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Minnesota cold-case suspect alleges constitutional violations in DNA database search Private services intended for individuals to conduct genealogical research have increasingly been used by police and researchers to crack long-unsolved crimes, but the tactics present legal issues that have never before been litigated in Minnesota. 10:23 am, Jul. 1, 2021 × Michael Carbo Jr. VIRGINIA, Minn. — The Chisholm Police Departments hiring of a private company to comb DNA databas...

When police overuse DNA databases and facial recognition, they violate rights, often disproportionately. Policy should limit use of DNA databases and facial recognition to cases involving significant danger to society.

The use of consumer genealogical websites to catch killers, like the method used in the 2018 arrest of the "Golden State Killer", has been tightened up under new laws in two US states.  Both Maryland and Montana have made it tougher for the forensic genealogical methods to be used in criminal cases in order to safeguard peoples’ genetic privacy. It’ll still be possible for investigators to use this novel and invaluable method, but only if it’s given the thumbs up from legal authorities.�...

Joseph DeAngelo has been locked inside a California prison for nearly a year. During his trial last year, the convicted killer and rapist wore a plastic face shield and orange jail-issued clothing while his victims recounted the horrors hed perpetrated nearly 50 years ago. He will die in prison. Now, the District Attorneys Office  is asking the public to share their stories of this significant time in Tulare County history. The office plans to collect these accounts for publication later this...

KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY – April marks six years since 26-year-old Elizabeth Elena Laguna-Salgado vanished without a trace. Now, nearly three years since her body was found, there is hope that a penny could put a face on her killer. Salgados killer has kept detectives in the cold, but her family is hopeful after the discovery. "We are very happy to learn of this news," said sister Sara Laguna Salgado. The investigation could be entering a new season — with the flip of a coin. Jason Jensen, pri...

True Crime Files A former college student charged with murder in the 1996 disappearance of classmate Kristin Smart and the defendant’s father, who is accused of helping hide the young woman’s body, made their first court appearance Thursday but did not enter pleas. 19 hours ago 1 day ago 1 day ago Nearly twenty-five years after Kristin Smart disappeared after a college party near California Polytechnic State Universitys campus, authorities Tuesday arrested her former classmate, Paul Flores...

Quarantine for the coronavirus is still happening across the country, and while it is not a positive highlight of this year or last, students have found unique hobbies to pass the time. Though TikTok took the nation by storm over the past several months, many students still enjoy reading books — myself included. Here are some really good books you can find through the Penn State University Libraries and at State College bookstores like Websters Bookstore Cafe. 1. “The Proposal” b...

Toxic celebrity worship killed two of HBO's most celebrated true crime documentaries: The Vow and I'll Be Gone in the Dark.

Michaela Garechts mother reacts to arrest of suspect in 1988 Hayward kidnapping of 9-year-old daughter FacebookTwitterEmail 1of7 Sharon Murch at the Hayward police station in Hayward, Calif., at a press conference about her missing daughter, Michaela Joy Garecht, on Thursday, October 11, 2012. Her daughter was abducted November 19. 1988 at the age of nine. Hayward police were recently given a bone from the Shermantine/Herzog case which is being tested for mitochondrial DNA, which is passed from...