Stories tagged with: dna
Idaho college killings: Judge denies Bryan Kohberger request to exclude DNA evidence
(NEW YORK) -- In a major ruling, the judge overseeing the case of the man charged with killing four Idaho college students in 2022 has denied a request to exclude potentially key DNA and other evidence from his upcoming capital murder trial.Lawyers for Bryan...
DNA reveals when modern humans began mixing with Neanderthals
(LONDON) -- Scientists have pinpointed a time frame in which Neanderthals began "mixing" with modern humans, based on the DNA of early inhabitants of Europe.Analysis of the oldest-known genomes from early modern humans who lived in Europe indicates that the mixing occurred more recently...
JonBenét Ramseys father says advances in DNA technology can help police solve daughters 1996 murder
(BOULDER, CO) -- On the day after Christmas in 1996, John and Patsy Ramsey woke up to discover their 6-year-old daughter, JonBenét, a child beauty queen, was missing from the family's Boulder, Colorado, home.A handwritten ransom note demanding $118,000 — John's exact bonus that...
DNA on beer can helped lead to suspect in brutal campsite killing: Sheriff
(BIG SKY, Mont.) -- A Montana man has been charged in the killing of a fellow camper that was so brutal it was initially reported by a 911 caller as a possible bear attack.Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, of Basin, Montana, has been charged with...
Delphi murder trial: No DNA ties suspect or anyone else to crime scene, expert says
(Delphi, IND) -- No DNA was found at the site of the Delphi, Indiana, double murders to tie the suspect, Richard Allen, or anyone else to the crime scene, a forensic scientist testified Monday during Allen's trial.Best friends Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams,...
