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Bloody towel leads to thief's capture after 1 year
Jerusalem :: Israel | over 1 year ago
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A bloody towel left behind by a thief in Beersheba more than a year ago led to his eventual arrest this week, police said Tuesday. DNA taken from the towel was recently matched with a suspect's DNA in the police's central database, leading to the
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Impoved genetic mapping leads to privacy concerns - B.C. Civil Liberties Association
Toronto :: Canada | over 1 year ago
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The federal government's tough on crime agenda and better-than-ever genetic mapping technologies means more legal protections are needed to protect the privacy of Canadians, according to a report commissioned by the B.C...Improved genetic mapping
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DA seeks maximum in NY serial killer's sentencing
White Plains :: NY :: USA | over 1 year ago
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New York prosecutors are asking a judge to send a serial killer to prison for the rest of his life.Sentencing is scheduled Tuesday for 43-year-old Francisco Acevedo. He was found guilty in November of killing three women in Yonkers between
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DNA tests urged on all convictions
Albany :: NY :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Even convicted fare beaters would have to give a DNA sample to cops under a plan being pushed by Gov. Cuomo . Cuomo, as part of his State of the State Address last Wednesday, called for a vast expansion of the state's DNA database to include samples
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Police can now use DNA evidence to predict your eye color [Genetics]
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | over 1 year ago
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Police can now use DNA evidence to predict your eye color We all know that DNA evidence can make or break a forensic investigation, but it's not uncommon for police to encounter DNA at a crime scene that doesn't match with entries in any DNA
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Colorado prison inmate charged with 1999 Tulsa homicide
Pawhuska :: OK :: USA | over 1 year ago
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A DNA database hit on a long unsolved Tulsa murder has prompted the Osage County district attorney to file a warrant for the arrest of a man who is just months from becoming eligible for parole from a Colorado prison...Patterson, 44, was charged
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Russia steps up crimefighting with creation of DNA database
Moscow :: Russia | over 1 year ago
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The National DNA database in the UK currently holds information on five percent of the population, proportionally ten times bigger than its US equivalent, and there are no signs of it being discontinued any time soon. Security officials in the US are
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So who exactly is on the national DNA database? 13,000 killers and sex offenders out on the streets but not listed
London :: United Kingdom | over 1 year ago
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on 11th October 2011 Plan: Theresa May has said the Government want to improve the effectiveness of the database by adding the details of the offenders More than 13,000 killers and sex offenders who are on the streets but are not currently on the
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Database disgrace
London :: United Kingdom | over 1 year ago
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Deputy Political Editor DNA records of up to 17,000 suspected rapists are to be destroyed under Government reforms jeopardising police investigations, Labour will warn today. And thousands more each year who must give samples under current rules will
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Concern over police DNA database (Newstalk ZB)
Auckland :: New Zealand | over 1 year ago
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Concern over police DNA database Newstalk ZB September 16, 2011, 7:00 am A civil liberties specialist says the Government's plans to roll out the final phase of its DNA database upgrade, lowers the bar of law in this country. The new law means DNA
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