The case illuminates a tactic called "surreptitious DNA collection" that is showing to be more of a common technique used in cold cases.

Experts testified about evidence that allegedly helped link now 71-year-old Michael Sharpe to decades-old DNA samples collected from four cases in the 1980s, testimony presented during the third da… ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- DNA from a tissue left in a trash can led authorities to arrest a former California police officer suspected of being the Golden State Killer, according to warrants released ...

DNA from tissue taken out of alleged Golden State Killer's trash led to arrest, warrant shows The arrest and search warrant was unsealed after a court decision.