Alex Lifeson on the future of Rush: “It’s just not in our DNA to stop” Monday, December 4 by ABC NewsRush’s Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have given fans a smidgeon of hope that they may one day come together to play the band’s music again.During an appearance on CBS Sunday Morning, both were asked whether they could go on following the death of drummer Neal Peart — and they... Read More.
Gilgo Beach suspect’s wife’s cheek swab matches her DNA on victims Thursday, November 30 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A DNA sample taken from the estranged wife of the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer matches her genetic material that was found on the remains of victims, law enforcement sources told ABC News.Investigators obtained a cheek swab from Asa Ellerup the... Read More.
Kansas man charged in two cold case murders after DNA links him to crime scenes Thursday, September 21 by ABC News(KANSAS CITY, Kan.) -- A Kansas man has been charged in the cold case murders of two women from the 1990s, authorities said.Gary Dion Davis has been arrested for the murders of Pearl Davis, who was killed in 1996, and Christina King, whose body... Read More.
Arrest made in 1994 cold case murder of Virginia mother after DNA testing, confession: Police Tuesday, September 12 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- Police in Virginia announced the arrest of a man for the 1994 cold case murder of a 37-year-old woman.The Fairfax County Police Department said Stephan Smerk, 51, is the suspect in the murder of Robin Lawrence, who was found stabbed to... Read More.
DNA confirms Wagner Group leader among crash victims, Russian officials say Sunday, August 27 by ABC News(LONDON and AMSTERDAM) -- Remains found after Yevgeny Prigozhin’s private plane crashed last week were confirmed by genetic testing to be those of the Wagner Group leader, Russian investigators said on Sunday.Ten people died when the jet fell from the sky near the town... Read More.
Judge orders Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann to submit DNA sample Wednesday, August 9 by ABC News(STONY BROOK, N.Y.) -- A judge has ordered suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann to turn in a DNA swab."The Court finds that contrary to the defendant's contentions, there is probably cause to believe that the defendant committed the crimes charged and, therefore, a... Read More.
Idaho college killings: Prosecutors dispute DNA could have been planted at murder scene Wednesday, July 19 by ABC News(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- Idaho prosecutors responded to a suggestion from the defense that suspect Bryan Kohberger's DNA could have been planted at the scene of last year's quadruple murder, saying it does not support one of their requests for additional discovery.In previous court filings,... Read More.
Bryan Kohberger’s DNA matches evidence found at Idaho murder scene: Court docs Wednesday, June 21 by ABC News(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- A cheek swab taken from Bryan Kohberger is a statistical match to DNA evidence found at the Moscow, Idaho, crime scene where four University of Idaho students were murdered late last year, according to new court documents.Kohberger, a 28-year-old criminology Ph.D.... Read More.
Idaho murders: Suspect was identified through DNA using genealogy databases, police say Monday, January 2 by ABC News(MOSCOW, Idaho) -- Police identified Bryan Christopher Kohberger as the suspect accused of... Read More.
Suspect arrested in 40-year-old murder of California teen after DNA search: Prosecutors Wednesday, August 10 by ABC News(PALO ALTO, Calif.) — Forty years after a 15-year-old girl was stabbed to death in Northern California, DNA has led to the arrest of her suspected killer, prosecutors announced.Karen Stitt was last seen on the night of Sept. 2, 1982, heading toward a Sunnyvale... Read More.
‘I-65 killer’ who murdered three women in 1980s identified with DNA evidence Tuesday, April 5 by ABC News(INDIANAPOLIS) -- Police have named a man who died in 2013 as the serial killer responsible for the deaths of three women in the late 1980s.Harry Edward Greenwell was identified as the man known as the "I-65" or "Days Inn" killer, an elusive figure... Read More.
NYPD accused of illegally obtaining, storing the DNA samples of nearly 32,000 people Tuesday, March 22 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A federal lawsuit accuses the New York Police Department of surreptitiously taking DNA samples without obtaining warrants and storing the genetic material in perpetuity in an illegal and unregulated database.The database turns thousands of people, primarily Black and Latino people, into... Read More.