# DNA testing

Last year

2022

US Supreme Court hears case of Texas man on death row for murder

Reed, an African-American man, was convicted by an all-white jury in 1998 of rape and murder

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Oct 11th 2022, 9:12 PM

All time

Dog poo DNA testing to be launched in Leitrim to find owners who don't clean up

Dog owners will be asked to cooperate in allowing a sample of saliva to be taken from their dog.

32.9k

Apr 26th 2021, 3:48 PM

US woman charged with murder of newborn son 38 years ago

Theresa Rose Bentaas was 19-years-old at the time.

28.6k

Mar 9th 2019, 1:36 PM

Man whose body was found on Bray beach in March finally identified

A family member came forward and the man was identified using DNA testing.

32.1k

May 2nd 2017, 1:18 PM

New Zealand glacier body identified after 42 years

Surviving family members have issued an statement expressing gratitude to the police.

17.6k

May 21st 2015, 7:00 PM

You may have been told your rashers are Irish, but they're often not

An IFA testing programme found that customers are being misled in 29% of cases.

13.3k

Feb 16th 2015, 8:39 AM

Bulgarian woman undergoes DNA test in 'Maria' case

The woman has been tested for a match with the child found in Greece and served with preliminary charges of child selling.

11.8k

Oct 25th 2013, 7:49 AM

DNA database is one more tool that will help catch perpetrators, says RCNI

The Rape Crisis Network Ireland welcomes the DNA Database System Bill which will increase the possibility for justice for sexual violence victims.

3.4k

Sep 11th 2013, 3:15 PM

Woman finds abandoned baby... and is arrested when it turns out it’s her child

The 21-year-old woman was arrested after claiming to have found the newborn on a beach in east Honolulu.

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May 1st 2013, 8:20 AM