James Ingersol因1994年的强奸和入室盗窃被判终身监禁,因为近30年后,DNA将他与该罪行联系起来。 James Ingersoll was sentenced to life in prison for a 1994 rape and burglary after DNA linked him to the crime nearly 30 years later.

53岁的James Ingersol因1994年在夏洛特的强奸和入室盗窃被判处终身监禁,因为近30年后,DNA证据将他与这一罪行联系起来。 James Ingersoll, 53, was sentenced to life in prison for a 1994 rape and burglary in Charlotte after DNA evidence linked him to the crime nearly three decades later. 袭击发生于1994年6月17日, 当时Ingersol通过一扇无锁的后门进入受害人的家, 在她睡觉时用刀指着她, The attack occurred on June 17, 1994, when Ingersoll entered the victim’s home through an unlocked back door, assaulted her at knifepoint while she slept, and fled after she escaped through a window. 当时收集的性攻击工具被用法医遗传基因学重新测试,导致他于2023年被捕。 A sexual assault kit collected at the time was retested using forensic genetic genealogy, leading to his arrest in 2023. 该案于2018年重新审理,Ingersol案也与另一起南卡罗来纳州袭击案有关。 The case was reopened in 2018, and Ingersoll was also connected to a separate South Carolina assault. 他因强奸被判处无期徒刑,因入室盗窃被判处25年监禁,如果被释放,则需登记30年的性罪犯。 He received a life sentence for rape and an additional 25 years for burglary, with a 30-year sex offender registration requirement if ever released.