Los Angeles sheriff’s department to retest 4,000 DNA samples after using faulty kits for 8 months
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it will retest 4,000 DNA samples and open an internal investigation after ...
LA County has been using potentially faulty DNA test kits for months
Los Angeles County has been using potentially faulty DNA test kits in criminal investigations for months.
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department used faulty DNA kits in 4,000 cases
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department will retest more than 4,000 DNA samples after announcing it used a faulty testing ...
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LA County Sheriff's Department has been using potentially faulty DNA test kits for months
The L.A. County Sheriff's Department says it plans to re-test about 4,000 DNA samples after learning the agency used testing ...
Faulty DNA test kits forces LA County Sheriff to review cases
The department said they were using the faulty DNA test kits for eight months until the manufacturer notified them. Deputies ...
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I’m a medical forensic examiner. Here’s what people can expect from a health response after a sexual assault
I work as a medical forensic examiner ... The doctor or nurse will collect the samples using a sexual assault investigation kit, or a “rape kit”. Collecting these samples might involve ...
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LASD Investigates Use of Defective DNA Kits
On Monday, March 24, 2025, a supervisor over the Scientific Services Bureau became aware of a notice from a DNA testing kit ...
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Faulty DNA test kits were used in thousands of L.A. County criminal cases, authorities say
In August, a manufacturer of DNA testing kits sent a letter to the ... 2025 “We take the integrity of our criminal investigations and the reliability of our forensic testing very seriously ...
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Los Angeles Sheriff's Department used faulty DNA kits in 4,000 cases
The manufacturer notified the LASD in August that the kits it was using were ... "We take the integrity of our criminal investigations and the reliability of our forensic testing very seriously ...