Sonia Bellina, a French TikTok creator with over 259,000 followers, was found dead in a Saint-Gilles vineyard on August 12, 2026. The Nîmes prosecutor’s office is investigating the case as a premeditated murder.
During a preliminary hearing, D4vd's (David Burke) attorneys questioned police on why additional DNA testing wasn't done on items found in his home and vehicle, which investigators link to the killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose dismembered remains were found in his Tesla.
Human remains discovered in December 2025 near a Grand Canyon trail have been identified as William Anthony Ott, an experienced hiker who vanished in April 2012 while searching for ancient rock art on the Hualapai Indian Reservation.
Defense attorneys for Tyler Robinson, accused of murdering activist Charlie Kirk, challenged the prosecution's DNA evidence linking him to the murder weapon during a preliminary hearing. Prosecutors aim to prove sufficient evidence for a trial, with the defense questioning the reliability of the DNA analysis and crime scene handling.
Victims of the 2023 data hack at 23andMe will receive a $46.75 million payout from Chrome Holding, the company that acquired 23andMe after its bankruptcy. A California court ordered the settlement, which will be distributed by Kroll Restructuring to affected individuals.
A former Colorado Bureau of Investigation forensic analyst, Yvonne Woods, pleaded guilty to four felonies, including cybercrime and forgery, for manipulating DNA data. Her actions could invalidate hundreds of criminal cases, leading to overturned convictions and costing the state millions.
Hong Kong lawmakers are calling for government intervention in a case where an infant, Danny, is in legal limbo due to parents' refusal of DNA testing for a birth certificate on privacy and religious grounds. The parents are also involved in a custody dispute in Sweden over their daughter Lily.
California AG Rob Bonta to sue Chrome Holding (formerly 23andMe) for failing to protect customer genetic data, leading to a 2023 breach exposing 7 million users' sensitive information, including AAPI and Jewish users' data sold on the dark web.
A UK solicitor and genetics professor have used DNA testing and commercial genealogy databases to confirm paternity for 12 children born to British soldiers at a military base in Nanyuki, Kenya. The children, some of whom were told their fathers were dead, can now register for British citizenship and receive child support. Nearly 100 documented cases exist, with the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (Batuk) operational since 1964.
