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The DNA scandal that could threaten thousands of criminal cases
For nearly three decades, Yvonne "Missy" Woods was Colorado’s star forensic scientist, relied on by police and prosecutors to test DNA evidence in the state’s most baffling crimes.
Nevada and Colorado police solve 2 cold cases linked to the same man, 16 years apart
The officers met with a friend and a relative of 31-year-old Sherrie Bridgewater, who had just found her dead inside her apartment.
Home invader's blood on doorknob cracks 1984 cold case thanks to new DNA technology
An autopsy revealed that 1 victim died 'from numerous stab wounds to his face, head, chest, back, and shoulders.'
NYC's new DNA gun unit cuts testing time in half after $2.5 million investment
“I’m proud to announce that the OCME DNA Crimes Unit has achieved a 30-day or less turnaround time for tested analysis of evidence from gun crimes,” Mayor Adams said at...
DNA from cheek swab directly links Bryan Kohberger to knife sheath left at Idaho murders: prosecutors
"The comparison showed [a] statistical match" that is "at least 5.37 octillion times more likely to be" Kohberger, according to the latest court filing in the quadruple slaying.
How DNA evidence ID'd a family man who escaped the US after murdering his parents
Leslie Arnold broke out of the Nebraska Penitentiary in 1967 and carved out a new life under the alias John Damon.
Family of slain Florida cheerleader Tristyn Bailey slams mom who cleaned killer’s bloody jeans
Crystal Smith, 37, of Saint Augustine, is facing felony evidence tampering charges in the death of Tristyn Bailey, 13.
DNA from coffee cup links man to two rapes from more than 20 years ago
Kurt Rillema, 51, was busted after advances in DNA linked the cold-case rapes to him.
I always 'looked different' than the rest of my family — turns out I was switched at birth
“I have always looked different from the rest of my family,” Perkins, 73, who now lives in Grand Prairie, Texas, told The Post. “It’s caused me problems over the years.”
Accused Idaho killer wore gloves to sort trash as cops nabbed him
Kohberger was "wearing latex medical-type gloves and apparently was taking his personal trash and putting it into separate Ziploc baggies," according to Monroe County prosecutor Michael Mancuso.
Murder case from 1979 cracked with help from unrelated '94 rape case
Murder victim Patricia Carnahan was killed in Sept. 1979 at a South Lake Tahoe campground, but was not identified at the time.
Accused Idaho killer had pics of slaughter victim on his phone: source
Bryan Kohberger was arrested on Dec. 30.
JonBenét Ramsey DNA evidence that shone light on case — but investigators buried
A new book on JonBenét Ramsey's unsolved murder reveals that DNA tests cleared the girl's parents, family friends and associates in the first weeks of the investigation.
Navy vet, 68, charged with cold-case murders of two young women in 1981
Tony Garcia, 68, was charged with the 1981 killings of Rachel Zendejas, 20, and Lisa Gondek, 21, after being linked to the crimes by DNA.
DNA evidence helps catch elderly suspects in 1975 cold case
Laurel Jean Mitchell was 17 when she was murdered in Aug. 1975.
Alabama police identify 2012 'Baby Jane Doe' remains, arrest parents
Amore's skull and bones were found Jan. 28 2012 buried in a trailer park. A pink child’s shirt and a small bundle of curly hair were found nearby.
Body of teen found in 1978 California finally ID’d
Williams, 15, ran away from his home in La Puente the same year his body was discovered.
Cause of NYPD evidence warehouse fire still unknown, but apparently accidental
The fire at an NYPD warehouse in Brooklyn is under control despite lingering flare-ups, as an assessment of any damage to evidence gets underway.
Idaho murder victims had hands bagged to protect possible DNA evidence: report
The four University of Idaho students found brutally murdered in their off-campus home reportedly had their hands bagged at the scene to preserve any possible DNA evidence that could lead...
DNA testing reveals suspect in 24-year-old murder of Washington teen
Police arrested a suspect in the 1998 murder of a Washington State teenager this week, bringing a sense of closure to the more than two-decade investigation with the help of...