DNA

Police move search for two boys' bodies to Irvine landfill

2012-05-15 21:36:03

<![CDATA[Police move search for two boys' bodies to Irvine landfill]]>

Fisherman gets jail time, ban for lobster poaching in Laguna

2012-05-15 16:35:25

<![CDATA[Fisherman gets jail time, ban for lobster poaching in Laguna]]>

Soldier from California killed in Afghanistan

2012-05-15 16:35:27

<![CDATA[Soldier from California killed in Afghanistan]]>

Gang member convicted in 1994 killing after DNA link

2012-05-15 16:35:28

<![CDATA[Gang member convicted in 1994 killing after DNA link]]>

Chief L.A. analyst proposes tweaks that could prevent layoffs

2012-05-15 16:35:28

<![CDATA[Chief L.A. analyst proposes tweaks that could prevent layoffs]]>

Ex-LAPD Det. Stephanie Lazarus gets 27 years to life for murder

2012-05-11 09:14:00

Former Los Angeles Police Det. Stephanie Lazarus was sentenced Friday to 27 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole for killing her ex-boyfriend's wife nearly three decades ago in a fit of rage and jealousy. Prosecutors said in a...

Guilty verdict in slaying of Riverside police officer

2012-05-11 16:35:57

Former LAPD detective gets 27 to life for 1986 murder

2012-05-12 00:00:00

It was a murder that prosecutors say was committed in a fit of rage and jealousy and then covered up for more than two decades. But on Friday, as she was sentenced to 27 years to life in prison for killing her ex-boyfriend's wife, former Los Angeles...

Remains of Marine who disappeared in 1944 return to U.S.

2012-05-08 00:00:00

His last letter home to his father is written in tight script on paper that has yellowed. It's dated Feb. 20, 1944. "Just a line Dad to say goodbye and don't worry too much," wrote Marine 1st Lt. Laverne A. Lallathin, 22. "I'm going over to end this...

Dallas County district attorney a hero to the wrongfully convicted

2012-05-08 20:27:00

DALLAS — On the way to witness his first execution in the town known as the "Execution Capital of the World," the Dallas County district attorney stopped at the prison cemetery to find his great-grandfather's grave. Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery in...

Exposure to violence in children harms DNA, study says

2012-04-25 00:00:00

Children who are exposed to violence experience wear and tear to their DNA that is similar to that seen in aging, according to a new study that may help explain why they face a heightened risk of mental and physical disorders as adults. In a long-term...

Ancient DNA sheds light on spread of European farming

2012-04-27 00:00:00

Analyzing DNA from four ancient skeletons and comparing it with thousands of genetic samples from living humans, a group of Scandinavian scientists reported that agriculture initially spread through Europe because farmers expanded their territory...

DNA samples from the lab to do the first genetic study of anorexia, an eating disorder.

2012-04-17 02:28:00

Kevin Fox leaves the Will County Courthouse Nov. 10, 2010, after Scott Eby pleaded guilty to murdering Fox�s daughter, Riley Fox, age 3. Kevin Fox was initially charged with the crime before DNA evidence cleared him.

2012-02-23 09:44:40

The Midwestern Innocence Project: It took more than 11 years for Kansas City�s Dennis Fritz to be proven innocent of a murder he didn�t commit and released from an Oklahoma prison.

2012-02-20 19:25:57