How DNA technology is helping authorities get closer to the identity of the Wolf River 'Joanne Doe' after 40 years

In 1985, teenage boys made a chilling discovery in the Wolf River: a human skull. The remains would become known as “Wolf ...

DNA technology identifies Grays Harbor John Does, ending decades-old mysteries

Advanced DNA testing and genetic genealogy have identified two long-unidentified sets of remains found along Washington’s ...

DNA technology identifies suspect in 45-year-old Columbus killings

Advances in DNA and genetic genealogy helped police identify a suspect in the 1980 killings of Lynn Vest and her young son, ...
KTVU

Remains found in Alameda identified after 16 years with DNA technology

DNA technology identifies 16-year-old Alameda cold case remains. Alameda police are working to return him to his family. ALAMEDA COUNTY, Calif. - A DNA laboratory in Texas has identified human remains ...

New DNA, technology revive investigation in Jennifer Kesse case

Nearly 20 years after Jennifer Kesse vanished from her Orlando condominium, investigators say the case is gaining new ...
Hawaii News Now

DNA company policy changes could affect cold case crime solving

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Changes to a DNA database will likely affect cold case investigations. The site Ancestry.com recently tightened restrictions for law enforcement, requiring a court order ...
WSOC-TV

Breakthrough in DNA technology leads to arrest in 32-year-old sexual assault cold case

CHARLOTTE — Dulaine Lotharp, 55, has been arrested and charged in connection with a 32-year-old sexual assault cold case. The case dates back to 1993 and 1994, when two separate sexual assaults ...