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Astrea Forensics labs assisted the Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of investigation with a positive identification of Ruth Brenneman, a 14-year old girl whose remains were found in 1973.
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Two 1979 homicides are solved after a revolutionary DNA technique enables a one-to-one comparison between the crime scene evidence and the suspect, Jurn Norris.
The analysis of this hair sample, conducted by Astrea Forensics, yielded a genotype that conclusively matched the genotype obtained from a similar case.
Samples from rootless hair collected from Opelika Jane Doe aided in the genetic genealogy identification of Amore Wiggins
Single hair yields 13x genome coverage for IGG
DNA from bones of John Doe used to identify a man born in 1793
Astrea Forensics develops DNA profile for investigators to identify the 1980 Arroyo Grande Jane Doe as Tammy Terrell.
27 years later DNA confirms identity of John Doe #1, possible victim of 1990s serial killer
Astrea Forensics has developed a breakthrough approach for DNA recovery and analysis from rootless hairs. This approach enables forensic genetic genealogy, yielding actionable leads.
