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What Every Law Enforcement Officer Should Know About DNA Evidence

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Example DNA Analysis Match

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Image of DNA Analysis indicating the evidence specimen matches that of suspect number 1
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In this example, the pattern of the evidence specimen matches that of suspect number one.

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