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fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 days agoCrime victims and bereaved families given more time to challenge lenient sentences
Victims' Commissioner Claire Waxman expressed her delight at the government's decision, stating that the change is long overdue and acknowledges the years of campaigning led by bereaved families like Tracey Hanson, who sought justice following the tragic death of her son Josh.
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fromSlate Magazine
1 week agoHer Murder Had Been Cold for Decades. Five Gen Zers Attempted to Solve It. It Took Them Somewhere the Detectives Never Imagined.
Students in a forensic class uncovered potential leads in a cold case, suggesting they may have identified a suspect overlooked for decades.
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks agoWhen We Assume Psychopathy Is Involved in Serial Murders
When the topic of serial murder comes up, almost reflexively, the diagnosis of psychopathic personality is given as an explanation for the offender's behavior. Question: "Why did he kill all these people?" Answer: "He's a psychopath." It seems that once it is proclaimed that the serial killer is a psychopath, everything is understood. This assertion has gained such widespread acceptance that its validity is never questioned.
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fromThe Washington Post
1 month agoHe died a convicted murderer. Can a DNA test clear his name?
Every state now has a legal avenue where people can request DNA testing of evidence after being convicted. But in many cases, it's not clear if those statutes apply once convicts have died, said Brandon Garrett, a law professor at Duke University.
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fromNew York Post
1 month agoLong Island cops break decades-old cold case of woman bound, murdered in home invasion
Long Island police identified sanitation worker Thomas Generazio as the killer in a 1974 murder case using familial DNA, exonerating the victim's father who faced decades of social stigma.
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fromNew York Post
1 month agoLong Island cops break decades-old cold case of woman bound, murdered in home invasion
Long Island police identified sanitation worker Thomas Generazio as the killer in a 1974 murder case using familial DNA, exonerating the victim's father who faced decades of social stigma.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month agoGenealogical sites have helped solve major crimes. Police in Nancy Guthrie's case might turn to them
Investigators may use DNA genealogy databases to match DNA from Nancy Guthrie's case and potentially identify suspects or relatives when CODIS yields no matches.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months agoNancy Guthrie abduction clues: Retired homicide sergeant weighs in
FBI-released doorbell footage yields identifiable clues—clothing, apparent firearm, gloves, estimated height/weight and facial biometrics—providing a major investigative lead in Nancy Guthrie's suspected abduction.
fromIrish Independent
1 month agoThe Indo Daily: Nancy Guthrie abduction: Ransom notes, key evidence and armchair detectives
The 84-year-old mother of television journalist Savannah Guthrie went missing from her Arizona home earlier this month in what police believe was a targeted kidnapping. Nearly three weeks on, despite emotional public appeals, puzzling ransom notes and an army of online sleuths dissecting every detail, the investigation appears stalled. With hundreds of thousands of disappearances reported every year in the US, what is it about this story that has fueled such intense, and at times morbid, public fascination?
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