Tag: DNA Testing
My gut feeling says body isn't Britt: mother
Britt Lapthorne's mother says 'gut instinct' tells her a body found in Croatia isn't her daughter.[MORE]
Murder case to proceed despite 'contaminated' evidence
Prosecutors in Perth have decided to continue with a murder case that was thrown into doubt when it was revealed some of the evidence had been accidentally contaminated.[MORE]
Rape victim welcomes case breakthrough
A woman who was raped more than two decades ago has welcomed a police breakthrough in her case.[MORE]
DNA breakthrough may solve 1987 rape case
WA police expect to charge a 41-year-old man later this week with the rape of a teenager in Kalgoorlie more than two decades ago.[MORE]
New technology heats up cold cases
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A new unsolved homicide unit in NSW is ready to make a dent in 420 cases dating back to 1975.[MORE]
Cracking Ice Age dress code a shot-in-the-arm for fashionistas
Methods used to crack the dress code of Oetzi the Iceman, whose mummified remains turned up in an Alpine glacier almost two decades ago, could be a boon to the clothing industry, a new study shows.[MORE]
DNA tests identify Aust WWI digger's body found in Belgium
Scientists have used DNA evidence to identify the body of an Australian World War I soldier found in Belgium two years ago.[MORE]
Lawyers urge better forensic lab resources
Gippsland's lawyers are calling on the Victorian Government to improve resources at the state's forensic laboratories.[MORE]
Vic police criticised over botched DNA case
Police are in the firing line over the review of 7,000 DNA cases after the contamination of a DNA sample in a cold case murder investigation.[MORE]
Online DNA tests concern authorities
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Genetics experts are sceptical about the accuracy of DNA tests sold online.[MORE]
Criminal Lawyers Association defends police DNA bungle
The Criminal Lawyers Association has defended police forensic officers in Perth amid revelations that evidence in a high profile murder trial has been contaminated.[MORE]
Russian royal murder mystery solved: scientists
Scientists believe they have solved a 90-year-old Russian royal murder mystery, after DNA tests confirmed that human remains found a year ago are those of two children of the last Tsar of Russia.[MORE]
Contaminated evidence delays murder trial
A wilful murder trial in the Supreme Court in Perth has had to be put off because a police officer contaminated some of the exhibits with his DNA.[MORE]
DNA evidence frees inmate after 20 years on death row
A 46-year old US inmate who languished on death row for more than 20 years has been freed after DNA tests called into question his murder conviction.[MORE]
Cow kill CSI
Tasmania police have used DNA technology for the first time to solve a case of animal stock theft in the state's Central Highlands.[MORE]
DNA database to track travelling offenders
New South Wales Police have begun using a national DNA database to help investigate unsolved crimes.[MORE]
Newborough police DNA test unidentified burnt body
Police are having DNA testing done to confirm the identity of a body found in a house fire at Newborough, west of Traralgon, at the weekend.[MORE]
Falconio DNA test approved
A team of British forensic scientists has given the green light to a controversial DNA testing technique used in the Peter Falconio murder trial. [MORE]
DNA data base links suspect to rape case
Victorian Police have extradited a rape suspect from Western Australia, using the new national DNA database.[MORE]
Doubts cast over Falconio murder case evidence
A prominent criminal lawyer in Perth has been asked to examine whether DNA evidence could provide grounds for reopening the Northern Territory's Falconio murder case.[MORE]
DNA test doubts 'unlikely to prompt retrial' of Murdoch
The author of a book on the murder of British backpacker Peter Falconio says she does not think questions over DNA testing will result in the case against Bradley John Murdoch being overturned.[MORE]
English, Welsh police suspend DNA testing technique
Police in England and Wales have suspended the use of a controversial DNA technique, while a review is carried out of all current cases where it is being used. [MORE]
Opposition demands apology for man wrongly accused of rape
The Tasmanian Opposition is demanding that the Premier apologise to a Devonport man who was wrongly charged with rape.[MORE]
Thailand's 'Doctor Death' transforms police work
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Thailand's leading forensics expert says she believes the spirits of the dead have become her guardian angels.[MORE]
DNA kits deployed after bus drivers complain of spitting spree
The union representing Brisbane's bus drivers says more and more of its members are getting spat on while they are at work.[MORE]
