DNA from escaped murderers found on personal items in New York cabin

Richard Matt and David Sweat
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The DNA from two escaped murderers has been found in a cabin near Wolf Pond, in the Saranac Lake region of New York. Evidence suggests that the inmates broke into the cabin in the last 24 hours.

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Police have increased their presence in the region and set up a command center in Owls Head, New York.

Additionally, sources tell CBS news that a second employee at the Clinton Correctional Facility may have helped the murderers escape. David Sweat and Richard Matt have been missing since they broke out of the maximum security prison 16 days ago.

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