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Second Kathleen Folbigg inquiry could be a test case for law reform in Australia

A second judicial inquiry is due to resume tomorrow after hearing expert evidence that found baby killer Kathleen Folbigg and two of her children had the same genetic mutation.

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The Idaho college murders terrified a small town and devastated four families. Here's how police zeroed in on a suspect

As reporters swarmed the small Idaho college town and amateur sleuths dissected clues on TikTok, police were quietly homing in on a suspect. WARNING: Readers might find some details in this story distressing.

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NSW Police investigation tactics may change after Bill Spedding pay out, criminologist says

A win by former suspect in toddler William Tyrrell 's disappearance, Bill Spedding, against NSW Police for malicious prosecution may force detectives to change the way they pursue suspects when they are not making progress in a case, a leading criminologist says.

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DNA key to 1982 Gold Coast murder

Police hope a $500,000 reward and genetic genealogy could provide vital clues in the cold case murder of a man on the Gold Coast in 1982.

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Queensland police hopeful new DNA tool could help solve cold case murder of Eddie Crabbe 40 years ago

Police have used DNA obtained from blood samples at a murder scene to generate a picture of what the killer's face may have looked like – the first time "investigative genetic genealogy" has ever been used in Queensland.

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Murders, rapes and more cases like the Somerton Man could be solved with more use of genetic genealogy technology, expert says

A forensic anthropologist and criminologist says Australian police forces should be quicker to embrace the genetic genealogy technology that was used by researchers to identify the Somerton Man after more than 70 years of mystery.

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Science shows Kathleen Folbigg shouldn't be in jail

Dr Mallett said what happened to Folbigg "could happen to any of us".

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Netflix hit Stranger Things slammed for using Nazi prison and brutal asylum in new series

Netflix has used sites of past atrocities as locations or inspiration for its nostalgic hit show Stranger Things — including a plan to let fans book a themed cell in a former holocaust prison on Airbnb.

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A Criminologist Has Weighed In On Melissa Caddick’s Disappearance & They Reckon It Was Murder

“I know fact is stranger than fiction, however I don’t think we can stretch the fact this far."

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The hunt for Madeleine McCann is winding down but three lessons are helping the search for other missing children

The story of Madeleine McCann is one that has touched almost every corner of the globe, yet the truth of what happened to her is not yet told. As the official investigation into her disappearance by Britain's Metropolitan Police winds down, what lessons can be used to help other missing…

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Search for Charlise Mutten in NSW Blue Mountains enters fifth day, as weather and COVID hinder efforts

Crews scouring the Blue Mountains for missing nine-year-old Charlise Mutten battle rain and fog, while their numbers are reduced due to a COVID-19 outbreak.

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