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)