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Solving Cold Cases with DNA - Riverside County Sheriff''s Cold Case Unit

Award Information

Award #
2008-DN-BX-K006
Funding Category
Competitive
Location
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2008
Total funding (to date)
$499,830

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2008, $499,830)

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department has over 2,441 unsolved homicide cases dating back to 1937. In July 2007 the Sheriff's Department formed a Cold Case Investigation Team and assigned four homicide investigators to investigate cold cases. The Department is requesting funding for Sheriff's Department Investigator overtime to review, prioritize and investigate cases, for investigative travel expenses, for overtime for the Department of Justice DNA lab personnel, and for private DNA lab testing all of which will help to expedite the movement of these cases through their system.

ca/ncf

Date Created: September 11, 2008