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Chimp Is A Father Again After 2 Vasectomies
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A DNA test has found that Conan, a chimpanzee who had undergone two vasectomies, is the father of a baby born in February. And the veterinarian at a northwest Louisiana chimpanzee […]
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Texas Court Upholds Polygamist’s Conviction
A Texas appeals court has upheld the child sex abuse conviction of a polygamous group member who was sentenced to 75 years in prison.
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Man Arrested For 1980 Murder, Sexual Assault Of 73-Year-Old Woman
DNA testing has linked an Austin man to the killing of an elderly woman found beaten and sexually assaulted three decades ago in her Central Texas home, authorities said Tuesday.
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Man Freed After DNA Clears Him Of 1989 Rape
A man who spent more than two decades behind bars was freed Friday after DNA evidence cleared him in the rape of a 14-year-old Fort Worth girl.
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Judge Orders DNA Test On Main Claiming To Be Sherman Hemsley’s Brother
A probate judge in West Texas has ordered DNA testing on a man who claims to be the brother of actor Sherman Hemsley.
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Dallas-Area Woman’s Killer Set To Die
Convicted killer Bobby Lee Hines was headed to the Texas death chamber Wednesday for strangling and repeatedly stabbing a suburban Dallas woman at her apartment 21 years ago.
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HCSO Cold Case Unit Solves Homicide
Two years ago, Arvis Thurman was at the mercy of the public. She appeared in a televised interview, pleading with residents for information that would help solve the September 2002 killing of her only...
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Texas Woman’s Execution First In US Since 2010
A Texas woman convicted of the gruesome slaying and robbery of her neighbor, a retired 71-year-old college psychology professor, is set to be the first woman put to death in the United States since 2010.
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HCSO Solves Another Cold Case
According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, investigators with the Cold Case Unit have charged a federal convict with the 2006 murder of his accomplice during an attempted home invasion in north...
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HCSO Officials Arrest Suspected Northside Serial Rapist
In an announcement made Wednesday morning by Harris County officials, an alleged serial rapist sits behind bars thanks to a tip, a thorough investigation and billboard displays.
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Houston Praised For Handling Of Rape Kit Backlog
Houston's success in clearing its backlog of untested rape kits should be held up as a model for other cities around Texas to follow, officials said Wednesday.
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DNA Matches Texas Inmate In Multiple Sex Assault Cases
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police say DNA evidence has implicated a prison inmate in multiple sexual assaults since 1992. Texas prison system records show Herman Ray Whitfield on Wednesday was in the Byrd...
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Problems Found In Houston Police Lab Testing
HOUSTON (AP) — Test results of evidence used in scores of criminal cases in the Houston area, including in capital murder convictions, are being reviewed after the work of a DNA lab technician has come...
View ArticleAncestry.com DNA Test Finds Fertility Doctor Is Woman’s Biological Father,...
CBS Local — A lawsuit in Idaho is accusing a retired fertility doctor of using his own sperm to impregnate a woman who was struggling to have a child. The shocking revelations came about after the...
View Article‘Super Snake’ Slithering Around Florida? DNA Study Says Yes
FLORIDA (CBS Local) – A study of Florida’s python population has discovered some unnerving information about a possibly terrifying new breed of slithering creatures. Researchers believe a “super snake”...
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Texas Professor’s Involvement In Chinese Genetic Editing Investigated
HOUSTON (CBDFW.COM/CNN) – A professor at Rice University is being investigated for his possible involvement with research done by a Chinese scientist who claims to have helped make the world’s first...
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Houston Area Man Re-Arrested For Allegedly Stabbing 11-Year-Old Boy To Death
HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Newly-tested DNA evidence led authorities to re-arrest a man accused of fatally stabbing an 11-year-old Houston boy as he walked home from school in 2016. Andre Timothy...
View ArticleTexas State Board Says Rapid DNA Machines Jeopardize Cases
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Rapid DNA machines are roughly the size of an office printer and so far they’ve helped solve rape cases in Kentucky, identified California wildfire victims and verified family...
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