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Z19 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2010 Grant to help Glendale PD revive cases gone cold New DNA technology can help make cases solvable IT'S LIKE ONE BIG PLAYGROUP. JUST FOR MOMS. Log on to share stories, make friends and even plans to meet up. Join the conversation today. crime squad.

Homicide Detective Roger Geisler, the city's primary cold-case investigator, has 70 of them. They include the No Fulfill your aspirations through your education We are professionals learning to envision opportunities, think strategically and serve compassionately. Argosy University offers advanced degree programs that can help you reach your goals in the field of psychology: Counseling Industrial Organizational Forensic Sport Exercise Mental Health Counseling Argosy University, aspire to be. (2) momslike where Valley moms meet StL; A) vember 1978 shooting death of Thomas Mclntyre, who had gotten out of his car to make a deposit at a bank near 43rd and Olive avenues when he was gunned down. Police gathered DNA and evidence, but nothing was tested.

"They didn't have (I i By Lisa Halverstadt The Republic azcentral.com Years ago, Glendale police often gathered DNA at homicide and sexual assault scenes only to learn a sample was too small, or technology just wasn't available, to identify an assailant and bring him to justice. Detectives hope a National Institute of Justice $283,042 grant awarded in September will revive dozens of homicide and sexual assault cases with new DNA tests on evidence gathered years ago. The Glendale Police Department was one of 27 agencies across the country to receive a "Solving Cold Cases with DNA" grant to review cases to see if they could be closed with additional work and testing. Advances in DNA technology mean that samples once seen as unusable, inconclusive or compromised may be successfully used to identify a perpetrator. Glendale police are confident new Argosy University.

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The May 1996 deaths of Diana Shawcroft and Jennifer Lueth also stand out. The young women walked to a convenience store near their apartment and dramatic Results. I ()timal Solutions, (jj) never returned nome. Their bodies were later found north of the Valley. A new analysis of hairs and fibers collected by police nearly 15 years ago could lead to an arrest and closure for the Shawcroft and Lueth families, Geisler said.

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