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DNA From Water Bottle Leads to Arrest in Decades-Old Murder Case
Investigators have made an arrest in a decades-old murder case after matching DNA taken from a discarded water bottle to evidence from the killing, the New York Times reports. The technique, which often involves comparing crime scene DNA with samples collected from everyday items, has led to breakthroughs in long-cold cases and is drawing attention to how genetic genealogy is reshaping criminal investigations.
Why now: Advances in DNA testing keep producing arrests in cold cases, a topic of strong public interest.
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- DNA From Water Bottle Leads to Arrest in Decades-Old Murder Case · The New York Times
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