BCIT Forensic DNA Lab
Vancouver police using genealogical records to find suspected killer
Original Post Date: March 30, 2019
Forensic DNA Analyst Steen Hartsen addresses how new genealogical services aid as an investigative tool to determine new leads tha ...
Identification of DNA in Cold Cases: Q&A with Expert Steen Hartsen
Original Post Date: January 30, 2020
A question and answer session with DNA analyst Steen Hartsen about the impact of evidence conditions on DNA identifications of col ...
Cold cases heat up through new approach to identifying remains
Original Post Date: March 21, 2016
In an effort to identify the thousands of John/Jane Doe cold cases in the United States, a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory ...
Students take a stab at forensics in Burnaby
Original Post Date: July 21, 2015
Twenty high school students were at BCIT last week, searching for clues after the discovery of two bloodied and lifeless dummies. ...
DNA, a match for murder and rape accused Kock
Original Post Date: September 27, 2013
DNA analysis by the British Columbia DNA Laboratory in Vancouver, Canada has strengthened the State's case against Erwin Kock, the ...
Court to hear closing arguments at murder trial on Thursday
Original Post Date: November 14, 2012
A former soccer coach of the teen accused of stabbing to death Ashlee Hyatt said the girl was a leader on the team, someone other ...
Blow to head killed Keetmans pensioner
Original Post Date: July 19, 2011
An elderly Keetmanshoop resident who died after allegedly having been attacked in her home in early 2008 lost her life as a result ...