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Rex Heuermann is accused of killing seven people over a span of decades. A New York judge on Wednesday admitted DNA evidence that Suffolk County prosecutors say links alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer ...

Gardaí will prepare a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) when they receive results of DNA tests by Irish scientists on various exhibits from the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder ...

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An ex-boyfriend of Laken Snelling, the former University of Kentucky competitive cheerleader accused of hiding her baby’s dead body in a closet, has provided his DNA to authorities. “Lexington police ...

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