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Oct 10, 2007 3:50 AM CDT

Brit Tourists' DNA Sought in Maddy Case

Investigators aim to match evidence to possible kidnapper

(Newser) - British tourists staying at the same resort where toddler Madeleine McCann disappeared have been told to provide fingerprints and DNA samples to aid the ongoing investigation by Portuguese police, reports the London Times. The move is an attempt to help investigators identify evidence found in the McCann's Portugal apartment that...

Maddy DNA Evidence
Found on Beach

Oct 7, 2007 8:17 AM CDT

Maddy DNA Evidence Found on Beach

Discovery indicates toddler may have been buried or taken by boat

(Newser) - A retired South African police superintendent who has helped find several missing children has discovered DNA evidence of toddler Madeleine McCann on the beach near the resort where she disappeared, reports the Guardian. The evidence indicates Madeleine may have been buried there at some point—or taken to sea by...

Seven-Year-Old Rape Charges Yield Arrest

Aug 31, 2007 12:37 PM CDT

Seven-Year-Old Rape Charges Yield Arrest

DNA evidence unmasks suspect known only as 'John Doe No. 5'

(Newser) - An Illinois man appeared in court yesterday to face rape charges filed against him seven years ago—when prosecutors didn't know his name, but knew his DNA. In 2000, Milwaukee prosecutor Norm Gahn was among the first in the country to file charges based solely on a DNA profile—in...

It's a Wrap: Tooth ID's Mummy Queen

Jun 27, 2007 4:39 AM CDT

It's a Wrap: Tooth ID's Mummy Queen

Powerful Hatshepsut linked to dental root and DNA tests

(Newser) - An ancient tooth and DNA evidence appear to prove that an obese mummy found in 1903 is one of Egypt's most powerful female rulers, Hatshepsut, the New York Times reports. The tooth, located in a box labeled with the queen's name, "fits exactly" with a broken root in the...

Birkhead's the Baby Daddy

Apr 11, 2007 6:18 AM CDT

Birkhead's the Baby Daddy

DNA evidence wins photographer Birkhead paternity of Daniellyn

(Newser) - Daniellyn finally has a baby daddy. DNA evidence proved that the daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith can call paparazzo Larry Birkhead Dad. "I told you so," a jubilant Birkhead told reporters after the announcement at a court hearing in the Bahamas. He hugged his rival,...