Thursday, December 30

Clues Left at the Crime Scene, DNA Edition

   1. "Jewelry robber nabbed because he blew his nose"  [expired link]
      < http://www.local6.com/news/3476517/detail.html >
   "Police say a man who blew his nose before stealing diamonds from a
    West Bend jewelry store is a DNA match with a tissue he left behind"

   2. "Burglar leaves stinker of a clue"
      < http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_851854.html >
   "Police in Sweden are confident of catching a burglar who used the
    toilet during a raid but forgot to flush"

   3. "Man's dandruff leads to conviction"  [expired link]
      < http://www.wftv.com/news/3940036/detail.html >
   "Pearson was arrested in June after DNA testing matched his dandruff
    with a swab of his saliva"

   4. "Police point finger at jaguar fan"
      < http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1111213.htm >
   "A New Mexico man has made a hasty exit from a zoo after climbing
    close to a cage to illegally pet a jaguar but police were able to
    track him down by the severed finger he left behind"

   (a John West post)