Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Bridgette Denison wipes away tears as her sister-in-law Lauren Denison testifies in a Senate Judiciary hearing at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev., on Thursday, March 14, 2013. The family is urging lawmakers to support a bill that would require anyone arrested for a felony to submit a DNA sample. The bill, commonly known as Brianna's Law, is named after Bridgette Denison's 19-year-old daughter who was murdered in Reno, Nev., in 2008.

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Bridgette Denison wipes away tears as her sister-in-law Lauren Denison testifies in a Senate Judiciary hearing at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev., on Thursday, March 14, 2013. The family is urging lawmakers to support a bill that would require anyone arrested for a felony to submit a DNA sample. The bill, commonly known as Brianna's Law, is named after Bridgette Denison's 19-year-old daughter who was murdered in Reno, Nev., in 2008.