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Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month agoA newborn's body was discovered on Ontario trail in 2005. After exhaustive search, charges have been laid | CBC News
Police arrested a 39-year-old woman over 20 years after a newborn boy's body was found near a trail in Brantford, Ontario, using new DNA technology and investigative techniques.
fromSFGATE
1 month agoCalif. woman murdered in high school parking lot finally identified
Unlike many murder trials where there are family members sitting in court and hearing the evidence, that didn't happen in this case because the victim's identities were still unknown. Not only had the defendant taken their lives, he had also wiped away their names, leaving family members longing and waiting for decades for answers about their loved ones.
US news
fromThe New Yorker
9 months agoSiddhartha Mukherjee on the Promises and Perils of Early Cancer Detection
Current medical guidelines have us screening for only five cancers, and one at a time. A new test, from a startup called Grail, has identified fifty cancers, with a remarkably low rate of false positives.
Cancer
SF parents
fromwww.mercurynews.com
9 months agoA California baby was snatched in 1980. He's about to be 45, and he's still missing
Infant abductions can occur in surprising contexts, such as under the guise of altruistic assistance.
Hope remains for families of abducted children, aided by modern technology such as DNA databases.
SF parents
fromLos Angeles Times
10 months agoHawaii man raped California teen, stabbed her 59 times. Decades later, he's sentenced to life
Gary Ramirez sentenced for the 1982 murder and rape of Karen Stitt, after decades of investigation, utilizing new DNA technology.
The case remained unsolved for over 40 years before DNA advancements led to the arrest.
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