SOME INTERESTING CASES SOME INTERESTING CASES SOLVEDSOLVED

IN OUR DNA LABORATORYIN OUR DNA LABORATORY

ROMAN LOHAJ ROMAN LOHAJ && ANTON KUCHÁR ANTON KUCHÁR

INSTITUTE OF CRIMINALISTICSINSTITUTE OF CRIMINALISTICSSLOVAKIASLOVAKIA

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• biological laboratory of the Institute of Criminalistics in Košice covers east part of Slovak republic, population approximately 1.500.000

• DNA analysis since 1998 (silver staining detection)

• since 2002 using PowerPlex16 & PowerPlexY on ABI 310

• during almost 2 years solved at least 2500 cases

11stst case case

MURDER OF NEWBORN OR NOT?

11stst case case

FATHERFATHER

MOTHERMOTHERDAUGHTERDAUGHTER

CHILDCHILD

BURNEDBURNEDIN OVENIN OVEN

PLACENTAPLACENTAIN CESSPITIN CESSPIT

22ndnd case case

MULTIPLE RAPEOR NOT?

OFFENDER

VICTIM

22ndnd case case

OFFENDER

VICTIM

22ndnd case case

OFFENDERVICTIM

EVIDENCE

EVIDENCE

22ndnd case case

22ndnd case case SUSPECT 3

SUSPECT 2 SUSPECT 1

VICTIM

X

X

33rdrd case case

GLOVESON CRIME SCENE

–HELP OR NOT?

33rdrd case case

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33rdrd case case

GLOVE OF OFFENDER

VICTIM PULL AWAY

DNA PROFILE

CONVICTEDOFFENDER

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