October 28, 2004

Cops Seize Aborted Fetus in Rape Case

Lt. Lisa Williams, spokeswoman for the (San Mateo County, CA)Sheriff's Office, said the search warrant may sound unusual, "but it does make sense."
Williams said she didn't know of any other cases where investigators had actually seized a fetus. But, she said it's not all that different from using a search warrant to get other samples used in DNA testing. A search warrant is common, for instance, if we're going to draw blood," she said.
story via: aberrant news

~There are many different ways we leave our 'mark' on the world. You can't spit without...
(When will autograph hounds begin collecting DNA samples of celebrities? There's no chance for forgeries, although male celebrities could easily flood the market with product and drive down prices.)

Posted by Cieciel at October 28, 2004 01:29 AM