Use of Animal Forensics on the Rise
May 29th, 2007 By KRISTEN GELINEAU , Associated Press Writer
Forensic Scientist Ngyuen Truong inspects a tray of samples for DNA testing before placing it in separator at the Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at the University of California Davis, in Davis, Calif., Friday, May 25, 2007. The use of traditional forensic investigation techniques is becoming more common place to solve crimes where an animal is the victim, perpetrator or witness. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
(AP) -- The killer had left his mark all over the crime scene. Grayish-tan hairs lay strewn on the ground below the old willow tree on Marylin Christian's Loudoun County farm, inches away from where her beloved cat Cody was found dead.
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