16 h. ago Body of boy found after parents admit burying tot missing for 4 years in wasteland

The parents of Daniel Aruebose earlier confessed to burying the three-year-old in a shallow grave in Ireland. Detectives uncovered a body last month and are carrying out DNA tests

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20 h. ago Decomposing bodies left inside funeral home for 10 YEARS as families wait for DNA tests

Police discovered 24 decaying bodies inside The Davis Mortuary, the majority of which they believe died between 2010 and 2012. Just six remains have been identified so far

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67 h. ago Break in 1991 Texas yoghurt shop murders sparks hope for cold cases: ‘There are other victims out there’

Advances in DNA testing led to a suspect in the deaths of four girls. Can lab results now link a serial killer to other violent crimes?On 6 December 1991, a Friday, Jennifer Harbison and Eliza Thomas, both 17, were closing the frozen yoghurt shop where they worked while Jennifer’s sister, 15-year-old Sarah Harbison, and 13-year-old Amy Ayers, her friend, waited for a ride from Jennifer.Moments before midnight, a fire at the shop drew first responders, who discovered the four girls had been bound and murdered, with signs of sexual assault. The fire destroyed nearly all evidence, save for a shell casing that had rolled into a drain and trace amounts of DNA, including under Ayers’ fingernails. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago MyHeritage DNA Tests: Unlock your family history and trace your ancestry with a simple test

MyHeritage DNA’s one-swab test could connect you with relatives you never knew existed

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8 d. ago Police identify suspect in 1991 murders of four girls at Texas yogurt shop

Officials name Robert Eugene Brashers in brutal deaths of Amy Ayers, Eliza Thomas and Jennifer and Sarah HarbisonAfter more than three decades, police have identified a dead suspect in an infamous 1991 murder case in which four girls were slain at a yogurt shop in Austin, Texas.Austin police revealed Friday that Robert Eugene Brashers had been identified as a suspect in the murders through “a wide range of DNA testing”. Brashers, who had a lengthy criminal history, died by suicide in 1999 at age 40 during a standoff with police in Missouri. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago DNA evidence links a dead man to the 1991 killings of 4 girls at Texas yogurt shop

Austin police have identified a new suspect in the 1991 yogurt shop murders of four teenage girls

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9 d. ago Illegitimate son of aristocrat who inherited £50m estate via DNA test appears in court accused of GBH

Jordan Adlard-Rogers who spent five years proving an aristocratic is his father has pleaded not guilty to one count of inflicting grievous bodily harm.

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9 d. ago Man who inherited ancestral Manor house in court charged with GBH

Jordan Adlard Rogers, 36, inherited a manor house after a DNA test proved he was the heir to the country estate landowner Charles Rogers, after he died in 2018

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1 week ago DNA tests to determine if heart belongs to Australian man who died in Bali

Australian officials demanded answers after the body of Byron Haddow was returned without his heartDNA testing is being carried out on a heart that is claimed to be that of Queensland man Byron Haddow, who died in Bali in May.Haddow, 23, was found dead in the plunge pool of his villa while on holiday. His body was returned to Australia four weeks later and a second autopsy found his heart was missing. Continue reading...

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1 week ago California man gets $25M for wrongful conviction after 38 years in prison

Maurice Hastings, who spent 38 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, has been awarded $25 million

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1 week ago Best DNA testing kits for uncovering your family history, tried and tested

Use a DNA kit to fill out the branches on your tree or discover more about your heritage and genetic make-up

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1 week ago DNA test reveals which weight loss drug could work best for you

With a growing number of people turning to weight loss drugs, a new study suggests that some weight loss drugs work better than others depending on your DNA.

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1 week ago 'I just knew I needed a DNA test': Victims of paternity fraud tell of how they realised the happiest day of their lives 'was fake'

EXCLUSIVE: 'I just thought, 'oh my god.' It was like a lightbulb moment. I just knew I needed to get a DNA test', emotionally recounts Michael Thompson, 46.

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2 w. ago DNA on rifle, other items matches man accused of trying to assassinate Trump, FBI analyst testifies

An FBI analyst has testified that DNA sampled from a rifle, as well as multiple other items, found near where President Donald Trump was playing golf in South Florida last year matches that of a man accused of trying to assassinate Trump that day

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3 w. ago Final Chameleon Killer victim identified 25 years after child's body found in barrel

The tiny body a girl was found in stuffed in a barrel 2000 and DNA testing has finally confirmed her identity with investigators commenting: "We never stopped looking"

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4 w. ago American woman could soon prove she's descended from Queen Victoria's 'love child' with DNA test

EXCLUSIVE: Expert from genealogy company Ancestry believes 'it should be possible to definitively confirm it, one way or the other'

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4 w. ago Human remains found in Arkansas field five decades ago finally identified, say cops

Advanced DNA testing led to the identification of Charles Howard Wallace, who was last seen by his family in 1974, in Memphis Tennessee

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