The New Scientist
PETER HAMKIN was pulling pints in a bar in Merseyside, UK, in 2003, when he was arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman in Italy a year earlier. Italian police had requested a search of the UK DNA database and claimed he was a perfect match, and that he fitted witness descriptions of the murderer. After a 20-day ordeal, a second DNA test ruled Hamkin out and he was released without charge.
Daily Archives: September 9, 2011
DNA super-network increases risk of mix-ups
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Fort Worth police crime lab awarded accreditation
Star Telegram Fort Worth
The Fort Worth Police Crime Laboratory was recently awarded additional accreditation by a national organization that applies rigorous standards to laboratories around the world.
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Audit of the FBI’s convited offender, arrestee and detainee DNA backlog
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Report: FBI eliminates a DNA backlog
Washington Post
The Federal Eye usually reports on government mishaps, missteps and mistakes, so it’s a rare treat to find a watchdog report suggesting an agency has fixed something.
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