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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06, 2021
Berkeley PD charges suspect with attempted rape
Berkeley police department charges suspect with attempted rape after he broke into the victim's apartment and tried to sexually assault her in bed. SERI's Chief [...]
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04, 2021
San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Office thanks SERI for assisting with cold case.
The Sheriff's Office arrested Paul Flores for the 1996 murder of Kristin Smart. In its press release, the office thanked the Serological Research Institute for [...]
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09, 2020
NBC: SERI gets damning DNA from trash, links cold case murder suspect to evidence.
SERI's analyst developed a DNA profile from items police found in suspect Glen McCurley's trash bin; this profile matched DNA found on the victim's clothing. [...]
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01, 2020
WSav.com: SERI Assists Police in Homicide Case
Gary Harmor analyzes DNA on murder weapon and links it to main suspect. Read the full article here.
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12, 2019
Fremont Police Department: 37 Year Old Cold Case Solved with the Help of DNA Analysis
SERI analyzed evidence extracted from the deceased suspect's remains which later confirmed this person's involvement with the crime. Read the full story here.
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08, 2019
ABC10: SERI Assists Oakdale Police with Kidnapping, Auto Theft Case
“The Oakdale Police Department continued investigating the case and partnered with the Serological Research Institute (SERI) Forensic Lab to help sift through evidence… ‘We are… [...]
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07, 2019
East Bay Times: SERI completed analysis within 48 hours.
SERI completed DNA analysis within 48 hours in this sexual assault case. The resulting DNA profile led to a CODIS hit linking suspect Alphonzo Lamont [...]
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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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04, 2018
Fox KTVU: SERI analysis contributes to timely arrest of sexual assault suspect
Within just 10 days of receiving the evidence, SERI's Senior Forensic Serologist completed DNA analysis which contributed to the timely arrest of the suspect. Read [...]