Daily Archives: May 30, 2015

Will New Focus on Rape Kit Tests Put Thousands Behind Bars?

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TBacklog of sexual assault kitshe evidence piled up for years, abandoned in police property rooms, warehouses and crime labs. Now, thousands of sexual assault kits are giving up their secrets — and rapists who’ve long remained free may finally face justice.
A dramatic shift is now taking hold across the country as police and prosecutors scramble to process these kits, and use DNA matches to track down predators, many of whom have attacked more women while evidence of their crimes sat in storage.

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FBI notifies crime labs of errors used in DNA match calculations since 1999

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ChromosomesThe FBI has notified crime labs across the country that it has discovered errors in data used by forensic scientists in thousands of cases to calculate the chances that DNA found at a crime scene matches a particular person, several people familiar with the issue said.

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State-of-the-Art Lab To Help Identify Lost Service Members

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DPAA-Hawaii-lab RenderingSifting through the remains of lost military members is no easy task, but it’s one researchers and scientists take very seriously at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency labs in Hawaii. Now, they have a brand-new building that will centralize their efforts to identify the lost.

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Maryland’s DNA Database Records 4,000th Hit

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MD State PoliceColonel William M. Pallozzi, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police, today announced another milestone for Maryland’s DNA database, supporting its role as an invaluable tool to law enforcement in the ongoing effort to reduce crime, apprehend criminals, and exonerate the innocent.

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