…Memorial Drive residence. This search happened on September 11, 1983. Several items were kept in custody until modern technology could tell us more. Mitochondrial DNA showed that Stephen Mudko was…
Search Results for: mitochondrial DNA
Elodie Kulik and familial DNA
…French STR DNA database. It holds about 1,800,000 profiles. The identification was based on confirming the Y-chromosome DNA from the putative father, an STR profile from the mother, and finally…
DNA techniques
…cell can use. Mitochondria contain their own DNA which can also be forensically profiled. The mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) exists in circular form, similar to the arrangement of DNA in bacteria….
DNA fails unidentified WWI soldiers
…is it degrades in quality and quantity,” says molecular geneticist Dr Peter Jones.” “If it’s a very acidic site, there’s no chance of DNA at all because acids attack DNA…
DNA does not solve 1984 murder of Vickie Long
Vickie Long DNA does not solve the 1984 murder of Vickie Long. Todd Campbell, who was arrested for her murder was acquitted. “During the investigation, DNA from the victim’s clothing…
Wet-Vacuum Forensic DNA Collection Continues to Gain Support
…results. Of course, not every case, but the bottom line is if there is DNA material on the evidence, even when it is minute amounts of touch DNA, the M-Vac…
Zeigler gets a new DNA hearing!
…Whitehead decided this discovery would not have changed jurors’ minds and he denied Zeigler a new trial. But in last year’s DNA petition, Zeigler asked for new DNA testing on…
DNA ties Patricia Smith to the Bennetts
…conference later today. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation recently tied the two 1984 cases together through a DNA match, said Steve Davis, spokesman for the Lakewood Police Department. The match…
DNA Profiling in Cold Cases – The UK Process
…refer to it as Low Copy Number (LCN) DNA profiling whilst Key Forensic Services Limited offers DNAXtra, and LGC Forensics offers DNA SenCE. For simplicity, I’ll refer to the technique…
Theresa Corley: DNA found
…Theresa’s body. They collected nine and a half fingernails. The goal of course, looking for DNA. Theresa was only 19 years old on Dec. 6, 1978 when she was raped…
Zeigler DNA Appeal denied
…in his three-plus-decade fight to get off death row. Tommy appealed to the state Supreme Court after a circuit judge denied his request to have DNA tests performed on his…
Kylie Maybury: DNA evidence
…8 last year, detectives again visited Davies at his home Waterford Park, this time requesting a DNA sample. He agreed. The results were damning. “His DNA profile was found to…
Lapointe: DNA does not match
…match Lapointe. Also, a pubic hair found on Mrs. Martin’s sweater contained mitochondrial DNA — the DNA contributed by the individual’s mother that did not match either Lapointe or Mrs….
Zeigler, at long last: DNA testing
William Thomas Zeigler/Grid AdS A motion was filed today by the William Thomas Zeigler defense team with the approval of the Orange County State Attorney’s office for DNA testing. It…
Update Zeigler: DNA request denied
If you click on the link here you can see that the request for DNA for Zeigler has been denied. It states: “Denying Successive Petition for DNA Testing Pursuant to…
New DNA Technology
…forensic DNA collection method. This method will enable the team to produce a DNA profile strong enough to move the case forward. The Missing DNA Link Another commonality in these…
Detecting DNA
…DNA matching from a distance is not. The patent Dr. Vass describes is a detector that can be used to find DNA and he claims 85% accuracy. Now compare this…
Zeigler closer to modern DNA testing
…the start. The preserved evidence pieces of guns, victim fingernail clippings and clothes will prove that he did not kill four people in 1975. Modern DNA testing may even shed…
Sharron Prior: DNA and exhumation
…the cause of death was asphyxiation. She had many facial fractures. In 1975, we did not have DNA to bring us answers. But properly preserved evidence can be checked for…
Sharron Prior: DNA confirmed
As posted earlier, the Canadian authorities have been able to match DNA found at the Sharron Prior crime scene to the West Virginia Romine Family. Two brothers voluntarily gave their…