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The ingenious way NYPD stealthily collected DNA to crack a 30-year-old rape case

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NYPD SVU detectives solved a rape cold case from over 30 years ago by tracking DNA evidence. The investigation involved preserving and following complex DNA trails to identify a suspect.

Tenacious NYPD SVU detectives cracked a more than 30-year-old rape cold case by preserving — and tracking down — intertwined trails of DNA evidence.

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