Case Studies

The following case studies catalog lives that could have been saved if DNA had been required upon arrest for felony crimes.

Chester Turner — California

Chester Turner was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon in 1987. He was not convicted. In fact, Turner was arrested a total of 21 times before he was ever formally convicted of any crime. In 2002 he was convicted of rape, his DNA was taken, and it was found to match twelve other unsolved rape and murder cases. The first of these victims was raped in March of 1987. DNA taken upon his first felony arrest could quite possibly have saved the next eleven lives. More...

City of Chicago Study

A City of Chicago case study of serial killers and rapists showed that 60 violent crimes, including 53 murders and rapes, would have been prevented with DNA taken upon arrest. More...

The Mopac Rapist in Texas

In Texas, Christopher Dye raped three women before being arrested for burglary. He then raped four more women before being arrested for burglary again. He raped a total of fourteen women before being caught. Had his DNA been taken upon his first arrest for burglary, eleven of his victims would not have been raped. More...

Each victim is a tragic testament to the potential for DNA testing upon arrest, to halt the needless victimization of innocent people!