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Man exonerated of wrongful 1976 rape conviction
A man found guilty of the gunpoint rape of a teenager nearly half a century ago, saw his conviction thrown out. Melissa Colorado reports.
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NJ lawyer tied to rapes by DNA left on glass is accused of 5 more attacks
A New Jersey lawyer recently charged with sexually assaulting four women in Boston 15 years ago has been indicted on suspicion of five additional attacks during the same time period.
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New details in 2007-08 Boston rapes as NJ lawyer appears in court
New details were revealed in court about a string of sexual assaults against women in Boston about 15 years ago that are now being blamed on a man who is now an attorney in the New York City area. Matthew Nilo, 35, faced charges of aggravated rape, kidnapping, assault with attempt to rape and indecent assault and battery in Suffolk…
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Attorney Arrested in Years-Old Boston Rapes Set for Return to Mass.
The attorney who was arrested this week in New Jersey by police and the FBI is set to return to Boston to face charges in a series of sexual assaults and kidnappings from 2007 and 2008. Matthew Nilo appeared in Hudson County Superior Court Thursday morning for an extradition hearing after his arrest on Tuesday at his Weehawken apartment building…
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Employee of NY State Facility Raped Disabled Woman, Her Daughter Claims in Lawsuit
A woman born to a severely disabled resident of a New York state facility in 1986 has filed a lawsuit saying her mother was raped by an employee whose abuse was covered up by those in charge.
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Man Indicted in 1994 Cold Case NYC Murders of a Mother, Daughter
A 64-year-old man was indicted on murder charges in connection to a nearly 30-year cold case involving the deaths of a mother and daughter in their New York City apartment, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced Thursday. Larry Atkinson was indicted for for strangling 57-year-old Sarah Roberts, who suffered from emphysema, and her 26-year-old daughter Sharon, who had a disability,…
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Woman Found in a Canvas Sack in 1971 ID'd Through Community-Funded DNA Testing
Fifty-two years after the woman’s remains were found in an Arizona desert, the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office was able to figure out her name: Colleen Audrey Rice of Portsmouth, Ohio.
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Girl Who Sent Police DNA Evidence to Confirm Santa Claus Visit Gets an Answer
Scarlett Doumato, a 10-year-old from Cumberland, R.I., submitted DNA evidence to the police to determine whether or not Santa Claus visited her home on Christmas Eve. This week, she received a response.
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Everything You Need to Know About Genetic Genealogy
Decades-old crimes are being solved using genetic genealogy. Here’s what you need to know.