Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2009, $743,000)
The goal of this funding recover and test biological evidence to accelerate process of identification, expedite arrests, appropriately charge and prosecute those responsible, thereby effectively short-circuit the progression toward more serious crimes will result as cold cases are resolved. Additionally, adding profiles to existing DNA databases will serve to increase the potential for successful matches, linking possible individual offenders to multiple offenses. ca/ncf
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