Decades later, killers are identified in the previously unsolved murders of two R.I. women

A combination of old-school shoe leather investigations and advances in modern forensic technology helped to solve the cold ...

Families of two cold case victims finally get answers. But police can’t apprehend their killers.

Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha informed lawmakers in May 2024 that his newly formed cold case unit had ...

Two Rhode Island cold cases solved decades after gruesome deaths: ‘Families can finally feel a sense of closure’

Debra Stone and Cynthia McKenna both died of asphyxiation 23 years apart in the Ocean State, Rhode Island Attorney General ...
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Decades-Old Cold Cases Cracked: Confessions And DNA Link Suspects To 1984, 2007 Murders

The Rhode Island Attorney General’s Cold Case Unit, in collaboration with local police departments, has achieved major ...
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Judge allows advanced DNA evidence in Gilgo Beach serial killing trial

A New York judge on Wednesday allowed DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques into the forthcoming murder trial of Rex Heuermann, the man accused of being Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial ...

DNA study reveals origins, migrations and genetic legacy of 'forgotten' Sarmatians

In a recent study, Dr. Oszkár Schütz and his colleagues analyzed 156 ancient genomes from the Sarmatian period, spanning the 1st to 5th centuries CE. The aim of the study was to clarify the origins ...

3D DNA looping discovery in rice paves the way for higher yields with less fertilizer

A team of Chinese scientists has uncovered a hidden 3D structure in rice DNA that allows the crop to grow more grain while ...