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DNA Evidence Handling

The challenges and limitations of handling and preserving DNA evidence over time, including contamination and degradation.

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Feb 7, 2026

What forensic or legal hurdles prevent definitive DNA links between alleged parachute fragments and named suspects in the Cooper files?

Decades of degradation, contamination and have left only partial, mixed DNA from -era artifacts — most notably a clip‑on tie — and those scientific limits, plus government control of the material and ...

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