The Hennepin County Forensics Science Lab is crucial in helping investigators solve crimes. “We do prioritize violent crimes first,” said Hanna Sczepanski, a DNA Analyst. When evidence is…
Read more How a Hennepin County lab builds DNA profiles to help investigators solve crimesA judge in the Gilgo Beach murders case ruled Wednesday that cutting-edge advanced DNA testing can be used in Rex Heuermann’s upcoming trial on Long Island. It marks…
Read more Advanced DNA testing can be used in accused Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann’s trial, a first in N.Y. stateAfter four decades of searching, a Michigan woman traveled thousands of miles to Southwest Florida to meet the family she never knew she had.At 67 years old, Denise…
Read more 23andMe DNA test helps reunite siblings after 4 decades of searchingKelly Kashmer credits genetic testing with saving her life. In 2014, during a routine medical appointment, a physician’s assistant began asking questions about her relatives and their experiences…
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