State & Regional Interest	Tuesday, July 15, 2003
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SLED to get federal grant for DNA work (Published July 7‚ 2003) COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - The State Law Enforcement Division is getting a large grant to examine 500 unsolved cases. U.S. Sen. Fritz Hollings, D-S.C., says $449,659 will come from the federal Justice Department through its "No Suspect Casework DNA Backlog Reduction Program." SLED will use the money to pay for overtime and supplies for DNA analysis in 500 no suspect cases. The DNA profiles that result will go into the forensic index section of South Carolina's DNA database where they can be compared to convicted offender indices. "This funding arms South Carolina law enforcement with an additional tool to solve crimes, especially in cases where no suspect is known," Hollings said.

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