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There was a hair that was adhered to the belt. megan waterman, there were three hairs found on her. amber costello, there was a hair that was recovered from the burlap. >> ten years ago the police actually used the nuclear dna analysis. they attempted to do it. but it failed because they couldnt get enough information. >> would you say the new dna testing was a break in the case? >> clearly the new testing was the biggest break in our case. we would not have been able to do this in 2010 because ...

Adhered to the belt. megan waterman, there were three hairs found on her. amber costello, there was a hair that was recovered from the burlap. >> ten years ago the police actually used the nuclear dna analysis. they attempted to do it. but it failed because they couldnt get enough information. >> would you say the new dna testing was a break in the case? >> clearly the new testing was the biggest break in our case. we would not have been able to do this in 2010 because this technology wasnt avai...

Launched that next-level dna testing with new protocols for forensic crime labs. >> so this was one of the first cases that were pursued using this technology. >> the shaft of the hair has mitochondrial dna. over time and decomposition the root disappears and all you have left is the shaft. >> mitochondrial dna is much smaller, and its much more robust. so it lasts a much longer time. its present in hair samples. even if you dont get a root. >> all you need is about one centimeter length of that...

The Bill seeks to create a regulatory framework for obtaining, storing and testing DNA samples of human beings, mainly for the purposes of criminal investigations, and with the objective of establishing the identity of a person. Critics, however, say it could be misused to target segments of society based on religion, caste or political views.

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The skull found on a beach in 1983 was identified as a missing woman, experts said.

Dog owners in a southern French town are having to get their pets DNA tested under new rules to tackle the scourge of poop-strewn pavements.

The new rules have been introduced on an experimental basis for the next two years. | World News

Searching a storage unit possibly connected to the gilgo beach murders. just across the bay from where the bodies were found over a decade ago. investigators are also poring over evidence removed from the suspected serial killers home over the weekend, including dozens of guns. >> the house is cluttered. and we are going to go inch by inch through that house. were going to get everything. >> reporter: 59-year-old rex heuermann is being held without bail after pleading not guilty to murdering meg...