Category Archives: Crime and Law Enforcement

Identifinders Landmark Case: Bid to Toss DNA Evidence in Phoenix Canal Murder Rejected

Posted on February 10, 2021 by identifinders

Attorneys for Brian Patrick Miller fail in their bid to exclude DNA evidence collected in the Phoenix Canal Murder investigation, claiming police violated his rights in collecting surrepticious DNA. Miller’s trial is scheduled for later this year. Read more.

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Identifinders International Wins Fifth Place for DNA Hit of the Year

Posted on June 24, 2020 by identifinders

Identifinders International, in conjunction with the King Co. WA Sheriff’s Office, has been awarded Fifth Place in the Gordon Thomas Honeywell (GTH) DNA Hit of the Year Competition out of a field of 50 entries from 20 countries for their pioneering work on the 1991 Sarah Yarborough homicide. Continue reading →

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1968 Cold Case Murder of Gwen Miller Solved through Forensic Genealogy and Dedicated Detective Work

Posted on June 17, 2019 by identifinders

Through the use of DNA forensic genealogy, Rapid City police have identified the suspect responsible for the death of 60-year-old Gwen Miller. Ms. Miller, a Rapid City pharmacist, was located strangled and sexually assaulted in her bed at her home on Hall Street in 1968. Continue reading →

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Press Conference on Cold Case – Rapid City SD – 2 pm – 17 Jun 2019

Posted on June 17, 2019 by identifinders

RCPD MEDIA ADVISORY: Press conference to discuss new findings in cold case The media is invited to attend a press conference discussing new findings in the cold case investigation into a Rapid City homicide from 1968. The press conference will … Continue reading →

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Benjaman Kyle

Posted on June 2, 2015 by identifinders

Should it be a concern to our community that someone who is such a blank slate is controlling the emotions of so many genetic genealogists at the expense of critical thinking? Continue reading →

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DNA Rule-Out for Cold Case, Australia, 1970 – Part II

Posted on September 1, 2010 by identifinders

Through a casual exchange of emails a few weeks ago, Deb Cashion alerted me to a recent article “Police chase DNA of Elmer Crawford relatives in Northern Ireland” that appeared in the Herald Sun.  It described the Victoria police search for a DNA … Continue reading →

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DNA Rule-Out for Cold Case, Australia, 1970 – Part I

Posted on August 29, 2010 by identifinders

A crime that could not escape media attention in Australia, any more than the Manson family murders could have evaded the public eye here in the States-Elmer Crawford brutally murdered his pregnant wife Theresa (35) and his three children Kathryn (13), James (8), and Karen … Continue reading →

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