April 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 its assistance in the investigation. Read the full press release [...]
September 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. Police provided SERI with McCurley's reference DNA sample , and [...]
July 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 McInnis to the crime. McInnis was sentenced to life in [...]
April 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 the full Fox article here.
September 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 in three out of the five small cut pieces of [...]
March 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 was ultimately sentenced to 118 years for the shooting. Read [...]
July 2015
SERI consults for the Innocence Project in the case of Jules Letemps.
Jules Letemps was granted a new trial as a result of SERI's consultation for the defense. SERI examined the original notes and reports from the 25-year-old conviction and concluded that the serological testing at that [...]
January 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. This information helped Gillard secure a settlement in a wrongful [...]
November 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 case here.
July 2012
Los Angeles Times: SERI matches DNA from hair to suspect Robin Kyu Cho.
SERI was able to match DNA from hairs found at the scene to suspect Robin Kyu Cho, providing a critical piece of evidence for the Los Angeles District Attorney. Read the full Los Angeles [...]
May 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 be proven wrong by DNA in a saliva sample gathered [...]
August 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 Three." This case was the subject of the HBO documentary [...]