Former Ohio Police Captain Exonerated After 15 Years in Prison Based on DNA...
Douglas Prade, a former Akron, Ohio Police Captain has been exonerated for the murder of his ex-wife after spending almost 15 years in prison. According to case number CR 1998-02-0463 (State V. Prade)...
View ArticleAn Update on the Ohio IP and Columbus Dispatch Project, 5 Years Later…
From the Ohio Dispatch: The five men who were caged in prison cells for a combined 99 years for rapes and murders they didn’t commit stepped into the cramped elevator. They were meeting for the first...
View ArticleTesting at DDC Proved Florida Man’s Innocence
According to Hillsborough County Circuit Court, Case #02-CF-15542, and Florida Dept of Law Enforcement, Case # 20030300771, on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, the Florida State Attorney’s Office for the...
View ArticleDNA Diagnostics Center Forensics Team Help to Prove Dewey Jones’ Innocence of...
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office Dismisses Case Based on DNA Testing Conducted By DNA Diagnostics Center According to Summit County Common Pleas Court, Case #1994-06-1409C on Thursday, January 30,...
View ArticleDDC Forensics is Honored by Ohio Innocence Project at Tenth Anniversary Gala
DDC Forensics is Celebrated as Key Contributor to OIP’s Success DNA Diagnostics Forensics, a Division of DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC), one of the world’s largest DNA testing companies, was honored at...
View ArticleUpdate on OH Innocence Project Exoneree Dewey Jones
Dewey Jones, the Akron OH man who was exonerated of murder and kidnapping charges after serving 19 years in prison for the death of Neal Rankin, has filed a lawsuit against the city of Akron and at...
View ArticleDNA Diagnostics Center, One of The World’s Largest DNA Testing Labs,...
CINCINNATI, March 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ –DNA Diagnostics Center (DDC), one of the largest commercial DNA testing companies in the world, celebrates its 20th anniversary today. Headed by President and...
View ArticleDNA or Prenatal testing during pregnancy
You’ve seen this plot on TV shows like Law & Order—a woman mysteriously dies, foul play is suspected, and the autopsy finds the woman is pregnant! A DNA test of the fetus is ordered to find out who...
View ArticleAre Mouth Swabs Effective for Collecting DNA?
Yes! Mouth swabs are not only effective for collecting DNA, they are the standard for many applications, including paternity testing, forensic testing, and many kinds of DNA identification. The cells...
View ArticleIdentical twins: can DNA tell them apart?
Advancements in DNA technology has made DNA analysis a revolutionary tool in forensic investigations. Since its breakthrough in the 1980s, DNA is used for identification of individuals in crime scene...
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