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Cold Case Unit ID’s Teen Victim Found 650 Miles from Home
July 20, 2026
She has now been identified as Sheila Anne Nichols, a 16-year-old girl living in Decatur, Georgia with her family in 1983. So how did her body end up 650 miles away from home? Who killed her? And what happened to her sister, who also went missing around the same time? Read More

DDP Identifies Homicide Victim Found in Cardboard Box 50 Years Later
July 20, 2026
Years of research led to a Croatian woman who immigrated to the US in 1905 and gave birth to a daughter a year later. Difficult family circumstances led to this daughter being entrusted to the care of an orphanage. Read More
Grant Helps Identify Teen Passenger Killed in 1978 Crash
July 20, 2026
The driver of the Volkswagen was the only survivor of that vehicle and told investigators at the time that he had met the male passenger only the day before, knowing little about him. Read More
RTI, Othram Awarded NIJ Funding for Major Study of Genetic Genealogy
July 20, 2026
The study is expected to become one of the most comprehensive evaluations of forensic genetic genealogy performance across ancestral populations relevant to U.S.-based forensic investigations. Read More
On Flood Anniversary, University Remembers Anthropologist Who Advanced DVI Field
July 20, 2026
Michael Charney would later urge law-enforcement and other agencies nationwide to improve and standardize victim identification using such scientific teams. Read More
Mass School Closings in Chicago Linked to More Gun Violence
July 20, 2026
In 2013, Chicago Public Schools closed 49 elementary schools, the largest mass public school closure in U.S. history at the time. A new study shows that, in addition to limiting access to education, the school closures also led to increases in gun violence. Read More
University Awarded $1 M to Create Forensic Science Training Center
July 13, 2026
Resources provided through the $965,000 in federal funding will enable cutting-edge research in areas like DNA analysis, toxicology, digital forensics, and pattern analysis. Read More

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2026 IHIA 32nd Annual Training Symposium
The IHIA, FBI, New Orleans Police Department, and the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office will present the 2026 Annual Training Symposium, August 9-13, 2026, in New Orleans, Louisiana. read more

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