Blood-stained rug leads to woman's arrest in couple's 2005 killing
"Sometimes such small pieces of evidence can solve a case," the police chief said.
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The Twisted Case of Angie Dodge
A brutal murder and police have DNA evidence. Could a discarded cigarette lead investigators to a possible killer and close a case two decades later? CBS News correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports for "48 Hours."
Kevin Cooper: Letter from San Quentin
Nearly 20 years ago a death row inmate wrote to "48 Hours" that he was framed for the murder of four people. Was evidence planted? New DNA tests could answer that question. Correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
The DNA of a Killer
Police have DNA evidence in a brutal murder, but can't match a killer -- so how did a public DNA database lead police to suspect a filmmaker of murder? CBS News correspondent Anne-Marie Green investigates.
Blood in the Sand
Two teens killed on the same California beach six years apart. DNA on one of the victims leads to two suspects -- one of them worked for the police. "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.
The controversial procedure is expected to lessen the risk of genetic disorders
The British Parliament took a historic vote Tuesday to allow the creation of babies from the DNA of three people. The controversial procedure is expected to lessen the risk of genetic disorders. Mark Phillips reports on how some see it as a slippery slope to genetically constructed children.
Live to Tell: Afraid of the Dark
A kidnapper tried to kill an 8-year-old girl, but he could not silence her. CBS News' Michelle Miller reports.
Murder on the Cape
"48 Hours" has covered the murder of A-list fashion writer Christa Worthington, murdered on Cape Cod, for nearly 16 years; now the man convicted of killing her may get a new trial. Correspondent Susan Spencer reports.
"Torso Killer" charged in woman's 1968 murder at Long Island mall
While he has claimed he was responsible for up to 100 homicides, authorities have officially linked him to only a dozen so far.
105 years after he died, buried WWI soldier identified through DNA
His headstone finally bears a name: 2nd Lt. Osmund Bartle Wordsworth — a great-great-nephew of English poet William Wordsworth
DNA retest concludes acquitted man actually killed woman in 1990
Robert Earl Hayes' case was featured in a 2002 play, "The Exonerated," which was made into a Court TV movie.
Arrest made 37 years after Maine baby's death
DNA evidence played a role in charges brought 37 years after a baby died in the far northern part of the state, police announced Tuesday. Investigators announced that they'd arrested the baby's mother, Lee Ann Daigle, 58, in Lowell, Massachusetts, CBS Boston reports.
Arrest made 37 years after dog found body of newborn girl in Maine
Police said they were able to identify Lee Ann Daigle due to advancements in the use of DNA technology and genetic genealogy.
DNA links Texas truck driver to 1993 killing of California mother
Sherri Herrera was found dead on March 30, 1993 on an onramp to Interstate 10 near in Riverside County.
Police: DNA connects man to Florida serial rapes
Advanced DNA technology helped detectives link the cases of six women to a man accused of being the "pillowcase rapist" for a string of rapes back in the 1980s. CBS Miami's Joan Murray reports.
"Pillowcase rapist" linked by DNA to series of rapes in the 80s
Detectives said they dug through 500 boxes of evidence and thousands of sexual assault cases to link the cases to Robert Koehler.
DNA identifies teen's remains that may be linked to 1970s serial killer
A prosecutor said Gerard Schaefer, who was implicated in up to 30 deaths, "made Ted Bundy look like a Boy Scout."
Judge tosses statements made by man charged in girl's 1972 murder
Barry Whelpley is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated criminal sexual assault for the 1972 death of 15-year-old Julie Ann Hanson.
Deadly Texas school shooting left 21 dead
Many parents in Uvalde, Texas are still waiting to hear about their children, but the names of some victims are starting to emerge. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano joined Anne-Marie Green to discuss the use of DNA samples to help identify more of the victims and the painful wait most families have to endure.
"43-year-old mystery" solved as remains in river ID'd as missing woman
DNA testing compared a DNA sample of a relative of Leeman to the human remains found inside the vehicle, officials said.
Remains of Colorado mom found 4 years after she went missing
The DA's office said it received information "including the exact location of Rita's remains."
"Needle in a haystack": Fingernail DNA solves woman's 1988 killing
In the past, a DNA sample had to be the size of a quarter to be able to get a profile, but "now it's less than a billionth of a size of a Sweet'n Low package," officials said.
DNA links man to 1989 murder, 1990 rape in same apartment complex
Thomas Davis Cox is being held on a $1 million cash bond after being indicted on 16 counts in the cases.
Police ID body found in 1992 as teen, now "focus on finding her killer "
"She was not trash. She was a beautiful, loving, funny, upbeat person who didn't deserve this," Maggie Sniegowski's brother said.
Man convicted in woman's 2006 murder even though body wasn't found
A cigarette with Derrill Ennis' DNA was found near Lori Ann Slesinski's burned vehicle.
Iowa approves pricy foreign-owned steel plant project in swing district
Jane Doe's attorney says "she was incapable of consent," alleges cover-up
Medical plane missing near Nantucket with 6 on board, authorities say
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