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Mar 2024
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The Monster and The DNA - March 16 2024

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March 16th: Christina Nytsch Abducted (1998) Mass DNA testing is a hot topic of debate. It becomes hard to argue, though, after hearing about cases like this one. On March 16th 1998 a young girl was abducted in a case that, had it not been for mass DNA testing, might never have been solved and left a rapist murderer free to claim more victims. https://en.w ... Show More
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