Archive for October 19th, 2010
DENVER – DNA on the body of murder victim Peggy Hettrick does not match the DNA of serial killer Scott Kimball, 9Wants to Know has learned. Investigators have been trying to find her killer since Tim Masters was released from prison in 2008 after he was wrongly tried and convicted for her 1987 murder.
Night Stalker case shows DNA-testing still lags | San Francisco Examiner.
Richard Ramirez dna linked to dead 9 year old girl. Her name is Mei Leung
SAN FRANCISCO — It took 11 months, but the DNA of infamous “Night Stalker” Richard Ramirez has finally been retested, allowing police to close the case of the 1984 murder of a 9-year-old girl in the Tenderloin.
Pera said the turnaround time for DNA tests — crucial work in solving long-cold cases — is still as slow as ever.
“The lab is still very understaffed,” she said. “There’s still only a few people that do the DNA analysis.”
Read more at the San Francisco Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Night-Stalker-case-shows-DNA-testing-still-lags-105156154.html#ixzz12mXXsEXL
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