Scientists confirm Louis XVII died in Paris Temple prison
Paris researchers compare DNA from the preserved heart of a Paris prison victim with hair from Marie Antoinette to confirm the 10 year old Louis XVII was the royal heir. The study settles centuries of dispute about the young king's fate during the French Revolution.
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End of France royal riddle confirms heir via DNA
DNA tests by Jean-Jacques Cassiman and Bernd Brinkmann confirm that a boy who died in a Paris prison 200 years ago was Louis XVI’s son and Marie Antoinette’s heir. Tests used a preserved heart specimen once housed in the royal crypt, now disputed by skeptics.
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U S teens arrested with drugs face 5 year sentence
In Tapachula judge Guadalupe Arias weighs a maximum five year youth detention term for Emma Soto and Irene Garcia both 16 and 17 from Modesto California. Police say they carried nearly 1 kilogram of cocaine in their bodies and planned to sell in Chicago. Their statements led to a cocaine lab in Tapachula strengthening the case.
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