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Defense’s Motion to Sever Offenses (State of Washington v. William Talbott)

Defense’s motion to sever offenses in a Washington double homicide case that occurred in 1987. The defense argues that the two homicides in question should be charged separately based upon differences in proof for each murder including the date, time, and location of each incident.
May 2019
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Affidavit of Probable Cause (State of Washington v. Terrence Miller)

Prosecution’s charging affidavit detailing a Washington murder-sexual offense case that occurred in 1972. This affidavit includes details of the investigation such as the Forensic Genetic Genealogy process used in this case, the suspect’s criminal history, and charges brought against the suspect 47-years after the incident occurred.
February 2019
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Affidavit of Probable Cause (State of Washington v. William Talbott)

Prosecution’s charging affidavit detailing the case against the defendant in a Washington double homicide case that occurred in 1987.   Included in the affidavit was a description of the surreptitious collection of the defendant’s DNA once he was identified as a likely suspect from the results of the family tree build-out and the ensuing match and confirmation to the DNA recovered from the female victim decades earlier.
June 2018
District Attorney’s Office, Denver, CO

People’s Response to Defense Motion to Dismiss (State of Colorado v. Hector Bencomo-Hinojos)

Prosecution’s response to the defense’s motion to dismiss a Colorado sexual homicide that occurred in 1981. The prosecution’s response addresses the defense’s due process arguments of a preindictment delay of 30 years and advances in forensic techniques that occurred since the date of the incident which enabled investigators to leverage forensic DNA analysis and the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS).
November 2014