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Astrea Forensics developed a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) DNA profile from the unidentified man’s teeth. The Ramapo College IGG team then used publicly accessible genealogical databases to identify potential relatives and construct the victim’s family tree. Read More

A Philadelphia judge vacated the convictions of Jermal Shuler, Marc Brittingham, and Rasheed Smith in a 1997 North Philadelphia murder after new forensic evidence discredited expert testimony about the victim’s time of death, undermining the prosecution’s core theory at trial. Read More

Weathers is employed as a forensic chemist with the Illinois State Police Division of Forensic Services, where he has worked since 1998. Read More