DNA from water jug linked man to killing of unhoused victim in south Sacramento, DA says

Investigators said the man left his water jug behind at the scene. DNA collected from the jug led to match in the CODIS ...
KSAT

Learn about the DNA system that cracked the Stacey Dramiga murder case

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office made a significant breakthrough in a yearlong murder investigation that had seen little progress. Stacey Dramiga, 63, was attacked, sexually assaulted ...
Yahoo

DHS Collected DNA from 2,000 U.S. Citizens Without Due Process. It's Now in a Law Enforcement Database.

For years, the federal government has been amassing DNA profiles of noncitizens. But recently released Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data reveal that officials knowingly collected the DNA of ...
News9

National DNA Database in Edmond Unlocks Oklahoma’s Cold Cases

A national DNA database is helping to solve new and old crimes in Oklahoma. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations manages the CODIS system for law enforcement across our state, allowing police ...
Ars Technica

The DHS has been quietly harvesting DNA from Americans for years

For years, Customs and Border Protection agents have been quietly harvesting DNA from American citizens, including minors, and funneling the samples into an FBI crime database, government data shows.