[USA] Felons' DNA Samples Lead To Hundreds Of Cold Case Suspects / NBC 4, 14 Sep 2005

"LA County District Attorney Steve Cooley says there has been a dramatic increase in the number of cold cases being solved in California since voters approved a measure expanding the collection of DNA samples from felons. Less than a year after Proposition 69 was passed by the state's voters, there have been close to 1,700 so-called 'cold hits' in the state this year involving previously unsolved cases. The number of cold hits in 2002 was just over 200, according to Cooley. " [Snippet]