The L.A. County Sheriff's Department has opened an investigation after learning it used potentially flawed DNA test kits for eight months. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) In August, a manufacturer of ...

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After using defective DNA testing kits for eight months, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it would review its recent criminal cases and thousands of samples. The agency's Scientific ...

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About 4,000 DNA samples will be re-tested by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after the agency discovered a letter with a warning from the testing kits' manufacturer. The notice in a letter ...

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Some 4,000 samples will need to be retested. Los Angeles County has been using potentially faulty DNA test kits in criminal investigations for months. According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department ...

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said this week it will retest 4,000 DNA samples and open an internal investigation after learning that it used potentially flawed test kits ...

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Los Angeles County has been using potentially faulty DNA test kits in criminal investigations for months. According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, on Wednesday, a supervisor became aware on ...