A 79-year-old hunter from Southwest Alaska missing since 2009 was finally identified by a DNA sample in mid-July, Alaska State Troopers said this week. The identification of George Smith Sr.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - A judge in Maricopa County has thrown out the DNA sample that led to the arrest of a man accused of killing a Scottsdale woman in 2015. The murder of Allison Feldman confounded ...

Contamination and other errors in DNA analysis have occurred at the Washington State Patrol crime labs, most of it the result of sloppy work. The most common problems are cross-contamination by ...