DNA and Biological Analysis – Case Studies
DNA Database Hits
Hit 1: In November 2011, a woman was walking home after a night out through [...]
False Imprisonment and Assault of Kevin Lunneyat Drumbrade Co. Cavan in September 2019
Kevin Lunney was abducted from his home in Co. Fermanagh. He was falsely imprisoned, assaulted [...]
FSI evidence helps secure a conviction in the Santina Cawley murder trial in May 2022
Santina Cawley, a two-year old child, was found in an apartment at Boreenmanna Road, Cork [...]
Murder of John Lowe in Portlaw, Co. Waterford on the 13th of December 2018
On the 15th of December 2018, a scientist attended the scene of the murder of [...]
Old case solved by new Database sample
In 2013 an unknown man entered a house in Co. Tipperary to commit a burglary. [...]
Operation Thor
As part of Garda Operation Thor which targets organised crime gangs involved in burglaries, exhibits [...]
Physical fit of crucifix and DNA evidence link suspect to Murder Victim
The body of pensioner, Ann Butler was discovered in a mutilated state five days after [...]
Prüm Power across Europe
In 2003 a burglary was committed in Co. Wexford. While it remained unknown on the [...]
Sexual assault case involving breaking and entering into a house
In Cork in March 2022 CCTV showed a male trying to gain entry to numerous [...]
Sexual Assault Investigation with multiple suspects
A seventeen year old female got into a car with five males unknown to her [...]
Two murders and a serious assault in Sligo in April 2022
In October 2023, Yousef Palani pleaded guilty to murdering Aidan Moffitt and Michael Snee and [...]