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NIJ FY10 SOLVING COLD CASES WITH DNA - STATE OF LOUISIANA

Award Information

Award #
2010-DN-BX-K019
Funding Category
Competitive
Location
Awardee County
East Baton Rouge Parish
Congressional District
Status
Closed
Funding First Awarded
2010
Total funding (to date)
$222,360

Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2010, $222,360)

The seeks funding to continue to review the remaining 157 "open" homicide cases going back to 1976, and to submit potential DNA evidence to the Oregon State Police Crime Lab for analysis. Each unsolved homicide has a family or loved one waiting for answers, a community waiting for resolution and a police agency seeking to hold those responsible, accountable for their actions. These murders have gone unsolved for a variety of reasons including the exhaustion of tangible leads, limited technology to test collected evidence and lack of resources to fully investigate the crimes.

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Date Created: August 23, 2010