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Experts continue discussion of DNA testing in Haruka Weiser murder case

Megan Menchaca June 20, 2018

Attorneys continued their discussion of the role DNA testing plays in the murder case of dance freshman Haruka Weiser during a pre-trial hearing on Tuesday. The judge has still not ruled on whether the...

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Experts discuss DNA testing in Haruka Weiser murder case

Megan Menchaca June 19, 2018

During a pre-trial hearing on Monday, attorneys discussed DNA testing in the murder case of dance freshman Haruka Weiser. In the 167th District Court of Judge David Wahlberg, lawyers for the prosecution...

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Trial details of stabbing suspect Kendrex White

Tehreem Shahab and Anna Lassmann May 1, 2018

May 1, 2017 1:45 P.M. The UT Police Department receive reports of an individual assaulting others with a knife on the 200 block of East 21st Street, across the street from Speedway and San Jacinto....

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Haruka Weiser case: Pretrial requested to bring in experts, trial still set to begin July 9

Anna Lassmann April 24, 2018

A pre-jury hearing for the Haruka Weiser murder case took place at the Travis County Courthouse Monday morning in the 167th District Court of Judge David Wahlberg. The attorneys for the case said they...

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Man arrested by UTPD, Harris County Sheriff after multiple terroristic threats made against UT

Anna Lassmann April 15, 2018

The UT Police Department made an arrest Sunday morning in Crosby, Texas, with assistance from the Harris County Sheriff’s Office after terroristic threats were made against UT by Sean Haddon, according...

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Low number of students utilize UHS SAFE service

Allyson Waller April 13, 2018

Since 2015, University Health Services has facilitated only six sexual assault forensic exams, despite a recent UT survey showing approximately 4,600 students reported being raped since enrollment at the...

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UT pharmacy professor Richard Morrisett found dead in South Austin home Thursday afternoon

Chase Karacostas and Anna Lassmann April 6, 2018

Update (2:56 p.m.): The Travis County Sheriff’s office said they went to Morrisett’s house Thursday as part of a welfare check. The check was called in by the University after Morrisett...

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UTPD to continue presence of explosives-detecting K-9s after Austin bombings

Anna Lassmann March 28, 2018

Because of the string of Austin bombings which began March 2, the UT Police Department has permanently increased the presence of K-9s in its explosives unit that perform random sweeps of campus areas,...

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Student sexually assaulted at Round Up, APD investigates

Tehreem Shahab March 25, 2018

The Austin Police Department is actively investigating a sexual assault involving a UT student that took place off-campus at the Sigma Alpha Mu house in West Campus on Saturday night. The student reported...

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Haruka Weiser case: Defense wants DNA evidence against Criner tossed

Tehreem Shahab March 21, 2018

During Meechaiel Criner's pre-trial conference today, the defense for Criner will be discussing DNA evidence, according to the Austin American-Statesman.  Criner’s lawyers want DNA evidence...

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Austin bombing: APD, UTPD urge people to continue to be vigilant after suspect dies

Anna Lassmann March 21, 2018

The suspected Austin serial bomber died early Wednesday morning, said Brian Manley, interim chief of the Austin Police Department, in a media briefing. APD and the FBI tracked the suspect’s vehicle...

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APD pins string of Austin explosions on a ‘serial bomber,’ UTPD releases safety message

Anna Lassmann March 20, 2018

Austin Police Department responded to reports of an explosion Sunday night in a Travis Country neighborhood that injured two people, APD Chief Brian Manley said in a media briefing Monday morning. This...

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