Daily Archives: August 22, 2011

34 Years Later, Supreme Court Will Revisit Eyewitness IDs

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New York Times
WASHINGTON — Every year, more than 75,000 eyewitnesses identify suspects in criminal investigations. Those identifications are wrong about a third of the time, a pile of studies suggest.

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Posted in DNA Legislation, Innocence Project

Excitement builds for symposium

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Guam
…Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood has volunteered to moderate the panel discussion. Panelists include: U.S. Attorney Alicia Limtiaco; Federal Public Defender John Gorman; Attorney General Leonardo Rapadas; Guam Public Defender Eric Donn Miller; forensic entomologist, author and “CSI” TV show consultant, M. Lee Goff; and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Crime Lab DNA expert/CODIS administrator Steven Renteria…

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Posted in Forensic Industry News

Almost 2156 unidentified bodies buried at 38 sites in IHK: Report

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The Pakistan Times
SRINAGAR (IHK): In occupied Kashmir, an official inquiry has revealed that there are as many as 2156 unidentified bodies buried in unmarked graves at 38 sites in the Kashmir Valley, reports KMS.

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Posted in Missing Persons

DNA sample leads to arrest of Newport News rape suspect

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Newport News Daily Press Virginia
NEWPORT NEWS— A hit from a nationwide DNA database led to the arrest of a suspect in a recent Newport News sexual assault.

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Posted in Current Cases, Database

Special report: The 116 people in Wales who have seemingly disappeared without a trace

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Wales Online
There are 116 people from Wales reported missing by their families but never found. Helen Turner reports on the people who have vanished without trace.

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Posted in Missing Persons

Controversial Expansion of New Jersey’s DNA Database Signed into Law

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Jersey City Independent
A bill that would require any person arrested on suspicion he or she committed a violent crime in New Jersey to provide a sample of their DNA to the police has become law.

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Posted in Database, DNA Legislation