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3 ways investigators could solve the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping

February 24, 2026February 24, 2026 · World News

The throng of reporters camped out around Tucson is beginning to thin. It’s been nearly two weeks since Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos held a news conference updating…

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Guthrie investigators turn to Mexico, genealogy, pacemaker amid fears the trail is going cold

February 19, 2026February 19, 2026 · World News

As the search for Nancy Guthrie stretches into its third week, there is growing concern that the trail to find the missing 84-year-old is rapidly growing cold. Investigators…

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Evergreen High School shooter used family heirloom gun; parents won’t be charged

February 5, 2026February 5, 2026 · Orlando, Florida Local News

The gun used by the 16-year-old boy who shot two students and then himself at Evergreen High School in September was a family heirloom, investigators with the Jefferson…

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Mapping the genetic code of ocean life at the Smithsonian – WTOP News

February 3, 2026February 3, 2026 · Washington DC Local News

WTOP’s Matt Kaufax takes an even deeper dive into the Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s “Ocean Library” to explore how DNA collected from millions of specimens is helping us…

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Body found on the BW Parkway decades ago finally identified with the help of volunteers – WTOP News

January 30, 2026February 2, 2026 · Washington DC Local News

Earlier this month, U.S. Park Police and the DNA Doe Project identified 24-year-old Eddie Devone as the man found along the northbound lanes of the highway near the…

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Man does DNA test on “weird looking” rescue dog, unprepared for results

January 3, 2026January 3, 2026 · Breaking News

A man who adopted a dog from a shelter earlier this year did a DNA test to finally found out what breed she is, and the results were…

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Killer identified half a century after young mom murdered in her home, New Hampshire authorities say

November 25, 2025November 25, 2025 · Breaking News

A decades-old New Hampshire cold case has been solved with modern DNA testing, authorities said Monday.  Judith Lord, 22, was found dead in her Concord apartment on May…

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‘Identify the worst of the worst’: How DNA helped solve a cold case in Prince George’s County – WTOP News

November 10, 2025November 11, 2025 · Washington DC Local News

Genetic genealogy helps solve cold cases, and the Prince George’s County Police Department used federal funds dedicated to it to solve the Sherry Crandell case. It took nearly…

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James Watson, Nobel Prize winner and DNA pioneer, dies

November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 · World News

On a chilly February afternoon in 1953, a gangly American and a fast-talking Brit walked into the Eagle pub in Cambridge, England, and announced to the assembled imbibers…

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James Watson, co-discoverer of the shape of DNA and Nobel Prize winner, dies at 97

November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 · Atlanta, Georgia Local News

James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twisted-ladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimefighting, genealogy and ethics, has…

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Denver DA failed to disclose police records in as many as 756 criminal cases

October 3, 2025October 3, 2025 · Denver, Colorado Local News

The Denver District Attorney’s Office failed to share police records with defense attorneys in as many as 756 criminal cases since 2022, potentially violating court discovery rules, a…

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The Footprint

September 27, 2025September 27, 2025 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Local News

The Footprint – CBS News Watch CBS News A woman is murdered in her home and the pivotal clue at the crime is a bloody footprint her killer…

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The Day My Mother Never Came Home

September 27, 2025September 28, 2025 · Atlanta, Georgia Local News

The Day My Mother Never Came Home – CBS News Watch CBS News Did a father use his 6-year-old son as an alibi for murder? A son grapples…

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Prosecutors will seek death penalty for suspect in killing of Charlie Kirk

September 16, 2025September 16, 2025 · World News

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man accused of killing Charlie Kirk with a single shot at Utah Valley University, officials announced Tuesday.…

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VIDEO: DNA links skull found in Illinois home in 1978 to teen who died in 1866

VIDEO: DNA links skull found in Illinois home in 1978 to teen who died in 1866

October 24, 2024October 24, 2024 · Orlando, Florida Local News

VIDEO: DNA links skull found in an Illinois home in the 1970s to a teen who died in Indiana in 1866 Updated: 10:18 PM EDT Oct 24, 2024…

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Skull found in Batavia, Illinois home in 1978 identified as teen who died in 1866

Skull found in Batavia, Illinois home in 1978 identified as teen who died in 1866

October 24, 2024October 24, 2024 · Minneapolis, Minnesota Local News

CHICAGO (CBS) — Authorities in Kane County finally solved a cold case dating back 46 years, when a human skull was found during a home renovation project in…

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Unbelievable facts

Unbelievable facts

October 15, 2024October 16, 2024 · Bazaar News

A woman gave birth to three children whose DNA didn’t match her own. After being monitored during… Source link

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Why the Batteries in Your Body’s Cells Only Come From Mom and Why It Matters

Why the Batteries in Your Body’s Cells Only Come From Mom and Why It Matters

October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 · Gadgets

Some people get a lot of things from their parents. Their eye color, or the shape of their nose, or a crushing, inexplicable loyalty to a terrible sports…

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Boy kidnapped from California park in 1951 at age 6 found alive on East Coast:

Boy kidnapped from California park in 1951 at age 6 found alive on East Coast:

September 23, 2024September 23, 2024 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Local News

Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland, California park. Now, more than seven decades later, Albino has…

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Second Defendant Sentenced in Love Triangle Stabbing Death of Central Florida Man

Second Defendant Sentenced in Love Triangle Stabbing Death of Central Florida Man

September 7, 2024September 8, 2024 · Orlando, Florida Local News

A second defendant was sentenced in a love triangle stabbing death of a Central Florida man. During a hearing, defendant Jaide Caporale pled to Second-Degree Murder. She was…

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