When a young relative accused Wilfredo Romeo Perez of sexual abuse, detectives say a routine forensic step suddenly cracked ...

A powerful DNA database helped crack a 30-year-old cold case. Experts say CODIS is transforming investigations and solving crimes once thought unsolvable.

A DNA profile recovered from gloves found during the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie in Arizona that was submitted to a national database maintained by the FBI didn’t come back ...

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Crime Lab has access to the national DNA database that helps match samples and identify possible criminals. CODIS, which stands for “Combined DNA Index System,” is a ...

Feb. 17 (UPI) --The DNA on a glove found Nancy Guthrie's home was not a match to anyone in the federal DNA database, police said Tuesday. Guthrie, 84, is the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie ...

(AP) -- Like so many great discoveries, it was an accident. British scientist Alec Jeffreys realized 25 years ago Thursday that individuals have "DNA fingerprints," unique patterns of genetic material ...

TUCSON, Ariz. – DNA found on a glove near Nancy Guthrie's home as well as inside her residence didn't produce a match in an FBI database, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said. During an interview with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Investigators identified the remains of a man whose skull was found in the Hamilton sewer system last summer. The Butler County ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TUCSON — Gloves believed to have been worn by Nancy Guthrie's suspected abductor yielded no hits in the FBI's DNA database as the ...

Police in western Pennsylvania have filed charges in a 37-year-old sexual assault case after a DNA sample identified a man in ...