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News story explaining why identification may takes weeks, in the case of Daniel Pearl after exuming
a body in Karachi, Pakistan. - BBC, UK.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1994195.stm
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True Crimes - Investigations & DNA
Compilation of related links from marketing firm in Olympia, WA.
http://www.karisable.com/crdna1.htm
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DNA Forensics
Comprehensive resource covering forensic identification, arising from the human genome project,
discussing accuracies, potential applications and databases such as the Combined DNA Index System.
Maintained at Oak Ridge, TN.
http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/elsi/forensics.html
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Forensic DNA Consulting
Resource aimed at attorneys, placing DNA testing in perspective. Search for expert witness,
training, articles and bibliography from Richmond, CA.
http://www.forensicdna.com/Consulting.htm
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Offender DNA Matches
Article reviewing the forensic testing of DNA recovered from crime scenes, linking offenders to
their crimes by referal to the State's DNA Data Bank by the Bureau of Research and Evaluation, NY.
http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/crimnet/ojsa/100_hits/index.htm
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New York State DNA Data Bank
Report compares two proposals to expand the DNA Data Bank by indexing those offenders convicted of
nonviolent felonies and less serious crimes by Office of Justice Systems Analysis, NY.
http://criminaljustice.state.ny.us/crimnet/ojsa/exp_dna/index.htm
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National DNA Data Bank
Explains history, privacy, security, statistics and case examples, with FAQ to justify the
instigation of DNA fingerprinting upon conviction, for criminal records held in Ottawa, ON, Canada.
http://www.nddb-bndg.org/main_e.htm
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Proficiency Testing
Article presented in 1996, including estimation of error rates in forensic DNA laboratories and
critique of NRC II, from law offices in Arlington, VA.
http://www.dnalwyr.com/
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National Commission on the Future of DNA Evidence
Seeking to maximize the value of forensic DNA evidence in the criminal justice system. Transcripts,
publications, programs and what's new from the NIJ, Washington, DC.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/dna/
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FBI Laboratory Handbook
Guidelines for collecting and submitting DNA evidence in blood, saliva samples and other stains,
with links to historical cases from the Department of Justice, Washington, DC.
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/handbook/examsdna.htm
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FBI's DNA Program
Congressional Statement 2001, with link to previous years, by Forensic Analysis Branch, before the
Subcommittee on Crime of the House Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC.
http://www.fbi.gov/congress/congress01/dwight061201.htm
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Survey of DNA Crime Laboratories
Data obtained in 2001 from 110 of the 120 estimated known DNA crime labs as collated, and compared
with 1998, by Bureau of Justice Statistics, Washington, DC.
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/sdnacl01.htm
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Gene Almanac
Discussing the science behind DNA fingerprinting technology and its use inside the courtroom. Dolan
DNA Learning Center, Cold Spring Harbor, NY.
http://vector.cshl.org/general/search.pl?terms=Forensic
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DNA in the Courtroom
A Trial Watcher's Guide; succinct explanation of the history, science and law of forensic and
parental DNA testing from Seattle, WA.
http://www.genelex.com/paternitytesting/paternitybook.html
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Investigation of Forensic Evidence
Introductory tutorial on courtroom reporting of laboratory results, including checklists for
forensic DNA-typing case-specific issues from law offices in Mill Valley, CA.
http://www.scientific.org/tutorials/articles/kruglick/kruglick.html
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Hope Hall DNA Action Memorial
Describes killer's identification, four years after the violent rape and murder of Hope Denise Hall
in 1994, during random DNA search, conducted by forensic scientists in Petersburg, VA.
http://www.hope-dna.com/
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Forensic Mathematics
Page of links on maths behind DNA identification and population genetics. Reports and biostatistics
software from consultant in Oakland, CA.
http://dna-view.com/
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DNA Forensics Problem Set
The Biology Project at the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/DNA_forensics_1/DNA_forensics.html
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Population Distribution
Interview in January 1995 discussing demographic frequency of alleles, and accuracy of PCR in law
enforcement. Link to CNN report on OJ Simpson Trial, from expert witness Dr Bruce Weir, Professor
of Statistics and Genetics, North Carolina State University, NC.
http://www.accessexcellence.org/WN/NM/interview_dr_bruce_weir.html
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Frontline
Interviews in which DNA evidence was involved in court cases, with more examples since 1987, by
searching PBS from Alexandria, VA.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dna/interviews/
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STRBase
Short Tandem Repeat database for genetic mapping and identity testing, comprehensively explained
and maintained by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.
http://www.cstl.nist.gov/div831/strbase/
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How DNA Evidence Works
Introduction to the steps in DNA fingerprinting evidence gathering for law enforcement, and its
application from Howstuffworks Inc., Raleigh, NC.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/dna-evidence.htm
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DNA as a forensic instrument
Article discussing the potential and limitations of DNA, published in 1996 by Columbia University,
NY.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/21stC/issue-1.3/dna-forensic.html
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Genetics in the Courtroom
Articles written in 1997, facing genetics issues, from The Judges' Journal of the American Bar
Association, Chicago, IL.
http://www.ornl.gov/hgmis/publicat/judges/judgetoc.html
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