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Md.: DNA law in front of SCOTUS aided 43 cases

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Roberts: Supreme Court likely to take Md. DNA case

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Study: DNA tests show scale of bad convictions

New DNA testing in hundreds of old Virginia homicide and sexual assault cases supports the exoneration of at least 38 suspects, according to a study released Monday by a national policy group that examined the test results.

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DNA study seeks origin of Appalachia's Melungeons

For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons. Some speculated they were descended from Portuguese explorers, or perhaps from Turkish slaves or Gypsies.

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Va. to release 78 DNA post-conviction test reports

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Man convicted in 2004 rape gets life in prison

A Hagerstown man convicted of a 2004 rape in Frederick based on a DNA sample he submitted in Tennessee has been sentenced to life in prison.

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DNA revives search for man missing 18 years

A recently acquired DNA sample from a missing man's birth mother has brought renewed effort to a search for him.

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Md. convict tied to 1993 sex assault in Mass.

A former Massachusetts man currently serving prison time in Maryland has been charged in connection with a nearly two-decade old sexual assault on a disabled person.

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