1977 Cold Murder Case Study

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Name of case: 1977 Cold Murder Case
Victim: “Jimmy the Geek”
Suspects: Frank Wright
How hair played a role: The hair that was clenched in Jimmy’s hand, supposedly the murderers, was analyzed and matched up to Frank Wright many years after the murder and the case was solved.
Link: http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2010/08/31/1977-cold-case-murder-solved-by-a-hair/

Name of case: Dog Hair to Convict a Man
Victim: an unknown cab driver
Suspects: Santae Tribble
How hair played a role: This man was falsely convicted of robbery and murder under the evidence of a hair sample from the crime scene. The sample was later confirmed to not be his but that of a dog.
Link: https://splinternews.com/the-fbi-convicted-this-man-using-hair-analysis-it-was-1793847259