DNA

“For the very first time, we legitimately have a chance to identify every single person we lost and to reunite them with their family,” Chief John Pelletier said

Rapid DNA technology brings major benefits in investigations by significantly saving time and money

The event would have allowed people to voluntarily submit DNA samples to aid law enforcement investigators

FBI agent: "Cases may grow cold, investigators may change, but this proves that for law enforcement, victims are never forgotten"

Tennessee Bureau of Investigations will send 1,000 rape kits if more grant funding becomes available

The evidence lead investigators to an upstairs neighbor who they say strangled the woman after having a fight with his wife

They weren't able to "definitively confirm or refute the presence of Santa," but agreed that "something magical may be at play"

Police ran DNA left at the scene through a public database, then used genetic genealogy techniques to connect the DNA to Bryan Kohberger through his family members

DNA from a bullet casing recovered from a homicide scene matched a DNA profile that had been mistakenly entered into the database

The child’s naked, badly bruised body was originally found back in 1957 inside a JCPenney bassinet box in a wooded area

Identifying suspects with DNA while they are still in custody: How the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab and East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office developed the nation’s first rapid DNA booking station

The 1957 homicide case has haunted and frustrated investigators for decades

Analysis of a spot of blood identifies suspect in the murder of a Vermont couple found stabbed to death in their home

The grant will assist law enforcement in identifying, arresting, and prosecuting violent crimes and prolific property crimes

The police department's crime lab stopped the practice shortly after receiving a complaint from the district attorney's office