Carol McKinley

Daily Beast

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A freelance print and broadcast journalist for the Daily Beast; who has been covering news from the Rocky Mountains for 30 years.

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A new forensics technique has crime experts riled up. One company says it can use DNA to predict what a killer looks like.

Using DNA to sketch a killer's face: science or scam?

A new forensics technique has crime experts riled up. One company says it can use DNA to predict what a killer looks like.

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