Arrests in Louvre Heist Show Power of DNA Databases in Solving Crimes

France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.

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Inside the Louvre Jewel Heist That Shocked the World

More than a week after thieves made off with treasures from the Louvre, a picture is emerging of a seemingly well-planned burglary that exploited security lapses at the museum and outpaced the police.

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2 Louvre Heist Suspects Have ‘Partially Admitted’ to the Crime

The Paris prosecutor overseeing the case said the two men face 15 years in prison for stealing some of France’s crown jewels, while two other suspects have yet to be caught.

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‘It’s Got to Be an Inside Job’: Jewelry Thieves Weigh In on Louvre Heist

Was it the heist of the century or a master class in incompetence by the museum? Some prominent former jewelry thieves have plenty to say about the audacious break-in at the Louvre.

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Georgia Man Charged With Raping Women in Queens in the 1990s

New DNA testing linked Michael Benjamin, 57, to the assaults of five women between 1995 and 1997 in southeast Queens, according to the authorities.

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Arson That Seemed Spontaneous in Nepal Could Have Been Deliberate

A New York Times investigation points to a coordinated campaign of destruction during last month’s unrest. An official inquiry is underway but answers are growing harder to find.

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Toronto’s Subway Deer Enigma Unmasked With DNA Analysis

It took nearly 50 years to work out the identity of a caribou-like fossil first discovered by construction workers.

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Shell Casings and DNA on Fingernails Helped Crack ‘Yogurt Shop’ Murder Case

Old-fashioned detective work and advances in forensic science led to the identification of a suspect in the killings of four teenagers in Austin, Texas, in 1991, officials said.

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A Man Is Linked to the Brutal ‘Yogurt Shop Murders’ 34 Years Ago

Police said they used DNA to identify a suspect in the Austin killings known as the yogurt shop murders. The case has haunted the city for decades.

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Judge in Gilgo Beach Case Spurns Request to Throw Out DNA Evidence

Lawyers for Rex Heuermann, who is charged with killing seven women, made last-ditch attempts to toss crucial evidence, but prosecutors are preparing for an expected trial next year.

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