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'Martyr of the A10': DNA leads to France arrests over 1987 murder
French police have arrested a couple 31 years after their daughter was found dead, in a cold case revived through DNA evidence. The mutilated body of the child, named by police as Inass, was found by a motorway in central France in 1987. The parents were traced after the DNA of their son, tested in an unrelated case, was matched with that of the girl, French media report.
[...] In 2008, her DNA was formally identified, and the related information registered in a national genetic prints database. However no identification was made at that stage. The case was reopened in 2012 when a call for witnesses was released with a picture of the dead girl's face and the caption: "Who is she?"
The apparent breakthrough in the case happened when a man was arrested over a violent incident in 2016. His DNA reportedly identified him as the victim's brother. Months of investigation then led police to the parents.
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(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 18 2018, @09:39PM (9 children)
I suppose by now most first-world nations have comprehensive management of future taxpayers, so no kid can just "disappear" anymore. Immediate registration after birth (or after entry from a foreign nation), and at age 5 an invitation to enter school (and follow up if that doesn't happen). If home-schooling is legal, can follow up with an invitation to sign up for ID / health insurance / the draft at near adulthood (and follow up if that doesn't happen).
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 18 2018, @09:48PM (1 child)
In the US, a child needs a SSN to be claimed as a dependent on their parents taxes. Thus, most parents apply for a SSN in the first year. So, yes, what happened is getting harder.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 18 2018, @10:04PM
The SSN is required to claim credit for your children from your income taxes, but that protects the government from giving tax credits for imaginary children. You need some sort of audit system to catch instances of real children disappearing.
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 18 2018, @10:03PM (6 children)
(Score: 0, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 18 2018, @10:52PM (3 children)
Yeah, but they have to go out in public to buy bomb-making suppliers. You can catch them then.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 18 2018, @11:10PM (2 children)
I hope there is no pressure cooker registry in our lifetimes (as it is now you can go to a small family hardware store and buy a Presto with cash).
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 19 2018, @12:16AM (1 child)
I love my pressure cooker and use it at least four times a week. Low energy use and most meals in less than 20 minutes.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 19 2018, @03:33AM
I'm using an Instant Pot right now to make a gallon of yogurt at a time. With the pressure cook option I was able to make pulled pork in about half the time.
And who doesn't love canning? I'm not sure that electric pressure cookers should be used for it, but it would be fine for high acid preserves that can be done with boiling water and no pressure.
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Tuesday June 19 2018, @04:23AM (1 child)
I once dated a midwife during a time when her work was quite a serious felony.
But in the particular place she and I lived a great many soon-to-be parents chose midwives over doctors.
That particular area was chock-full of folks who had little use for the government. Without a doubt there were plenty of children whose existence was never reported to the government until perhaps they got driver's licenses at 16. Without a doubt many never really felt the need for a license when they drove their family cars.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 19 2018, @05:35AM
How can they get a license without a birth certificate? I'd guess concealing a birth would be a crime too.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 19 2018, @03:10AM (2 children)
The culprits were a couple of Muhammedeans. Nobody could have predicted that. It was probably an honor killing because she talked to a boy in preschool. And her brother arrested for being violent? A rag head in France committing a violent act? What are the odds?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 19 2018, @02:28PM
Funny how they leave the names and skin color and ethnic details out
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 19 2018, @02:36PM
I think the term you are after here is kafirophobes.
Kafirophobia is a mental disease afflicting up to a billion people. Most refuse to discuss it. Community backlash can be severe for admitting this condition even exists while in public. Alone they talk about it all the time.