Feds Mull a DNA Program That Cracked 1999 Murder Case

The National Academy of Sciences unsuccessfully recommended the federal government establish an independent agency for advancing forensic science similar to one in the Netherlands that recently helped authorities conduct a DNA sweep to nab a rapist who in 1999 murdered a 16-year-old.

The academy in 2009 advised the U.S. government to spin off forensic DNA research and development from the Justice Department into an independent National Institute of Forensic Science. Justices priorities inherently are at odds with advancing the discipline, concluded an academy report.

What is needed to support and oversee the forensic science community is a new, strong and independent entity t…
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