DNA
Rapid DNA technology brings major benefits in investigations by significantly saving time and money
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
People fear what they don’t understand. Here’s a look at misconceptions and the facts
Lucille Hultgren’s final, desperate moments helped catch her killer
A woman whose rape kit DNA was used by San Francisco police to arrest her for an unrelated property crime is now planning to sue the city
Does failure to collect DNA evidence change the outcome of a recent case or will eyewitness accounts be sufficient?
A suspect’s drinking habit was his downfall
The Gloucestershire Constabulary says it’s the first police force in the world to use dog DNA to help investigate stolen dogs
Detective Sgt. Jon Kadner said it’s the oldest case he could find nationwide that has been solved using forensic genealogy
“This horrific crime has haunted this family, this community and this department for 49 years,” said Naperville Police Chief Robert Marshall
Police can use consumer genealogy websites after exhausting other methods and under judge supervision
The society, which was founded in 1990, is a members-only club in Philadelphia; the group focuses their efforts on solving cold case homicides
The case is one of the oldest cold case murders in the county
The ANDE Rapid DNA Instrument has proven invaluable in several cases, including identifying the victims of the Conception boat fire
Officials said a recent forensics “breakthrough” led police to the suspect, 44 years later
On Monday, prosecutors charged a 42-year-old man, who was then 19, with murder in the girl’s death
The alleged robber claimed a phlebotomist who took his blood years ago was responsible for framing him
In January, Detectives Wagner and Bennett reopened the 1974 case that had stumped law enforcement for decades
Detective Ashley Nolan of the Chandler Police Department in Arizona details how her PD solved a sexual assault cold case from 1986
Council members want to merge the city’s controversial database with the state’s larger one, while the NYPD argued for retaining the current database
The law will fund rape kit testing for police departments nationwide
The outlaw killed his wife with an ax and was last seen after escaping from jail in 1916
The Netflix docuseries “The Confession Killer” examines how serial killer Henry Lee Lucas earned the title of ‘most prolific killer in America’
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
DA Anne Marie Schubert said it was the first time in California that DNA was charged with a crime
Criminologists thought it was impossible to get DNA off of shell casings, but a technique pioneered in the Netherlands is having notable results
Linda and Clifford Bernhardt were killed at their home in a case that would stymie investigators for decades
2018 in Review
What challenges will law enforcement face in 2019?
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
Jim and Doug discuss the ever-increasing role of DNA evidence – as well as the rapidly growing use of publicly available DNA databases – in police investigations
