On Sept. 8, my client Jamie Peterson walked out of a jail in Kalkaska, exonerated by DNA after 17 years in prison for a murder and rape he did not commit. The DNA testing not only excluded Peterson but matched another man, Jason Ryan, who will s... Read more
New South Wales police are collecting DNA samples from thousands of criminals with spent convictions to help solve cold cases and future crimes. Police are planning to take a further 2,000 samples over the next 12 months, adding to 1,000 already... Read more
Ohio lawmakers should revisit a flawed 2011 Ohio law that requires that DNA be collected from all adults arrested — but not yet convicted — for felony crimes. Recent reported inconsistencies and gaps in how the law is being applied,... Read more
Somebody note the date and time: Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, the conservative former gubernatorial candidate who spent much of the spring trashing Gov. Jerry Brown, just said something nice about … Gov. Jerry Brown. Brown on Friday signed Donnelly... Read more
Hong Nam-soon cries each time she watches broadcasts of North and South Korean relatives, inevitably filled with weeping and lingering hugs, reuniting decades after they were separated by war. “When will I get my turn?” the 84-year-old woman ask... Read more
This week, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation announced a plan to accelerate the collection of DNA profiles for the government’s massive new biometric identification database. The FBI Laboratory, along with the Bureau’s Criminal Justice In... Read more
The University of Florida and Gainesville police departments were collecting fingerprints and DNA evidence from individuals who “look like the attacker” believed to be responsible for at least three assaults on or near the UF campus. Though lega... Read more
Rapists and murderers may be able to challenge their convictions after the Home Office admitted juries may have been misled by subjective DNA evidence. Draft guidance from the forensics watchdog warned courts have been increasingly relying on... Read more
The FBI is preparing to accelerate the collection of DNA profiles for the government’s massive new biometric identification database. Developers of portable DNA analysis machines have been invited to a Nov. 13 presentation to learn about the bur... Read more
Thai police are expanding DNA testing on the island where two British tourists were murdered last week. Hannah Witheridge, 23, and David Miller, 24, were found dead on Koh Tao on 15 September. Police say they want to test every mal... Read more