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DNA leads to ID of woman found in shallow grave in Ledyard 50 years ago
The investigation started on May 30, 1974, when police found the remains of two shooting victims after someone who witnessed a double homicide on Dec. 31, 1970, provided them with the location.
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DNA leads to ID of woman found in shallow grave in Ledyard 50 years ago
State police have solved a 50-year-old cold case and identified the remains of a woman found dead in a shallow grave in Ledyard, Connecticut, in 1974.
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DNA and fingerprints being conserved amid ballot fraud investigation
The State Election Enforcement Commission is taking additional precautions and conserving DNA and fingerprints as a part of their ballot fraud investigation in Bridgeport.
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Employee of NY State Facility Raped Disabled Woman, Her Daughter Claims in Lawsuit
A woman born to a severely disabled resident of a New York state facility in 1986 has filed a lawsuit saying her mother was raped by an employee whose abuse was covered up by those in charge.
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Woman Found in a Canvas Sack in 1971 ID'd Through Community-Funded DNA Testing
Fifty-two years after the woman’s remains were found in an Arizona desert, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office was able to figure out her name: Colleen Audrey Rice of Portsmouth, Ohio.
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Girl Who Sent Police DNA Evidence to Confirm Santa Claus Visit Gets an Answer
Scarlett Doumato, a 10-year-old from Cumberland, R.I., submitted DNA evidence to the police to determine whether or not Santa Claus visited her home on Christmas Eve. This week, she received a response.
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Everything You Need to Know About Genetic Genealogy
Decades-old crimes are being solved using genetic genealogy. Here’s what you need to know.