Sen. John Cornyn announced Carla Walker Act in Fort Worth, TX, which is proposed to fund DNA analysis in unsolved cold case murder and other crimes
Joined by forensic science experts, law enforcement, and family members of crime victims, Sen. John Cornyn announced new proposed legislation, the Carla Walker Act, at the University of North Texas Health Science Center on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. The act is designed to fund forensic genealogy DNA analysis to assist unsolved cold cases.U.S. Sen.
“We’ve been able to help the state of Texas to process criminal case work, sexual assault evidence, homicides, aggravated assault, property crimes for the state of Texas,” said Coble. “And through federal funding, thanks to the work of Senator Cornyn, we’re able to do additional sexual assault kit work for the state of Texas with federal assistance as well.”
Coble says that the new advances in forensic genetic genealogy and funding will help scientists to be able to look at very large fragments in human DNA, which can be used to analyze close relationships that forensic scientists typically cannot look at.“We’re excited about this technology, and personally, from our perspective, this is the game-changing technology we have all been waiting for,” said Jim Walker, the brother of Carla.
Rally attendees said under-staffing and lack of funding are the reasons for the unsolved cold cases. Many of them were looking forward to new technology, such as forensic genetic genealogy, to help solve the issue. “Unfortunately, we’re the kind of family after 33 years, we had given up hope,” said White at the event on Friday. “I am impressed with Mr. Walker, who their family fought so hard and didn’t give up hope. We, unfortunately, did not anticipate our case to ever be solved.”
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