The technique can predict a person’s ancestry and physical traits without the need for a match with an existing sample in a database.
Tag: Forensic Science
In Ukraine, A Body Bag and a Sister in Denial
The war in Ukraine is so big that it has shaken the world. But for a sister looking for her missing older brother, it was reduced to a visit to a morgue.
Cyprus Overturns Conviction of Woman Who Accused Israelis of Rape
More than two years after a British woman was convicted of fabricating claims, Cyprus’s top court reversed the decision and said that she had not received a fair trial.
Judges in France Order the Reopening of an Enduring Murder Mystery
The conviction of Omar Raddad in the killing of a socialite in the French Riviera three decades ago will be re-examined after his lawyers presented new DNA evidence they say exonerates him.
A Socialite, a Gardener, a Message in Blood: The Murder That Still Grips France
The victim was a socialite. A message in her blood accused the gardener. But a grammatical error raised questions of class and language — and whether he was being framed.
New Zealand’s Chief Coroner Opens New Inquiry Into Mosque Attacks
The move came after pleas from dozens of families of those killed in Christchurch in 2019 when a white supremacist opened fire on Muslims at prayer.
Parents Who Never Stopped Searching Reunite With Son Abducted 24 Years Ago
Guo Gangtang’s cross-country, decades-long search for his son inspired a movie. Now, there’s an ending fit for Hollywood.
Parents Who Never Stopped Searching Reunite With Son Abducted 24 Years Ago
Guo Gangtang’s cross-country, decades-long search for his son inspired a movie. Now, there’s an ending fit for Hollywood.
China Still Buys American DNA Equipment for Xinjiang Despite Blocks
The U.S. government has long tried to prevent the sales over concerns about rights abuses and surveillance. Documents show those efforts have failed.
DNA Could Identify Somerton Man Exhumed in Australia
This week the police disinterred a body, found on a beach in 1948, that has puzzled investigators for decades. “There’s lots of twists and turns in this case, and every turn is pretty weird,” one said.