Several Louisiana courts and law enforcement agencies burdened by a backlog of blood and DNA tests trickling through overworked labs hope soon to see ground breaking for the $24 million North Louisiana Forensic Sciences Center promised nearly eight years ago.
Daily Archives: February 20, 2013
Backlog expanding, still no green light for new crime lab
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Forensics tests: Bob Bashara’s DNA possibly linked to crime scene
GROSSE POINTE PARK (WXYZ) – Could forensics test results obtained exclusively by 7 Action News link Bob Bashara to his wife’s murder?
Ann Chamberlain, a former Michigan State Police forensic scientist, examined the report. She says a blood sample taken from the garage at Jane and Bob’s Grosse Pointe Park home, where it is believed Jane was killed, show both of their DNA.
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Forensic Science Laboratory to expedite rape, sexual assault probes
MUMBAI: Kalina’s Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) has been directed by the state to expedite all investigations pertaining to rape and sexual assault and clear the backlog within three to four months. The six state laboratories, which are already reeling under a huge pendency of cases, have to finish 3,500-odd cases of sexual assault.