Pat Reavy with the Deseret News filled the following story On July 29, 2010
A man who is charged with murdering a Utah County woman more than 20 years ago has been extradited back to Utah and was booked Thursday into the Salt Lake County Jail.
In June, Jose Ortiz-Garcia, 55, was charged in 3rd District Court [...]
It took almost four months to make an arrest in the Village Inn murder case in Sandy. Police say it would have taken a lot longer if they solely relied on the state’s crime lab to analyze DNA evidence.
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He went through every piece of evidence again, and this time happened to find a small tissue sample, either a piece of skin or fingernail, in the preserved soil, Winder said. That tissue sample was taken to Sorenson Forensics in Salt Lake City last month. The DNA matched Hicker’s, Winder said.
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“Investigators finally caught a break earlier this year, thanks to a new DNA testing lab created by Utah billionaire James LeVoy Sorenson.”
“Since last October Sorenson Forensics has helped identify suspects in two other cold cases.”
“The company is currently investigating a few dozen cases from across the country.”
“State and federal authorities often outsource DNA work to [...]
Suspect’s DNA tied to strangulation of Woods Cross woman
“And once again, Salt Lake-based Sorenson Forensics, who helped Salt Lake City police crack three of their cold cases recently, was responsible for helping investigators.”
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Y-chromosome test thaws three SLC cold cases
“… the Sorenson lab is the first in the state to use the new method, which singles out the Y chromosome – effectively linking skin cells, hair, blood or other DNA evidence specifically to their male owners.”
“This science was effective in filing charges against 40-year-old Michael Jones in the [...]
A new company, Sorenson Forensics, recently made the match to Peterson, who is now being held in a Phoenix jail waiting to be transported to Utah. Sorenson Forensics is also credited for its involvement with two other cold case arrests made just last week. Michael Jones was arrested for the 2004 murder of Tara Brennan. [...]