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๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Aftonbladet
Crime & Justice

DNA matching delayed - committed triple murder

A suspect linked to a shooting in Eslรถv through DNA evidence was able to commit a triple murder in Uppsala before the match was confirmed.

Feb 26 โ€ข 06:35 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช FAZ
Crime & Justice

Arrest in the Elderly Home: How Investigators Traced the Suspect in the Amy Lopez Case?

An 81-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the 1994 murder of American tourist Amy Lopez in Koblenz, Germany, thanks to DNA evidence.

Feb 25 โ€ข 17:18 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต Asahi Shimbun (JP)
Crime & Justice

Ruling on DNA Examination Fraud: 'Credibility Unshaken'

A court ruling upheld the validity of DNA evidence in a drug offense case, despite previous evidence tampering by a staff member who was dismissed.

Feb 25 โ€ข 11:05 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช SVT Nyheter
Crime & Justice

Man detained after DNA match โ€“ rape investigation dropped

A man initially detained for theft has had rape allegations against him dropped after new evidence revealed the alleged victim was a sex worker at the time of the incident.

Feb 25 โ€ข 08:26 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Clarin (ES)
Crime & Justice

Rape in Miramar: what expertise was key to releasing the only detainee

A man accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl on a Miramar beach was released after DNA testing returned negative results, leading investigators to pursue other suspects.

Feb 24 โ€ข 22:15 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท La Nacion (ES)
Crime & Justice

The DNA test of samples taken from the only arrested suspect for the rape of a teenager in Miramar yielded negative results

The DNA test results from the only detained suspect in a teenage rape case in Miramar were negative, raising the possibility of his release as police investigate new leads.

Feb 24 โ€ข 13:44 UTC
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fox News
National & Local

DNA is still pending as volunteers find another glove in the search for Nancy Guthrie

Volunteers in Tucson continue to search for evidence in the abduction case of Nancy Guthrie, with DNA testing still pending and no leads emerging from recently recovered items.

Feb 23 โ€ข 18:29 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Mirror
Crime & Justice

Justice for girl, 13, murdered 44 years ago after cops find DNA on cigarette butt

The murder case of 13-year-old Sarah Geer, who was killed in 1982, has been reopened after DNA evidence was discovered on a cigarette butt, leading to the identification of her killer.

Feb 21 โ€ข 19:03 UTC
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fox News
Crime & Justice

Texas judge declares yogurt shop murder suspects innocent after 34 years

A Texas judge has declared four men innocent in the long-standing yogurt shop murder case from 1991, resolving a case that affected their lives for over three decades.

Feb 20 โ€ข 00:10 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Wprost
Crime & Justice

Police return to a tragedy from years ago. Archive X appeals

Police in Elblฤ…g are reopening the investigation into the 2001 death of a newborn girl found abandoned in a ditch, seeking new leads through DNA evidence.

Feb 19 โ€ข 14:04 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ DR Nyheder
National & Local

Danish police sends test cases with DNA evidence to U.S. databases

Danish police are sending the first three test cases with DNA evidence to be compared against American genealogical databases as part of a new process enabled by legislation from 2025.

Feb 19 โ€ข 13:56 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

'Three marriages, destroyed the evidence...': A wife accuses a government doctor

A woman in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh has accused her husband, a government doctor, of having multiple marriages and assaulting her, leading to a police investigation and a DNA test.

Feb 18 โ€ข 05:31 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Politiken
National & Local

DNA traces yield no match in the search for TV host's mother

DNA evidence found near the home of Nancy Guthrie, mother of TV host Savannah Guthrie, has not matched any profiles in the FBI's national database, disappointing investigators hoping for a breakthrough in her abduction case.

Feb 18 โ€ข 05:30 UTC
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fox News
Crime & Justice

Nancy Guthrie case: FBI prepares for 'parallel realities' while awaiting DNA results

In the ongoing investigation of the Nancy Guthrie case, the FBI is awaiting crucial DNA results from evidence collected at the scene, while experts caution about the limitations of DNA evidence in establishing guilt.

Feb 16 โ€ข 18:15 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Aftonbladet
Crime & Justice

Arrested for theft - detained for rape 2020

A man arrested for petty theft has been detained for allegedly raping a 19-year-old woman in Hรถgdalen, Stockholm, in 2020 after DNA evidence linked him to the crime.

Feb 16 โ€ข 11:05 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Politiken
National & Local

FBI finds DNA evidence in a glove near Nancy Guthrie's home

FBI investigators have found DNA from a glove located near the home of kidnapped Nancy Guthrie in Arizona, matching a pair worn by a masked individual seen on her doorbell footage before her disappearance.

Feb 16 โ€ข 05:54 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Sky News
National & Local

TV star issues desperate plea to mother's captor

Savannah Guthrie expresses ongoing hope for her missing mother Nancy Guthrie as DNA evidence linked to her abduction case is discovered.

Feb 15 โ€ข 20:35 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Mirror
National & Local

FBI releases major evidence update in Nancy Guthrie missing case

The FBI has provided a significant update on the case of Nancy Guthrie, an 84-year-old woman who has been missing since January 31, following the discovery of new DNA evidence and the arrest of suspects.

Feb 14 โ€ข 12:50 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Court accepts charges and turns police investigator into defendant for the rape of a detainee in a police station in Mato Grosso

A police investigator in Brazil has been turned into a defendant after being charged with the rape of a detainee in a police station, following DNA evidence.

Feb 13 โ€ข 20:09 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Mirror
Crime & Justice

Rapist who held woman at knifepoint in underground car park guilty 40 years on

David Hill has been found guilty of raping a woman at knifepoint in Sheffield 40 years ago, with new DNA evidence leading to his conviction.

Feb 13 โ€ข 15:54 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Aftenposten
National & Local

The Committee: The Baneheia case should have been reopened in 2011

A committee has determined that the Baneheia case should have been reconsidered in 2011 due to weaknesses in DNA evidence that were inadequately addressed by the Review Commission.

Feb 13 โ€ข 11:41 UTC
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fox News
National & Local

DNA splatter suggests Nancy Guthrie was bleeding from โ€˜either the hands or face,' expert says

Forensic evidence indicates that Nancy Guthrie, missing from Tucson, Arizona, may have been bleeding from her hands or face, contributing to the investigation into her disappearance.

Feb 12 โ€ข 21:51 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช ERR
National & Local

Mitochondrial DNA proves that Australia was settled 60,000 years ago

Scientists have found genetic evidence suggesting that the first humans arrived in Australia and New Guinea 60,000 years ago, coinciding with a period when sea levels were lower and land connections existed.

Feb 12 โ€ข 07:01 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Le Figaro
Crime & Justice

Nantes: identified by his DNA, a man indicted for rape and attempted rape eight years after the events

A man has been indicted for rape and attempted rape, identified by DNA evidence after eight years since the incidents.

Feb 11 โ€ข 15:02 UTC
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fox News
National & Local

Los Angeles DA announces charges after breakthrough in 30-year-old murder cold case

Charges have been announced against Brian Walton for the murder of Claudia Guevara, a case that remained unsolved for 30 years, now resolved through DNA evidence.

Feb 10 โ€ข 16:32 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

DNA Reveals 25-Year-Old Gangneung Robbery-Murder Case... Life Imprisonment Sentence in First Trial

A man was sentenced to life in prison for a brutal robbery-murder committed 25 years ago in Ansan, South Korea, after DNA evidence led to new investigations.

Feb 10 โ€ข 06:20 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Sky News
Crime & Justice

DNA found on gun is match to both identical twins - so who is the killer?

Prosecutors are unable to determine which identical twin is responsible for a fatal shooting due to shared DNA evidence found on the weapon.

Feb 9 โ€ข 10:34 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Il Giornale
Crime & Justice

Pierina's Mystery, the Interceptions of Dassilva: "Really, the DNA is not mine?"

The article discusses the ongoing trial regarding the murder of Pierina Paganelli, focusing on Louis Dassilva, the sole accused, amidst new evidence and testimonies.

Feb 7 โ€ข 09:09 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Aftonbladet
Crime & Justice

Freed โ€“ now receives eight years for child rapes

A man previously acquitted of child rape charges has been sentenced to eight years in prison after an appeals court overturned the lower court's decision, despite DNA evidence found at the crime scenes.

Feb 4 โ€ข 14:44 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป TVNET
Crime & Justice

Germany's most notorious murderer, who existed only on cotton swabs

The article discusses the case of the so-called 'Heilbronn Phantom', a suspected female murderer in Germany whose existence was ultimately disproven despite DNA evidence linking her to multiple crimes.

Feb 3 โ€ข 22:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช FAZ
Life & Tech

DNA from the Tropics: Solving Ancient Mysteries with a Teaspoon of Mud

Researchers from Frankfurt have disproved the common belief that free DNA degrades quickly in hot climates, uncovering early evidence of syphilis in Mexico and a 16th-century Salmonella epidemic using ancient DNA.

Jan 11 โ€ข 07:01 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Mirror
Crime & Justice

Brave girl, 13, solves brutal murders from beyond the grave after bombshell discovery

The murder case of 13-year-old Amy Ayers, unsolved for over three decades, was finally cracked due to DNA evidence found under her fingertips, leading to the identification of her killer.

Jan 3 โ€ข 08:00 UTC
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ SME
World

People lie, DNA does not. Scientists reveal that Hitler had a sexual development disorder

Researchers have uncovered evidence suggesting Adolf Hitler suffered from a sexual development disorder through forensic DNA analysis of a blood-stained piece of upholstery from his supposed suicide location.

Dec 5 โ€ข 16:08 UTC

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