Sacramento Bee1 week agoCaliforniaWoman found slain on hilltop in 1991, California cops say. Now DNA helps solve caseA cold case involving the murder of Danielle Clause in 1991 has been solved 33 years later. [ more ]
New York Post2 months agoNew York CityRex Heuermann 'not capable' of Gilgo Beach serial killings, his estranged wife saysEllerup doubts Heuermann's capability Cold case reopened due to DNA evidence [ more ]
Miami Herald2 months agoMiamiSharply dressed man guilty of murder, rape, kidnapping in Beach cold case solved with DNADNA evidence was crucial in solving a 34-year-old cold case involving murder and rape. Expert testimony played a significant role in persuading the jury by providing statistical evidence of DNA match. [ more ]
BBC News2 months agoLondonMarina Koppel: Sandip Patel jailed for life over 1994 murderSandip Patel has been jailed for life for the murder of Marina Koppel almost 30 years ago. Patel was linked to the crime through a bloody footprint and DNA evidence from the scene. [ more ]
Sacramento Bee3 months agoCaliforniaWomen were raped, found dead by their kids in the '70s, CA cops say. Suspect identifiedDNA has helped identify a suspect in two cold case killings in Northern California that occurred in 1972 and 1979. The suspect, Fred Bernard Farnham, died in 2007, but DNA evidence was able to link him to the crimes. [ more ]
www.islingtongazette.co.uk1 month agoLondonMurderer's DNA was found on key to car abandoned near stabbing sceneDNA evidence linked drug dealer Odunuga to murder scene. Extensive CCTV and phone data analysis crucial in convicting Odunuga. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk1 month agoLondonRapist jailed for 10 years for Barking attack after DNA breakthroughDaniel Jordan sentenced to 10 years for horrific assault DNA evidence crucial in convicting Daniel Jordan [ more ]
Chicago Tribune3 months agoChicagoTrial begins for Flossmoor man charged in 2013 kidnapping and sexual assault of 6-year-old Homewood girlA 16-year-old girl testified about being kidnapped and sexually assaulted when she was 6 years old. Christopher Young is on trial for predatory criminal sexual assault and aggravated kidnapping. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com4 months agoNew York CityGilgo Beach Serial-Murder Case Hangs on a Hair and Its DNAThe Gilgo Beach murder investigation finally had a breakthrough when pizza crusts connected a suspect to four bodies found in 2010. The DNA evidence from the pizza crusts gives investigators a strong case against the suspect who is charged with three of the killings. [ more ]
www.enfieldindependent.co.uk3 days agoLondonMachete-wielding thugs on moped ran over victims during Rolex robbery spreeA man from Oakwood, Nizar Msaad, was jailed for violent expensive watch robberies in central London, working with an accomplice, Shaquille Allen. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk1 month agoLondonProlific London burglar arrested by police while having his hair cutLarry Connors committed a string of burglaries across England, leaving DNA evidence at the crime scenes. Connors was caught while having a haircut at a barber's shop in Nottinghamshire and sentenced to over four years in prison. [ more ]
www.hamhigh.co.uk1 month agoLondonMurderous drug dealer whose DNA was linked to abandoned car jailed for 27 yearsDNA evidence was crucial in convicting David Odunuga of the murder of Brian Edwards. Odunuga's attempt to evade the law via changing his name and using false details was unsuccessful. [ more ]
www.newsshopper.co.uk3 months agoLondonThe faces of south London criminals locked up in January including killer and rapistBardhyl Mustafaj convicted of rape after DNA found on teddy bear Woolwich brothers stole Ming Dynasty artifacts worth 3 million [ more ]
BBC News3 months agoLondonHow Swiss museum heist was foiled by sting at London hotelA gang of thieves broke into a museum in Geneva and stole valuable Chinese and Japanese artifacts. One of the thieves was identified through DNA left behind at the crime scene as Stewart Ahearne, a tradesman from London. [ more ]
ABA Journal1 month agoLawDNA issues 'cast a pall' over murder conviction, warranting SCOTUS review, ABA amicus brief saysDNA evidence mishandling led to questionable murder conviction in Texas ABA files amicus brief urging SCOTUS to review case for fundamental fairness [ more ]
Sacramento Bee1 month agoCaliforniaCalifornia man pleads guilty to murder 26 years after body was discovered in MissouriTimothy Stephenson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the 1998 killing of Randall Oliphant. New DNA evidence collected after Stephenson confessed led to his 2022 arrest for the murder of Oliphant. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times2 months agoCaliforniaBody of homicide victim found in Nevada desert 40 years ago identified as California manDNA evidence identified homicide victim after 40 years. Ongoing investigation into the case with assistance from forensic genealogy. [ more ]
New York Post4 months agoNew York CityGilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann to be charged with fourth count of murder this week: reportRex Heuermann is expected to be charged with a fourth count of murder for the death of Maureen Brainard-Barnes. Heuermann was previously charged with the murders of three other sex workers in the so-called 'Gilgo Four' case. Authorities were able to connect Heuermann to the murders through DNA evidence. [ more ]