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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08, 2021
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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, 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. [...]
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11, 2012
Davis Enterprise: Richard Joseph Hirschfield found guilty of sweetheart murders.
Defense counsel for David Hunt and his cohorts enlisted SERI to examine evidence in this cold case. Read the full Davis Enterprise article about the [...]
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07, 2012
Los Angeles Times: SERI matches DNA to suspect Robin Kyu Cho.
SERI was able to match DNA from evidence found at the scene to suspect Robin Kyu Cho, providing a critical piece of evidence for [...]
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05, 2012
Los Angeles Times: SERI recovers DNA from a years-old bite mark.
"Investigators stuck to their early theory that Rasmussen must have been killed by unidentified Latino male suspects during a botched burglary. That theory eventually would [...]
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08, 2011
New York Times: West Memphis Three are freed thanks in part to SERI DNA testing.
SERI provided mitochondrial and Y-STR DNA testing on a wide collection of items to support the defense's work to free the wrongfully convicted "West Memphis [...]