Toronto News
The hunt by GTA police for killer and rapist Alexander Winston Sylvester began 30 years ago, at a time when there were no computerized police data banks or DNA testing.
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Stuff.co New Zealand
DNA evidence collected as part of the long-running police investigation into the brutal knife murder of Matthew Hall in Wellington is being tested by the FBI and Australian federal police.
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This report is the result of NIJ-funded projects but has not been published by the U.S. Department of Justice.
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Tampa Bay.com
There was no DNA testing in criminal cases in 1971. For years, the Justi case lingered, passing through the hands of at least a dozen Pinellas detectives. During that time, DNA science and techniques advanced. States started creating databases, which were shared with the FBI to create a national DNA database called CODIS.
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New York Times
PERUGIA, Italy (AP) — The investigators who collected the genetic evidence used to convict American student Amanda Knox of murder in Italy made a series of glaring errors, including using a dirty glove and not wearing caps, two independent forensic experts said Monday.
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EAST LANSING – Rebecca Campbell has spent two decades asking questions about rape victims’ interactions with the agencies and individuals that are supposed to help them.
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