Wisconsin Department of Corrections Outsmarted by Convict

So the Wisconsin DOC was outsmarted by an in-custody prisoner, who had other people donate DNA samples and and fingerprints.

“We have reason to believe that Walter Ellis convinced another inmate to give a DNA sample and an accompanying fingerprint of the other inmate because he did not want to give a sample for

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Baby CODIS?

Currently there are specific rules in place for what DNA profiles can and can not be placed into CODIS (Combined DNA Index System), but I didn’t know that the blood sample taken from all newborn babies are being saved in some states.

It’s only a matter of time before restrictions get loosened up, and every newborn

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State hits crime lab on DNA cache

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Massachusetts State Police lab collect and store DNA profiles they shouldn’t be allowed to. This is an inherent problem with databases that collect personal information, when there is no oversight. The police can store information they are not supposed to. This case may or may not have been “accidental”, but

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CSI Miami Episode # 707 “Cheating Death”

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The opening of this one is pretty humorous. A vacationing Kansas couple is trying to sleep in their Miami hotel, but there’s loud banging coming from an adjacent room, sounds like a couple in the throes of passion. When the couple bangs on the wall yelling at their neighbors to quiet

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