Advancements In DNA Analysis Impacting Cases New And Old

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The
1986 murder of Sarah Hunter has been back in the headlines lately, with the
news that police have found a DNA link
between Hunter and a longtime suspect in her murder. We get an update on the
developments in the Hunter case from Bennington Banner reporter Dawson
Raspuzzi. And we talk to Peg Schwartz, the director of the Vermont Forensics
Laboratory, and David Sleigh, a prominent defense attorney in the state, about how
DNA analysis has evolved in recent years, and how new
technologies and capabilities are impacting investigations, and helping solve
cold cases.

 

Also in the program, a Vermont dragonboat team has returned from the world championships in Hon Kong with a gold and silver medal. We talk with Dragonheart Vermont’s Executive Director Linda Dyer about the team’s success on and off the water.

 

And in our weekly trip to Summer School, we visit the Petra Cliffs rock gym in Burlington to learn the basics of indoor rock climbing.

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