Forensic Scientists to Use DNA Sequencing on 2 Possible Tulsa Race Massacre Victims

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Forensic Scientists to Use DNA Sequencing on 2 Possible Tulsa Race Massacre Victims

Investigators at Intermountain Forensics will use DNA sequencing on two of the 14 sets of remains of victims of the Tulsa Race Massacre.

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