Houston Chronicle

DNA testing works, but not if we fail to utilize it

Last week, Gov. Rick Perry granted the state's first posthumous pardon to a man who was innocent of a crime for which he had spent 13 years in prison. DNA testing cleared Tim Cole of a rape he did not ...
Southeast Missourian

Defense: DNA tests fail to link Duke players to alleged rape of stripper

DURHAM, N.C. -- DNA testing failed to connect any members of the Duke University lacrosse team to the alleged rape of a stripper, attorneys for the athletes said Monday. Citing DNA test results ...
Nature

Identical twins on trial: can DNA testing tell them apart?

In a French criminal trial, conventional DNA analysis couldn’t distinguish between twin brothers, but emerging scientific methods could help in such cases.

POCSO convict acquitted after police fail to show how blood, DNA samples were collected, preserved

“...the prosecution has miserably failed to prove as to how these samples were collected, preserved, and ultimately sent to ...

'It doesn't lie. So who are you?': What happens when DNA tests show a woman is not the mother of the child she gave birth to?

"At first, I kind of laughed … But they were serious. I could just see the seriousness in their faces." In this book excerpt, Lise Barnéoud explores the limitations of DNA testing.