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Senate Passes Bill To Continue Digital Law Enforcement Trainings Nationwide
September 28, 2022
Bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the National Computer Forensics Institute, which provides training to state and local law enforcement agencies, passed the Senate unanimously Tuesday night. read more
Study Links BMI to Decomposition Condition
September 26, 2022
Multiple researchers began noticing that bodies donated and placed in the soil at the same time were not decomposing in the same way. read more
New York State Police Asking for Tips After Othram ID's Mother Murdered in 1984
September 26, 2022
The FBI investigative team conducted research resulting from the DNA profile created by Othram and provided an investigative lead to to the New York State Police. read more
Genetic Genealogy Identifies Teen Who Went Missing in 1975
September 26, 2022
The initial report indicated the remains were like that of an African American female in her late teens to early 20s. Cold case detectives connected with Othram earlier this year and learned the remains belonged to a Caucasian female. read more
After Student’s Death, LA Schools to Carry Overdose Antidote
September 26, 2022
The Los Angeles Unified School District will provide all its schools with a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses, after at least seven teenagers overdosed on pills likely laced with fentanyl in recent weeks, including a 15-year-old girl who died on a high school campus. read more
Mitochondrial DNA Analysis Helps ID Soldier Who Went Missing During Korean War
September 26, 2022
A soldier from Massachusetts who went missing during the Korean War and was later reported to have died in a prisoner of war camp has been accounted for using modern scientific techniques. read more
Cybersecurity Offers Home for 'Isolated' Autistic Community
September 23, 2022
Highly educated autistic people have long found work in tech—but now two Dutch entrepreneurs are training socially isolated autistic dropouts and finding productive jobs for them. The approach could be a model for America. read more
Resubmitted DNA Evidence Links Incarcerated Man to 4 Murders
September 23, 2022
A major break came earlier this year when a suspect was identified through DNA analysis. That suspect is currently in prison serving a life sentence for another unrelated murder, and he has been incarcerated since 1993. read more
University Human Identity Testing Lab is Small But Mighty
September 23, 2022
"I would never have dreamed we’d have a 94 percent success rate. We’re just a small laboratory. You don’t have to be a big, expensive operation to give back to your community." read more
2 South American Mummies Show Signs of Brutal Murder
September 23, 2022
How frequent was violence in prehistoric human societies? One way to measure this is to look for trauma in prehistoric human remains. read more
Study: Major Increase in Assaults in States that Relaxed Conceal Carry Restrictions
September 23, 2022
A new study found that the average rate of assaults with firearms increased an average of 9.5 percent relative to forecasted trends in the first 10 years after 34 states relaxed restrictions on civilians carrying concealed firearms in public. read more
National Forensic Science Week Roundup
September 21, 2022
Many universities, organizations, police departments and others are celebrating and acknowledging the hard work forensic professionals put into their jobs, especially given the mental toll working with crime investigations can have on an individual. read more
After Several Unsuccessful Attempts, DNA Gives 1979 John Doe Back His Name
September 21, 2022
After more than four decades, and attempts by several DNA testing labs, Ralph Tufano has successfully been identified. read more
How Old is that Fingerprint?
September 21, 2022
Researchers reporting a small-scale study have discovered molecular markers for changes to oils over a 7-day time period—information that could be used to estimate fingerprints’ ages more accurately. read more
DNA Leads Cold Case Team to Suspect in 1991 Rape, Murder
September 21, 2022
Thanks to technological advances–and with the assistance of BODE Technology–detectives were able identify the male DNA profile collected from the scene in 1991. read more
Safer Opioid Supply Program Shows Improved Outcomes
September 21, 2022
These programs may help to address the devastating drug poisoning overdose crisis in Canada. read more
Puritan Medical Products Corporate Profile
September 20, 2022
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New Method Speeds Forensic Genetic Genealogy Process 10-fold
September 19, 2022
The authors conclude their method can solve a case with a 7,500-person family tree around 94% of the time. The standard method’s success rate in those cases is about 4%. read more
CODIS Hit Leads to Suspect in 2006 Cold Case Homicide
September 19, 2022
Maryland State Police Homicide Unit investigators charged a Florida man in connection with the 2006 murder of a young woman. read more
DNA Leads to an Arrest in 2014 Killing of Houston Family
September 19, 2022
Authorities say newly tested DNA evidence helped them make an arrest in the killings more than eight years ago of a family, including two boys, who were shot in their suburban Houston home. read more