DNA /tags/dna DNA en-US Copyright Thu, 27 Jul 2023 17:45:45 GMT A scientist said her research could help with repatriation. Instead, it destroyed Native remains. /local-news/2023-07-27/a-scientist-said-her-research-could-help-with-repatriation-instead-it-destroyed-native-remains Federal agencies have awarded millions of dollars to scientific studies on Native American human remains, undermining the goals of NAGPRA as tribes fight for repatriation. Thu, 27 Jul 2023 17:45:45 GMT /local-news/2023-07-27/a-scientist-said-her-research-could-help-with-repatriation-instead-it-destroyed-native-remains Mary Hudetz, ProPublica Victoria Martens Case Raises Questions About Investigations /local-news/2018-07-10/victoria-martens-case-raises-questions-about-investigations New evidence has shattered the widely believed narrative of how 10-year-old Victoria Martens was killed in Albuquerque. Right after her death in 2016,… Wed, 11 Jul 2018 00:07:47 GMT /local-news/2018-07-10/victoria-martens-case-raises-questions-about-investigations Marisa Demarco Bones Discovered On The West Mesa Near Mass Grave /local-news/2018-07-03/bones-discovered-on-the-west-mesa-near-mass-grave UPDATE: The Office of the Medical Investigator determined that the bones construction workers found are ancient and not related to the gravesite… Wed, 04 Jul 2018 00:02:10 GMT /local-news/2018-07-03/bones-discovered-on-the-west-mesa-near-mass-grave Marisa Demarco DNA Helps, But It Doesn’t Lock In A Sexual Assault Conviction /local-news/2016-12-14/dna-helps-but-it-doesnt-lock-in-a-sexual-assault-conviction New Mexico has the highest rate of untested sexual assault evidence kits per capita in the nation. We’ve talked to advocates, a nurse and law enforcement… Thu, 15 Dec 2016 00:52:05 GMT /local-news/2016-12-14/dna-helps-but-it-doesnt-lock-in-a-sexual-assault-conviction Marisa Demarco Law Enforcement Works To Adjust In Light Of Ignored Evidence /local-news/2016-12-13/law-enforcement-works-to-adjust-in-light-of-ignored-evidence We call the thousands of sexual assault evidence kits in New Mexico a backlog. But as the state Auditor’s Office pointed out in an audit last week, it’s… Wed, 14 Dec 2016 00:11:01 GMT /local-news/2016-12-13/law-enforcement-works-to-adjust-in-light-of-ignored-evidence Marisa Demarco Nurse On Untested Kits: It Absolutely Breaks My Heart /local-news/2016-12-12/nurse-on-untested-kits-it-absolutely-breaks-my-heart New Mexico has one of the worst sexual assault rates in the nation. And thousands of envelopes of DNA evidence that could help identify repeat sexual… Tue, 13 Dec 2016 01:59:46 GMT /local-news/2016-12-12/nurse-on-untested-kits-it-absolutely-breaks-my-heart Marisa Demarco Bill Would Fund Rape-Kit Testing /public-health-new-mexico/2016-02-02/bill-would-fund-rape-kit-testing There were 5,406 untested sexual assault evidence kits in the state at the end of last year, according to the state auditor. A pair of bills to tackle the… Tue, 02 Feb 2016 23:24:59 GMT /public-health-new-mexico/2016-02-02/bill-would-fund-rape-kit-testing Marisa Demarco NM AG Creates New "Exoneration" Unit /local-news/2012-10-24/nm-ag-creates-new-exoneration-unit SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico's Attorney General's office has created a new unit aimed at addressing challenges to homicide and sexual assault… Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:00:57 GMT /local-news/2012-10-24/nm-ag-creates-new-exoneration-unit