A missing Long Island teen is found dead. More than 40 years later, DNA on a straw leads to her suspected killer

First, 15-year-old Kelly Morrissey vanished into the night. On June 12, 1984, she left her home after dinner and never came back. Five months later, it was her friend Theresa Fusco. On Nov. 10, 1984, the 16-year-old left her job at Hot Skates, a popular roller rink never to be heard from again. Forty-one years … Read more

Tennessee man set to be executed files motion claiming DNA evidence will prove his innocence

On March 3, 1994, the bodies of Marcellos “Cello” Anderson, his mother, Delois Anderson, and Frederick Tucker were found buried in a Memphis graveyard underneath a casket. They had been missing for a week after being kidnapped from Delois Anderson’s home. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more

DNA proves remains found in the Columbia River are of a family missing since 1958

CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. — DNA analysis has identified the remains found in a car in the Columbia River as those of an Oregon family that went missing in 1958 while on a trip to find Christmas greenery, authorities said Thursday. The state medical examiner’s office has identified parents Kenneth and Barbara Martin and their daughter … Read more

Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up

SAN DIEGO — Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. That mismatch is killing some of the planet’s most vital ecosystems, from California’s towering redwoods to the seagrass meadows along its coast, both of which store vast amounts of carbon and support complex webs of life. Marine heat waves, record wildfires and … Read more

DNA testing confirms Ted Bundy killed Utah teen in 1974

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New DNA testing links unsolved death of Utah teen in 1974 to serial killer Ted Bundy, sheriff says

SPANISH FORK, Utah — New DNA testing has definitively linked the unsolved death of a Utah teenager in 1974 to the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy, the local sheriff’s office said Wednesday. Laura Ann Aime, 17, went missing Halloween night 51 years ago after she left a party alone to go to a convenience store. … Read more

Ted Bundy’s DNA linked to unsolved death of Utah teen in 1974, sheriff’s office says

New DNA testing has definitively linked the unsolved death of a Utah teenager in 1974 to the infamous serial killer Ted Bundy, the local sheriff’s office said Wednesday. Laura Ann Aime, 17, went missing on Halloween night 51 years ago after she left a party alone to go to a convenience store. About a month later, … Read more

Charlie Kirk shooting suspect’s lawyers ask to delay May hearing to review gun DNA evidence

Attorneys for the man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk last September want to delay a court hearing for six months to review evidence relating to DNA found on the alleged murder weapon. Tyler Robinson’s legal team has asked Judge Tony Graf in Utah to delay a preliminary hearing scheduled for May, as they need … Read more