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Dna Evidence
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DNA Testing Breaks New Ground for Courts Avi Lasarow
DNA testing has three major applications for forensic studies: identification of missing persons; identification of victims of wars, accidents, and natural disasters; and crime investigation. Annually, more than 20,000 forensic DNA tests are performed in the UK. Two out of three of all criminal cases using DNA evidence involve sexual assault, the rest are cases dealing with burglary, murder, and other types of violent crime. During the last 15 years, DNA trial analysis became an indispensable police tool in fighting crime because it allows unambiguous identification of the criminal by traces of biological material left at the crime scene. It can also acquit innocent suspects based on DNA evidence. ... [ Read Article ]
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Results from DNA testing on samples collected from the car of Zinah Jennings are in, but Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott says he will not comment until the first of the week. Read More ...
A "significant DNA link" has led prosecutors to drop charges against a Yorba Linda man suspected of fatally stabbing his mother and older brother and instead connect suspected serial killer Itzcoatl Ocampo to the Oct. 25 crimes. Orange County Dist.... Read More ...
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