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We had a murder case in Napa, CA of two young women. If I remember correctly there was no DNA of the suspect found in the murder house. But LE found 2 cigarette butts in the front yard & 1 in the back garden.
They ran a DNA profile on him but he wasn't in the data base. The sample was given to a geneticist who identified him as white, with blue eyes and blonde hair.
The suspect was watching the news one night and heard the geneticist's results and that his wife was to be interviewed by LE. He went to the police station and turned himself in. Eric Copple - blue eyes, blond hair and white.
Amazing things can be done with DNA. Let's hope they have a good enough sample to identify her - or eliminate some of the families that have a female missing.
Skeletal remains can often also give clues to sex, race and in some instances country of origin as advances in forensic science have allowed us to extract mineral samples from the bones and cross reference them against the various drinking waters to be found across the globe.
This can be useful if the individual is someone from another country who has perhaps not been reported as missing because they are in a country illegally or simply because there are no other means of identification.
How does one find the 'missing' and 'located' topics from the main board of this forum? :waitasec:
I can't see a 'missing' section at all and can only get here through following links.
Go to the home page (upper left hand corner, top of screen)
Go to "Forums" (upper left hand corner, top of screen)
Scroll down a ways.
Yes, I've been starting from the forums page but still can't see it. What section is it in?
On another note, good to hear they have identified the other lady.
Quick turnaround on ID'ing second victim. Do we think CH talked?
Officers say positive match is "one in a billion"
Sixth section down: "Missing!!"
Not on my screen. Sixth section down is 'Featured Case Discussion' - six main topics on named people. :waitasec:
Sixth section down: "Missing!!"
Quick turnaround on ID'ing second victim. Do we think CH talked?