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The Evidence Has to Outlive the Case

The Evidence Has to Outlive the Case

Two cold cases were solved 64 and 65 years later. A third collapsed because police lost the evidence. Genetic genealogy has changed how long evidence must last, and what property rooms need to do about it.
Forensics Resident Editor 17 Oct 2026

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