Dog DNA to Prosecute Owners?
I have seen this more than once now, including as an April Fools Story. Cities creating a database of canine DNA in order to track down owners who fail to clean up after their pets. Well the story has resurfaced…
Category Crime/Criminal
How Is DNA Testing Done?
DNA testing is done for many different reasons. Sometimes DNA evidence can link an alleged criminal to a crime scene or DNA paternity and maternity testing can identify a child’s father or mother. While DNA relationship testing can determine if…
DNA Proves Dog Belongs To Worried Couple
February 20th was a big day for Darlene and Cliff Ryckman. It was the day when they got back their missing dog Molly. Molly the Shih Tzu made it home because of DNA testing which was completed by local police.…
Who Gets Custody?
While most people assume that the mother will be awarded automatic custody of a child, this is only holds true in certain cases – for instance, when the biological father has not been determined and the mother is fit to…
Cops To Set Up DNA Database For Missing Kids
There are many organizations world wide that are trying desperately to help find missing children. South African Provincial Police are trying to set up a National DNA Database of Children to assist in locating missing children. Officers are trying to…
Green River Killer Convicted In 2003 on DNA Evidence
In 2001, based in large part on DNA evidence, the King County Prosecuting Attorney charged the defendant Gary Leon Ridgway with four of the Green River murders over the course of the next few years Gary Ridgway was convicted of…
The Plight Of The Single Dad
I was reading Bedrooms, Backseats and Courtrooms and it got me to thinking about the auricle by Michael Cole I had read a few months ago… For many years now we have been hearing about how hard it is to…
Private Firm Develops Forensic DNA Database
Gordon Thomas Honeywell Governmental Affairs (GTH-GA) launches forensic DNA World Map Project a database they hope will be essential in helping to create policy-makers with regards for international law enforcement using DNA databases. The United States based company announced in Lyon, France the launch…
Texas Attorney General – O.K. To Pardon Man Exonerated By DNA After Dying In Prison
Associated Press Writer, JEFF CARLTON, released a story on January 7, regarding a convict who had been convicted on rape charges of a Texas Tech University student in 1985. The wrongly convicted man, Tim Cole, was an Army Veteran who…
