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Pearl Harbor sailor's remains comes home to Redding, 80 years after his death

Record Searchlight 18 Sep 2023
Oklahoma, was torpedoed at Pearl Harbor ... 11. The U.S ... 27, 1920 ... That changed in 2015, when advances in forensic science and growing databases of DNA samples made it possible to trace the dead soldiers’ relatives ... The letter also asked if she would provide DNA evidence for comparison with Stout’s ... She covers science, arts, social issues and news stories.
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Suspect identified in murder of Oakland County teen — 41 years later

The Oakland Press 15 Sep 2023
“Utilizing forensic genealogy, they linked Castiglione’s homicide to 26-year-old Charles David Shaw who died in 1983, never having had his DNA submitted into CODIS, the national Combined DNA Index System ... “In June 2023, the MSP Forensic Science Division located DNA on evidence resubmitted in Louiselle’s case by MSP’s First District Cold Case Unit.
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MSP identifies suspect in 1982 death of 16-year-old South Lyon girl

Detroit Free Press 15 Sep 2023
Shaw’s DNA had never been submitted to the national Combined DNA Index System ... When evidence was resubmitted in Louiselle’s case by MSP’s Cold Case Unit, the MSP Forensic Science Division located DNA that matched DNA in the Castiglione case, linking Shaw to the recovered body.
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DNA evidence links killer to second death in 40-year-old cold case

Michigan Live 15 Sep 2023
Powered by grant funding through Season of Justice, a nonprofit dedicated to using DNA evidence to solve cold cases, preserved DNA samples were tested by Othram Inc., a private forensic lab, in May 2022 ... to MSP’s Forensic Science Division for testing,” police said in the release.
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The United Veterans Burial Association hosts first annual Prisoners of War/Missing in Action ceremony

Alice Echo News Journal 15 Sep 2023
Fortunately, advances in forensic sciences, such as the use of DNA, dental analysis and cranial or skeletal superimposition, along with an improved ability ....
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Joburg fire has increased backlog of unclaimed bodies, says Health Minister

Independent online (SA) 06 Sep 2023
He said they were working with the South African Police Service Forensic Science Laboratory to improve the identification bodies that have not been claimed in mortuaries ... The health department is working with the South African Police Service Forensic Science Laboratory in relation to DNA testing to identify bodies,” said Phaahla.
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Disaster unit could speed up identifying bodies from Joburg CBD fire, pathologist says

Business Day 04 Sep 2023
TimesLIVE spoke to SA Academy of Forensic Sciences chair Stefan Jansen van Vuuren about how the DNA identification process works ... “We [forensics pathologists] wait a long time for DNA results‚ depending on the laboratory and where the samples come from ... African Forensic Sciences ...
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Balasore train disaster: 28 bodies remain unclaimed

The Siasat Daily 04 Sep 2023
Bhubaneswar ... “We think no more claimants will come forward as no one has arrived in the last 10 days,” Parida said ... Also Read ... “We handed the bodies to the claimants after cross-matching DNA at the Central Forensic Science Laboratory at Delhi ... More than 100 DNA samples were sent for genetic tests to identify the victims till now ... .
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Missing evidence led to 16 murder cases in England and Wales not going to trial

The Observer 03 Sep 2023
Prof Peter Gill, a pioneer in DNA fingerprinting and a researcher at the University of Oslo, said the crisis had its origins in the closure of the Forensic Science Service in 2012, which shifted responsibility for the retention of forensic evidence from a centralised archive to the country’s 43 police forces.
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The hunt for bones and closure in Maui’s burn field

The Spokesman-Review 02 Sep 2023
Charred bone starts to lose its organic matter but will sometimes yield DNA ... Only 22 Camp fire victims were identified using conventional methods, including fingerprints, dental records and surgical devices, such as knee replacements, breast implants and pacer machines, according to a 2020 study in the Journal of Forensic Sciences.
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3 months on, 28 bodies from Odisha train accident still unidentified

Indian Express 02 Sep 2023
In the last one month, only one body has been handed over after its identification following DNA profiling as it matched with the DNA of the claimant. \u201cA few more samples have been sent to the Central Forensic Sciences Laboratory (CFSL), New Delhi for cross-matching with the DNA of the bodies.
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The hunt for bones and closure in Maui's burn field

Hastings Tribune 01 Sep 2023
The science of recovering bones ... Within 96 minutes, the system can develop a DNA profile. Only 22 Camp fire victims were identified using conventional methods, including fingerprints, dental records and surgical devices, such as knee replacements, breast implants and pacer machines, according to a 2020 study in the Journal of Forensic Sciences.
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Carol Ryan’s murder still unsolved after 27 years; hope hinges on new DNA technology

The Post-Standard 01 Sep 2023
Investigators have resubmitted samples to the Onondaga County Center for Forensic Sciences in hopes of finding a DNA match ... Last summer, Hebert resubmitted a pack of evidence and DNA samples from Carol’s case to the Onondaga County Center for Forensic Sciences ... DNA analysis at the Onondaga County Center for Forensic Sciences.
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The hunt for bones and closure in Maui’s burn fields

The Los Angeles Times 31 Aug 2023
Charred bone starts to lose its organic matter but will sometimes yield DNA ... Only 22 Camp fire victims were identified using conventional methods, including fingerprints, dental records and surgical devices, such as knee replacements, breast implants and pacer machines, according to a 2020 study in the Journal of Forensic Sciences.
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How forensic investigators use DNA, fingerprints and other methods to identify remains after a fire

CNN 26 Aug 2023
The process was explained in detail in a 2020 study published in the Journal of Forensic Science ... The Camp Fire was the first mass casualty event to use Rapid DNA Identification technology, and the Journal of Forensic Science study praised the method for its speed and accuracy.

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