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2 days ago

Brazilian musician identified as victim of 1976 killing by Argentina military

Forensic scientists formally identified Francisco Tenorio Cerqueira Junior's remains, confirming he was seized, executed, and disappeared during Argentina's 1976 dictatorship.
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Hurricane Katrina victim identified 20 years later: finally where she belongs'

Dorothy Virginia Driggers Taquino, 81, who died during Hurricane Katrina, was identified after nearly two decades and will be reburied in St. Bernard Parish.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

How Toronto police gather clues from guns seized off city streets | CBC News

Toronto police process seized firearms by collecting DNA and fingerprints, recovering serial numbers, and using extensive forensic lab work to trace origins.
fromGothamist
3 weeks ago

Recognize this tattoo? NYPD seeks help identifying Brooklyn remains.

Police are asking New Yorkers for help identifying skeletal remains found along the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Brooklyn's Cypress Hills area earlier this month. Department of Transportation workers found the human remains off a grassy area near the Jackie Robinson Parkway westbound Exit 1 on Aug. 6, according to the NYPD. Police described the victim as female, possibly Black or Hispanic and approximately 20 to 30 years of age.
New York City
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