DNA
Push for Contentious DNA Method Outlasts the Case Calling for It (NY)
After four decades, Righteous Brothers singer and sons ‘close the book’ on brutal killing solved by DNA (CA)
Family DNA Searches Seen as Crime-Solving Tool, and Intrusion on Rights (NY)
Austin crime lab bucked DNA standard for years, yet got passing grades
DNA Upon Arrest: Solving Cold Cases or Presuming Guilt?
Parabon’s DNA Phenotyping Had Crucial Role in North Carolina Double-Murder Arrest, Conviction
Feb. 10 meeting on familial DNA (NY)
Lawyer says district attorney kept quiet on change in DNA evidence; she denies it (CA)
Broward prosecution DNA expert’s credibility questioned (FL)
APD DNA lab closed for foreseeable future, forensics chief removed (TX)
Austin police cease work to reopen DNA lab (TX)
NIST Research Enables Enhanced DNA “Fingerprints”
Starting Jan. 1, 2017, forensic labs that participate in the FBI’s National DNA Index System (NDIS) increased the number of genetic markers analyzed from 13 to 20. Analyzing an increased number of genetic markers will make the DNA profiles more compatible with international DNA searches and will decrease the likelihood of a random match of …