London, England – A man in Barking has been sentenced to ten years in prison for raping and strangling a woman in an alleyway behind a row of shops. Using DNA evidence, Daniel Jordan, 28, was identified as the perpetrator of this violent and sustained attack. The victim, who received support from a team specializing … Read more
MASKWACIS, Alberta – The heartbreaking story of Shirley Soosay’s disappearance and her eventual identification through Investigative Genetic Genealogy (IGG) highlights the plight of missing and murdered Indigenous women in North America. This case sheds light on the struggles of Indigenous families to find closure and justice for their loved ones. Violet Soosay, Shirley’s niece, expressed … Read more
Raleigh, North Carolina – DNA evidence plays a critical role in solving crimes, but does it always tell the whole story? This is the question raised in the case of a murdered mother in North Carolina. The victim, whose body was found in a shallow grave, was identified through DNA analysis. However, this identification led … Read more
Lancaster, Virginia: Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. died alone in his home in Northern Neck over six years ago without anyone finding him for weeks. It wasn’t until a delivery driver noticed an open door to Wilmer’s home on Dec. 15, 2017 that authorities were alerted, according to a Virginia State Police spokeswoman. Due to the … Read more
MOSCOW, Idaho – In a quadruple murder case at the University of Idaho, a judge has ordered prosecutors to hand over DNA records to the defense of Bryan Kohberger, the sole suspect in the case. Kohberger was arrested seven weeks after the 13 November 2022 stabbings of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan … Read more
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – An investigation into three cold-case homicides in southeastern Virginia has revealed a potential link to a small-time fisherman who passed away in 2017. The recent breakthrough concerns the unsolved slayings of couples known as the “Colonial Parkway Murders,” which occurred in the 1980s. Law enforcement officials from the Virginia State Police made … Read more