How discarded chewing gum helped convict a serial rapist of two cold case murders

A “gum ruse” led to a breakthrough in the investigation of two 1980s murders and showed how crucial modern DNA technology is in solving cold cases.

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He earned a Purple Heart fighting for the US. Swept up in Trump’s immigration crackdown, he now fights to come home

Sae Joon Park self-deported last summer after ICE threatened to arrest him. He’s among a number of veterans swept up in President Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown.Sae Joon Park self-deported last summer after ICE threatened to arrest him. He’s among a number of veterans swept up in President Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown.

May 10, 2026

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