DNA
Human bones discovered in a Wisconsin music store chimney in 1989 have been identified as Ronnie Joe Kirk, who last contacted his relatives in 1970. The DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit specializing in identifying unknown persons through genealogy, confirmed the identification this week. Kirk, originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, was born in 1942, adopted, married twice, […]
The retrial of Timothy Williams, accused of the 1984 murder of 14-year-old Wendy Jerome in Rochester, begins Monday, marking a significant moment as New York’s first-ever case to utilize familial DNA evidence. Jerome’s case, which involved rape and murder, remained unsolved for decades until advancements in DNA technology provided a breakthrough. In 2020, Williams was […]
I’m all for science but there comes a point where I question things like what are we doing? There is a company that plans to bring back or “genetically resurrect” the woolly mammoth. No, this is not a joke. The company is Colossal and they said they actively pursue conservation and preservation of endangered species. […]
Authorities have identified the Nashville bombing suspect 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner. DNA from the remains at the scene of the bombing match Warners. Warner is from Antioch, Tennessee, and was a suspect in the Christmas Eve explosion in downtown Nashville. The FBI would not say if they would classify the explosion as domestic terrorism when […]
Yesterday, in Sacramento California, The Golden State Killer was sentenced to life in prison without parole after pleading guilty to to 13 counts of murder and 13 counts of kidnapping with robbery, across 6 counties in California between 1960 – 1970. Joseph DeAngelo, 74, was a former police officer and admitted to the crimes back […]
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