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A woman’s remains were found in Oregon in 1976. They’ve been identified 49 years later thanks to DNA
Oregon authorities say DNA has helped identify a woman's remains after 49 years. Oregon State Police announced this week that the remains of Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter were identified in June.
Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested and is likely to be charged with several charges, including aggravated murder, in connection with the attack last week.
"We've never gotten this close of a relative match before and it was such a cool, unexpected connection," the owner told Newsweek.
Jeffrey Briney, now 61 and in a wheelchair, was found guilty on all 29 charges including rape, kidnapping, aggravated assault, armed robbery, sodomy and firearm charges for his alleged involvement in two separate home invasion rape cases in DeKalb County in 1986, one in March and another in October.
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DNA on rifle, other items matches man accused of trying to assassinate Trump, FBI analyst testifies
An FBI analyst has testified that DNA sampled from a rifle, as well as multiple other items, found near where President Donald Trump was playing golf in South Florida last year matches that of a man accused of trying to assassinate Trump that day.
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Suspected gunman Robinson wrote note threatening Kirk, tied to scene by DNA, FBI director says
The suspect accused of assassinating right-wing activist Charlie Kirk in Utah wrote a text message before the shooting that he planned to kill Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel said.
Charlie Kirk's suspected shooter's DNA was found on a towel wrapped around the alleged assassination rifle. FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed on Monday, September 15, that both a towel concealing the gun police believed was used to kill Kirk and a screwdriver that was found on the rooftop where the killer positioned himself had a genetic match to suspect Tyler Robinson,
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Highway 20 cold case solved: DNA identifies ‘Swamp Mountain Doe’ as missing woman from mid-70s
Now, five decades later, the woman long known by investigators as Swamp Mountain Doe has a name: Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter.
Authorities in Utah are preparing to file capital murder charges against Tyler Robinson as early as Tuesday in the killing of Charlie Kirk, a dominant figure in conservative politics who became a