DNA hit leads to arrest in decades-old slaying
The case lay dormant for years, until a recent DNA hit from a state criminal database linked 47-year-old William Payne to the crime scene, police said. Payne was arrested Monday night at a residential drug treatment facility in The City where he had …
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DOT plan would use database to price vehicles for registration
We have an investigative unit department that does at times follow leads up on those issues, they do take time,” Trombino says. He says the state should be relying on a database of vehicle values that is standard for everyone. “If there's at least some …
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DNA leads to suspect in pharmacy break-in
That data was then run through the FBI's Combined DNA Index System, a massive database of DNA records. Carter, who had submitted a sample as a result of a prior conviction, turned out to be a match. During questioning, Carter initially denied any …
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