illegal immigrant DNA samples. ing. In a letter to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Acting Commissioner Troy Miller and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Grassley issued a […]
Cowboys’ Jerry Jones ordered to take DNA test in ongoing paternity case
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Ex-Army soldier held for extradition to Germany after DNA links him to 1978 murder
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Ancient DNA analysis shows how Scandinavia’s first farmers wiped out hunter-gatherer population
A new study sheds light on Scandinavia’s history of violence, which saw multiple waves of mass murder across Denmark in just 1,000 years. An international team of researchers analyzed DNA samples from about 100 human remains found in southern Scandinavia through a process called shotgun sequencing. These ruins span approximately 7,300 years, from the Mesolithic […]
Texas police identify suspect in nearly 30-year-old cold case murder using DNA left at scene
Investigators in Austin, Texas, have solved a nearly 30-year-old cold case murder thanks to advances in DNA forensics that help match suspects to evidence left at the scene. On May 12, 1994, Bart Allen Mann was found fatally stabbed in the kitchen of his home in the 2500 block of Star Glass Circle. The Austin […]
Family of Michigan woman mysteriously killed in her home demand DNA testing: ‘Dumbfounded’
Megan Drumhiller, a 31-year-old Michigan woman, had just returned home after spending three weeks on vacation with her family when she was found dead on January 28, 2022. More than two years later, there has been little movement in Drumhiller’s murder case, but Drumhiller’s parents are offering a $100,000 reward for information that could lead […]
West Virginia legislators reject bill to expand law enforcement DNA database
The West Virginia General Assembly on Thursday soundly rejected a bill that would expand law enforcement databases to include collecting DNA samples from people arrested for certain felonies. During a lengthy debate before the 66-30 vote in the Republican-controlled House, some lawmakers cited privacy concerns. Three members were absent. “This is one step away from […]