DNA Evidence

March 16March 16
‘Boston Strangler’ unravels the politics and doubts around the serial-killer case
- National
- News
It’s hard to keep serial killers down for long when it comes to movies and TV, especially when questions linger about the underlying case. “Boston Strangler” seems much cut from that “Zodiac” true-crime cloth, also placing the focus on an intrepid journalist, in this case at a newspaper that, notably, no longer exists.

Pristine Villarreal
December 17December 17
Suspect in San Diego and Riverside County Rape Series Pleads Guilty
- Crime
- Local
An Arizona man who carried out a series of knifepoint rapes in the city of San Diego 24 years ago will be sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison early next year following his guilty plea to six rape counts. Christopher VanBuskirk, 47, of Goodyear, pleaded guilty Monday to threatening the victims with […]
February 25February 25
California man cleared after 40 years in prison gets $21M
- Crime
The city of Simi Valley, California, has reached a $21 million settlement with a man wrongly imprisoned for nearly 40 years in the killing of his girlfriend and her 4-year-old son. Craig Coley was released in 2017 after he was pardoned by then-Gov. Jerry Brown, who said DNA evidence and re-investigation proved Coley’s innocence. Simi […]
December 26December 26
California’s Brown orders new DNA testing in old murder case
- Crime
- Entertainment
California Gov. Jerry Brown ordered new DNA tests that a condemned inmate says could clear him in a 35-year-old quadruple murder case, which has drawn national attention. On Monday, Brown ordered tests of four pieces of evidence that Kevin Cooper and his attorneys say will show he was framed for the 1983 Chino Hills hatchet […]
May 07May 07
Zodiac Killer case could be cracked by decades-old DNA
- Crime
Following last month’s DNA-driven arrest of a suspect in California’s four-decades-old Golden State Killer investigation, detectives on the trail of the infamous Zodiac Killer say they believe genetic evidence could provide a breakthrough. A suspect calling himself the Zodiac Killer is believed to be responsible for at least five killings in Northern California in 1968 and 1969. The […]

‘Boston Strangler’ unravels the politics and doubts around the serial-killer case

Suspect in San Diego and Riverside County Rape Series Pleads Guilty

California man cleared after 40 years in prison gets $21M

California’s Brown orders new DNA testing in old murder case

Zodiac Killer case could be cracked by decades-old DNA

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