DNA exonerates man after 38 years of wrongful imprisonment
SERI DNA Analyst II, Mallory Pagenkopf, worked on this case brought to SERI by Mehul Anjaria from MBA DNA Consulting, LLC in collaboration with the [...]
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10, 2022
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09, 2022
Kristin Smart Murder Trial
SERI Senior DNA Analyst, Angela Butler, testified on her analysis of the soil samples dug up from Ruben Flores' yard. In the end, Paul Flores [...]
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12, 2021
DNA Analysis 101
At trial, senior Forensic DNA Analyst, Angela Butler, breaks down the process of how to discern the likelihood ratios of people's DNA on evidence. Read [...]
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08, 2021
SERI’s Mallory Pagenkopf testifies on DNA from the Carla Walker Case
SERI analyst, Mallory Pagenkopf, testifies in the Carla Walker case on Monday, August 23 . The very next day, Glen McCurley confesses to the 1974 [...]
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07, 2021
Rapist’s DNA Does Not Lie
SERI analyst, Erin Laurie, took the stand and testified to her findings of the evidence in this 2019 case. Read about the case here.
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06, 2018
Innocence Project: DNA Tests Performed at SERI Help Exonerate Man Who Spent 26 Years in Prison
Blood samples from a 1991 crime scene were analyzed by SERI, which later proved DNA did not match that of the person convicted of the [...]
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09, 2017
Santa Maria Times: Phillip Hopper testifies for defense in murder trial.
"Forensic serologist Phillip Hopper from the Serological Research Institute kicked off Thursday's testimony for the defense, confirming that traces of a third-party's DNA were detected [...]
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03, 2017
Ex-Teacher Sentenced to 46 Years to Life
SERI Senior DNA Analyst, Angela Butler, testified in this dramatic case. Read about it here.
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03, 2016
Berkeleyside: SERI analyst matches DNA evidence to suspected shooter
SERI's analyst found that DNA from an evidentiary blood sample matched suspect Brandon Wallace. The analyst provided expert testimony for the prosecution in court. Wallace [...]
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01, 2014
NBC Chicago: SERI consults regarding wrongful conviction.
SERI provided consultation regarding the original wrongful conviction of Larry Gillard, demonstrating the Chicago lab should have excluded Gillard when they first tested the evidence. [...]