A Washington state man was arrested on June 20th in the 32-year-old rape/murder of a 12-year-old girl that occurred on March 26th, 1986 using DNA identification and computer modeling reported Tacoma Police Chief Donald Ramsdell. It was on that day in March 1986 that Michella Welch, age 12, went to the Puget Park in Tacoma with her two […]
Genetic analysis of ancient DNA from a 6-week-old infant found at an Interior Alaska archaeological site has revealed a previously unknown population of ancient people in North America. The findings, published in the Jan. 3 edition of the journal Nature, represent a major shift in scientists’ theories about how humans populated North America. The researchers have […]
After almost two weeks, the trial of Zachary Whisenhunt for Murder, that included ten days of testimony and two days of deliberation, a Fairbanks jury returned a verdict of guilty of Murder II against the defendant. On Tuesday afternoon, the jury announced that Whisenhunt was guilty on two counts of Murder II and one count […]
Nagoya, Japan – Most people would agree that painful mosquito bites are an especially annoying part of summer. Except perhaps forensic scientists, who can examine human blood from a mosquito’s stomach and match the DNA to determine who was bitten. This technique can help police work out who was at a crime scene and in […]