... for DNA and it has quickly become one of the most widely used forensics tools for investigators. DNA can positively identify human remains, eliminate or exclude a person as a suspect, exonerate innocent people, prove a suspect's involvement in a crime, and place a suspect at the scene of a crime. In cases that involve blood evidence but missing a body, reverse paternity DNA testing can be done to determine if the blood found belongs to a particular person. It was in 1984 that Sir Alec Jeffreys developed the first DNA profiling test. DNA (which stands for deoxyribonucleic acid) "is the genetic material found in the body's nucleic cells (those with a nucleus) such as white blood cells, semen, bone, skin, and hair"(Wells). Aside from the usual blood and semen that can be found at a crime scene and tested, DNA can be found on items that most criminals ...

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