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world8 days ago•1 min saved

DNA links decades-old Koblenz murder to 81-year-old as trial opens

An 81-year-old man admitted at the opening of his Koblenz trial to sexually assaulting and killing American tourist Amy Lopez in 1994. Prosecutors say he killed her in a treacherous, base-motive act to satisfy sexual urges after luring her to a secluded room in the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress; her body was later found by children. The cold case was solved years later through new DNA analysis linking the attacker to evidence on the victim. He was arrested in February and is in pretrial detention; eight trial days are planned with a verdict expected in September.

via ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos|

#dna-evidence #germany #koblenz

crime29 days ago•413 min saved

Sheriff Maintains Guthrie Case Is Active, DNA Clues Under Review

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos says the Nancy Guthrie disappearance remains an active investigation and he’s optimistic it will be resolved, citing DNA evidence from multiple labs and an ongoing FBI-led inquiry into a kidnapping-for-ransom scenario; Savannah Guthrie has issued a new plea for information and the family is offering a $1 million reward, while authorities stress that no lead is too small and urge anyone with information to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI.

via TODAY.com|

#crime #dna-evidence #guthrie-case

courts-and-crime1 month ago•24 min saved

D4VD Texts Surface Abortion Talk as Murder Case Moves Forward

Prosecutors at a preliminary hearing in the D4VD case disclosed recovered text messages between David Burke (D4VD) and Celeste Rivas Hernandez showing she had an abortion in January 2024 when she was 13, as part of a broader case accusing Burke of murdering and dismembering her in 2025. The messages, along with testimony describing alleged child-sex-abuse material and extensive autopsy-DNA evidence, are used to argue the case should proceed to trial, while Burke’s defense raises questions about the circumstances surrounding the death.

via rollingstone.com|

#abortion #celeste-rivas-hernandez #courts-and-crime

us-news1 month ago•25 min saved

Irish asylum ruling returns passport to murder suspect, fueling escape in Jamey Carney case

Ahmad Alsaqer, the suspect in New York mom Jamey Carney's murder, had his Irish passport returned after being granted subsidiary protection, enabling him to flee toward Turkey as investigators fear they may not be able to charge him due to DNA traces at Carney's home. Authorities are also probing his contacts across the Middle East for help.

via New York Post|

#ahmad-alsaqer #asylum #dna-evidence

crime1 month ago•5 min saved

DNA Doubts Cloud Charlie Kirk Killing Hearing

Prosecutors in Provo, Utah, continue a weeklong preliminary hearing in the Charlie Kirk assassination, aiming to move toward trial with the death penalty on the table, while defense lawyers challenge the FBI DNA analysis linking Tyler Robinson to the suspected murder weapon; investigators testified the towel with DNA matched two people—Robinson and his roommate Lance Twiggs—raising questions about the analyst’s conclusions, and prosecutors argue the findings are reliable enough for trial. Surveillance footage shown at the hearing placed Robinson on campus with Kirk’s staff before the shooting and later returning in different clothes to shoot from a rooftop; a judge provisionally admitted a Turning Point USA statement as relevant, and the hearing continues Wednesday.

via AP News|

#charlie-kirk #crime #dna-evidence

crime1 month ago•8 min saved

DNA Clues Tie Tyler Robinson to Charlie Kirk Killing in Utah

Prosecutors in Provo, Utah, presented DNA evidence at Tyler Robinson’s preliminary hearing linking him to the murder weapon used in Charlie Kirk’s death: Robinson’s DNA was the majority donor on a towel and screwdriver found near a sniper perch, with Lance Twiggs’ DNA also present; FBI analyst Amanda Bakker testified to the mixed DNA results, Twiggs is cooperating and not yet charged, and authorities pointed to surveillance footage and a handwritten confession note as corroboration as they pursue probable cause for trial on aggravated murder with potential death-penalty exposure.

via Fox News|

#charlie-kirk #crime #dna-evidence

crime1 month ago•2 min saved

Utah prosecutors push death penalty as Charlie Kirk killing goes to trial

Prosecutors began presenting the case against 23-year-old Tyler Robinson for the killing of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, with DNA tying him to the weapon and an alleged confession in a roommate’s note. The hearing aims to determine whether there is enough evidence to proceed to trial and whether the death penalty could be pursued if convicted. Kirk’s family attended the proceedings, and testimony from a former UVU police officer marked the opening of the five-day hearing.

via The Guardian|

#aggravated-murder #charlie-kirk #crime

crime1 month ago•191 min saved

Murdaugh murder retrial set for spring 2027 after convictions overturned

Alex Murdaugh will face a second murder trial in spring 2027 after his 2023 convictions were overturned on appeal; a judge ordered the new trial to begin April 5, 2027, as the defense seeks a venue change, independent DNA testing, and access to a secure laptop, while Murdaugh continues to serve time for financial crimes linked to his broader case surrounding the 2021 killings of his wife Maggie and son Paul.

via CNN|

#april-2027 #crime #dna-evidence

politics2 months ago•185 min saved

Supreme Court backs death-row inmate after witness lied, third favorable ruling in weeks

The Supreme Court backed Florida death-row inmate Gary Whitton, overturning an Eleventh Circuit ruling that allowed his challenge to proceed by citing post-trial DNA evidence; the unsigned decision sends the case back for renewed consideration and mirrors a recent pattern of the Court siding with inmates facing execution. Justice Thomas dissented, arguing the court overstepped by intervening in this case while many other issues went unaddressed.

via CNN|

#death-penalty #dna-evidence #florida

crime3 months ago•3 min saved

Tennessee Readies Execution Amid Defense Claims of Flawed Trial and Drug Testing

Tony Carruthers, 57, is scheduled for execution in Tennessee as his lawyers challenge whether the state’s lethal-injection drugs were properly tested and seek DNA/fingerprint testing and a mental-competence ruling; he was convicted largely on informant testimony with no physical evidence after representing himself at trial.

via NBC News|

#carruthers #crime #death-penalty

criminal-justice3 months ago•19 min saved

Texas Executes Broadnax After Supreme Court Denies Final Appeal

Texas death-row inmate James Broadnax was executed by lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court denied his final appeal tied to a cousin’s confession in the 2008 Garland double murder; the case also involved DNA evidence and allegations of racial bias during jury selection. Broadnax, who maintained his innocence in his final words, became Texas’s third execution of 2026, with further executions scheduled, including Edward Busby on May 14.

via The Texas Tribune|

#criminal-justice #dna-evidence #garland

crime4 months ago•33 min saved

DNA Clue Narrows Suspect to One in Nancy Guthrie Case, Ex-FBI Agent Says

A former FBI agent says DNA from the Guthrie case and blood-spatter on her front steps point to a single suspect, with the agent predicting the abduction will be solved thanks to the offender’s mistakes. A reward totaling over $1 million remains for information about Guthrie’s whereabouts as the investigation continues and she has been missing for more than 80 days.

via Yahoo|

#crime #dna-evidence #guthrie-case

us-news4 months ago•35 min saved

DNA Handling in Guthrie Missing Case Draws Fire from Ex-FBI Agent

Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie, remains missing nearly three months after vanishing in Tucson. A private Florida lab that works with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department sent a hair DNA sample to the FBI for analysis; the FBI says there is no new DNA evidence and that the sample was transferred to the FBI Laboratory for testing, a process that could take months. Former FBI agent Jennifer Coffindaffer criticized the decision to send the sample to a private lab, arguing the FBI has the necessary advanced technology all along and that this handling should upset those seeking justice in the case.

via Yahoo|

#dna-evidence #fbi #jennifer-coffindaffer

crime4 months ago•2 min saved

Long Island architect pleads guilty to seven Gilgo Beach murders, admits an eighth

Rex Heuermann, a Long Island architect, pleaded guilty to murdering seven women and admitted killing an eighth in the Gilgo Beach killings, ending a 17-year string of crimes that left families and investigators seeking closure. He faces life in prison with sentencing later, and the case—solved in part by DNA from a discarded pizza crust—has drawn national attention since the 2010 discovery of remains along Long Island’s South Shore.

via PBS|

#crime #dna-evidence #gilgo-beach-killings

crime4 months ago•4 min saved

FedEx driver pleads guilty in Paradise girl's death, faces death penalty

A former FedEx driver, Tanner Horner, pleaded guilty to murdering 7-year-old Athena Strand after delivering a Christmas gift to her Texas home; prosecutors say he strangled her in a panic after an initial claim of accidentally striking her, with evidence including DNA under her fingernails and video of the attack, and jurors will decide whether he receives the death penalty or life in prison.

via ABC7 New York|

#athena-strand #crime #dna-evidence