What Are Crime Lab DNA Standards And How Do They Help? Pt 1

Ashleigh Dixon and Nicole Stickle are forensic DNA scientists in Richland Co Sheriff's Office Crime Lab. On a daily basis they are examining evidence, confer with investigators, process evidence, and prepare for court testimony to explain and defend the findings they obtain in their DNA processing.

So they are perfect to ask questions like What is a reference sample? What enables forensic DNA scientists to say with a high degree of certainty that a reference sample matches the DNA evidence collected off of items found at the crime scene?

This is part 1 of a 2-part discussion! Enjoy, and please subscribe and comment below!

All Things Crime is a new, comprehensive video series that will explore every aspect of crime and the ensuing investigation, one video interview at a time. The host, Jared Bradley, is the President of M-Vac Systems, which is a wet-vacuum-based forensic DNA collection system and has experience traveling the world training all levels of law enforcement and crime lab DNA analysts in using the M-Vac to help solve crime. Along the way he has met people from all walks of life and experience in investigating crimes, so is putting that knowledge to use in another way by sharing it in these videos.

If you are interested in more videos about the M-Vac, DNA, and investigations, also check out the M-Vac's channel https://www.youtube.com/@UC4TgqlFFXuAoTPD-QkDKyog

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