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

Award Information

Award #
2009-DN-BX-K031
Funding Category
Competitive
Location
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2009
Total funding (to date)
$500,000

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $500,000)

The purpose of this proposal will be to fund the Sheriff's Department Sergeant and Investigator overtime, investigative travel expenses, overtime for the Department of Justice DNA lab personnel and private DNA lab testing. Since its inception in 2000, California's DNA Cold Hit Program has resulted in more than 135 cold hits in Riverside County, including 27 in 2008.

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Date Created: September 15, 2009