Breakthrough DNA technology solves 2007 Florida sexual assault case, authorities say

A 2007 home invasion and sexual assault case was solved nearly 20 years later using advanced DNA genealogy, authorities say.

Hampden DA’s office sets DNA collection to aid investigation of 1993 Holly Piirainen murder

For the second time, the Hampden District Attorney’s office is asking people in the Brimfield area to contribute DNA samples to help solve a 32-year-old murder. On Nov. 9, the office will set up in ...

32 years after Holly Piirainen’s murder, family holds hope as D.A. creates new DNA drive for answers

Investigators say the ten-year-old girl was visiting her grandparents in Sturbridge when she went to see a neighbor’s puppies ...

DA’s office asking residents to submit DNA samples to help solve 1993 murder

Holly Piirainen, 10, disappeared after leaving her grandparents’ house in Sturbridge to see a litter of puppies at a ...
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Community asked to aid in solving Holly Piirainen cold case at forensic event

A Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy event in Brimfield is being held to honor 10-year-old Holly Piirainen, who ...

Is "French detective" in fedora solving Louvre heist real? What we know

Is a Fedora-wearing French detective solving the Louvre heist? Social media certainly seems to think so, as an image of a ...

DNA evidence helps solve year-old gas station robbery in Westmoreland County

Three men are now facing charges in connection with an armed robbery at a Monessen gas station in August 2024.
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Crucial DNA, or Does Not Apply: Battle over evidence in 29-year-old Slover murder case continues

Karyn Slover had gone missing in January 1996 but police found her abandoned car running on I-72 in DeWitt County. Her ...