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DNA forensic science is only used to identify potential criminal suspects
False
In the Leicestershire case, DNA screening was used to convict an innocent 17-year-old boy of the rape and murder of two girls
False
DNA evidence has been mostly used in cases of theft and fraud
False
In the Austin, Texas case, DNA analysis was requested from the victim's clothing to solve the rape
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The attacker in the Austin case wore both a condom and rubber gloves to avoid leaving DNA evidence
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True or false: DNA screening was used in a landmark case in Leicestershire, England, to clear an innocent 17-year-old boy of the rape and murder of two girls.
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True or false: The guilty person in the Leicestershire case was found and convicted after analyzing the DNA of 5000 men in 3 villages.
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True or false: Since 1987, thousands of criminals have been convicted on the basis of DNA evidence.
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True or false: DNA screening was used in a landmark case in Leicestershire, England, to convict an innocent 17-year-old boy of the rape and murder of two girls.
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True or false: In the Leicestershire case, the guilty person was found and convicted after analyzing the DNA of 5000 men in 3 villages.
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True or false: DNA evidence has been mostly used in cases of theft and fraud.
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