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New DNA Machine To Be Used In Colorado Springs Cases

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - Colorado Springs homicide detectives will begin using a new DNA machine aimed at helping them identify suspects in unsolved slayings dating back to 1949.

Some of the cases the detectives will be looking at have already been through DNA testing but this new machine will catch evidence older technology couldn't. The machine will be able to identify tiny skin cells a killer may have left behind at crime scenes.

The Denver Post reports Sunday that the DNA machine will analyze evidence from 89 unsolved homicide cases since 1949. Colorado Springs Police are dedicating staff to work on the cold cases full-time.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

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