Woman's 1979 cold case rape, murder solved with genetic genealogy
A man has been arrested in a woman's 1979 cold case murder after investigators used genetic genealogy to zero in on his identity, police in Maryland announced.
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Court upholds murder conviction in Fitbit murder case despite missteps by prosecutor
The Connecticut Supreme Court has upheld the murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his wife in 2015, in a case that drew widespread attention because of evidence from the victim's ...ABC News - Mar. 10 -
Talbot Green shooting: man arrested after woman dies in south Wales town
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Canadian police identify remains of murdered Indigenous woman at landfill
Police said they had identified Morgan Harris, 39, and had also found more remains of another person. Canadian police have identified the remains of a murdered Indigenous woman at a landfill and ...The Guardian - Mar. 10 -
14-year-old charged with murder of Newark police officer
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a Newark police officer, after shots were exchanged between police and a group.ABC News - Mar. 8 -
U.S. airman accused of killing woman on South Dakota military base
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Florida man is set to be executed for kidnapping and murdering a woman
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Judge formally sentences Adnan Syed to time served in Serial murder case
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Two men arrested in India over alleged rape of Israeli and local woman
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California judge facing re-trial for wife's murder says death was accidental
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