As investigators spent years looking for a suspect, a key clue was buried in their files. Could they have solved the case years earlier?
Tag: Forensic Science
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In Gilgo Beach Killings, an Arrest Bears Out a Decade-Old Prediction
In 2011, experts made a list of characteristics they predicted the suspect would have. The man charged in three of the killings checks many of those boxes.
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Idaho Student Murders: Inside the Hunt for the Killer
After four students were stabbed to death in a house near a college campus, investigators scooped up data and forensic evidence, hoping for leads. A new DNA technique finally brought a breakthrough.
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Idaho Murder Suspect Bryan Kohberger Declines to Enter Plea
Bryan Kohberger, the former Ph.D. student accused of killing four University of Idaho students, appeared in court Monday after being indicted on murder charges.
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Your DNA Can Now Be Pulled From Thin Air. Privacy Experts Are Worried.
Environmental DNA research has aided conservation, but scientists say its ability to glean information about human populations and individuals poses dangers.