Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Bills address cases of missing persons

News-Sentinel | 02/05/2007 | Bills address cases of missing persons: "A cousin of a Madison woman who disappeared more than two years ago is working with state lawmakers to establish new procedures for police to follow when investigating missing adults.

Legislation introduced in the House and Senate also would require police to collect DNA evidence for people who are missing as well as from unidentified bodies and put them in a national database for possible matches.

Keri Dattilo’s cousin, Molly Dattilo of Madison, disappeared more than two years ago while in Indianapolis attending summer classes,

“This legislation helps law enforcement prioritize cases,” Keri Dattilo said. “My family and I just don’t want to have any other families go through the experience we went through. We want to see some changes.”

Molly Dattilo’s brother reported her missing two days after she disappeared. The family said the woman did not take her money, car or other belongings. Scott Robinett, deputy chief of investigations for the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, said the Dattilo investigation continues as a missing-persons case but not necessarily a criminal one."

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