Daily Archives: July 3, 2019

Emanuela Orlandi: Vatican tombs to be opened in search for remains

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The latest twist in a mystery that has long gripped Italy came a few months ago when the Orlandi family’s lawyer received an anonymous tip.
“Last summer I received an envelope,” the lawyer, Laura Sgrò, told NBC News on Wednesday. “I opened it and there was a picture of the statue of an angel in the Teutonic Cemetery inside the Vatican. And a letter that simply said, ‘If you want to find Emanuela, search where the angel looks.'”

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Idaho will now test all rape kits. It could lead to more convictions, trust of police

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BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — After three years of implementing regulations around the testing and tracking of sexual assault evidence kits, law went into place on Monday that mandates the testing of all kits, with very rare exceptions.

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Posted in DNA Legislation, Forensic Industry News