Doing A Hair Test For Paternity
In order to do a hair test for paternity, you need to have hair that still has the roots and follicles still attached. This means, cutting hair and often even taking strands from a brush will not work, you need…
Category Forensics
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…
The Importance Of DNA In Estate Planning
Regardless of net worth, it is important for all individuals to have a basic estate plan in place. This can be done with a family attorney or there are many online legal aid sites that can assist you in creating…
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…
Challenging Paternity with DNA Tests
Paternity for many is a tough issue, both emotionally and legally. Paternity is assigned to men and boys in a few ways. The first is by marriage. Men are automatically assumed to be the father if they are married 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…
Twins Have Two Different Fathers!
A Texas mother of twins discovers that they have two separate fathers. The mother, Mia Washington, cheated on her partner, James Harrison, with another man. One of her eggs was fertilized by James Harrison’s sperm and the second egg was…
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…
DNA Test Continues Controversy Over Hitler’s Remains Russians Deny DNA Test Concluding that Hitler’s Alleged Skull Actually Belonged to a Woman
The controversy surrounding Adolf Hitler’s skeletal remains is embarrassing for the Russian secret services. In 2000 the Russian secret service presented a skull fragment and a piece of jawbone that they claimed were the remains of the Adolf Hitler the…
