[Link] Man charged over string of historical sexual assaults in inner-west Sydney

Read: 29/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

More than 15 years after “the inner-west rapist” terrified Sydney, attacking women in their own homes, a DNA breakthrough has led to a man being charged. NSW police arrested a 51-year-old man at dawn in Panania, in Sydney’s south on Monday and charged him with four historical sexual assaults.

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[Link] 'She was my friend': Alec Baldwin breaks silence on death of Halyna Hutchins for first time on camera

Read: 31/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

Actor Alec Baldwin has spoken publicly for the first time on camera about the accidental shooting on the set of a film that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, in a video released by TMZ.

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[Link] Human remains found in Florida belong to Gabby Petito's boyfriend Brian Laundrie, FBI says

Read: 23/10/2021 www.abc.net.au

The FBI says human remains found in a Florida nature reserve belong to Brian Laundrie. Mr Laundrie was being sought as a person of interest in the death of his girlfriend Gabby Petito while the couple were on a cross-country road trip.

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[Link] Turns Out Your DNA Sticks to MDMA Caps. That Could Help Police Track Down Drug Dealers.

Read: 7/8/2021 www.vice.com

Forensic scientists have found a way to recover human DNA from the surface of pills and capsules – a breakthrough that they hope will help law enforcement agencies nail down criminals and expose illegal drug syndicates.

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