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SLC Solving Cold Cases with DNA

Award Information

Awardee
Award #
2010-DN-BX-K006
Funding Category
Competitive
Location
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
Total funding (to date)
$389,200

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2010, $389,200)

The Salt Lake City Police Department has already evaluated cold case homicides and have identified 124 that may yield biological evidence. This proposal requests funding to partner with Sorenson Forensics to further review the evidence in 100 of these cases for the possibility of DNA evidence. The remaining 24 cases will be handles by the state crime laboratory which will have less of an impact on their current backlog.

ca/ncf

Date Created: September 6, 2010