DNA Analysis

The ANDE Rapid DNA Instrument has proven invaluable in several cases, including identifying the victims of the Conception boat fire

Detective Ashley Nolan of the Chandler Police Department in Arizona details how her PD solved a sexual assault cold case from 1986

DNA evidence was sent to a private lab that compared the DNA to publicly available databases shared by consumer companies like 23andMe

The now-dead suspect is believed to be linked to other cold cases from the 1970s

The outlaw killed his wife with an ax and was last seen after escaping from jail in 1916

Here are the events and technologies the P1 team and our readership viewed as having the most significant impact on the profession in the last decade

In this tip, Lexipol co-founder Gordon Graham discusses why a case based primarily on an eyewitness identification should be considered extremely risky. 

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Terri Lynn Hollis disappeared from her Torrance home on Thanksgiving in 1972. Her body, clad only in a T-shirt, was found the next day by fishermen

The Idaho Sexual Assault Kit Initiative focused on developing a model statewide policy for testing sexual assault kits

Criminologists thought it was impossible to get DNA off of shell casings, but a technique pioneered in the Netherlands is having notable results

At a time when DNA testing was in its infancy, U.S. investigators used this emerging tech to convict a serial rapist

Using DNA evidence, Richland County investigators were able to solve a grisly murder from 30 years ago

Joseph DeAngelo was previously charged in 12 killings throughout the state in the 1970s and 1980s