DNA技术破获2017年悬案：查尔斯顿警方逮捕69岁男子布里斯班
查尔斯顿警方10月20日宣布，侦破一起近十年前的悬案，69岁的亨利·詹姆斯·布里斯班被控谋杀罪及在暴力犯罪中使用武器罪。案件受害者为哈里·贝内特，2017年死于其位于约翰斯岛梅班克公路的公寓内，当时邻居敲门无人应答后报警，警方入室发现了遗体。
据《邮报与信使报》报道，警方通过DNA证据锁定了嫌疑人，布里斯班于10月20日被逮捕归案。案件细节仍在进一步调查中。
查尔斯顿警方表示，悬案侦破得益于法医技术的进步，陈年物证的重新检测为案件带来突破。这次逮捕是查尔斯顿警方今年侦破的又一起陈年悬案。
当地媒体指出，随着DNA数据库的扩大和检测技术的提升，美国各地警方近年来陆续侦破了一批多年未破的命案，给受害者家属带来了迟到的正义。
DNA Technology Cracks a 2017 Cold Case: Charleston Police Arrest 69-Year-Old Brisbane
Charleston police announced on October 20 that they had solved a nearly decade-old cold case, charging 69-year-old Henry James Brisbane with murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. The victim, Harry Bennett, died in 2017 at his apartment on Maybank Highway on Johns Island; after a neighbor's knock went unanswered, police were called and found the body inside.
According to the Post and Courier, police identified the suspect through DNA evidence, and Brisbane was arrested on October 20. Details of the case remain under investigation.
Charleston police said the breakthrough came from advances in forensic technology, with retesting of old evidence cracking the case. The arrest is another years-old case cleared by Charleston police this year.
Local media note that as DNA databases grow and testing improves, police departments across the country have been solving long-cold homicides in recent years, bringing belated justice to victims' families.
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