DNA evidence helped identify a suspect in the 2023 murder of 68-year-old John Williams. LaPatrick Deshawn Mitchell, 25, has been charged with the murder.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Experts say DNA testing is how most cold cases are now being solved. It helped identify a suspect in the murder of a McKinley High School student with evidence preserved from ...

Erin Murphy, an NYU Law Professor and forensic DNA expert, explains the legal and ethical challenges behind law enforcement using genealogy databases for forensic investigations like the Idaho ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cuyahoga County prosecutors are continuing to seek justice for survivors of decades-old sexual assaults by identifying suspects through DNA family trees. “One thing I’ve ...

Crime Suspect in 1979 Maryland cold case arrested in North Carolina, charged with murder Investigators identified Brown as a suspect using forensic genetic genealogy DNA analysis.

ROCKLIN, California (KCRA) — Forensic technology and DNA evidence helped in the arrest of five of six suspects who the Rocklin Police Department said were responsible for a smash-and-grab burglary.

Crime documentaries and courtroom dramas offer only a glimpse into the complex world of forensic science. While DNA analysis plays a key role in identifying suspects or victims, the scope of ...

EVERETT — Modern forensic DNA technology once again helped Everett police make an arrest — this time in connection with a 36-year-old cold murder case. The latest DNA breakthrough led to the ...

Advanced DNA testing is expensive. In 2020, Utah allocated a $1.5 million grant for forensic testing, followed by another $300,000 grant in 2023 for forensic genetic genealogy training and testing.

That DNA profile was used to contact potential relatives and led investigators to a suspect who police identified as 82-year-old Rodger Zodas Brown. Kathryn Donohue.

New DNA technology allows investigator better chance at solving decades old cold cases Police in Canada's capital city say they have identified the suspect in a fatal stabbing that happened almost ...