The funding comes from State General Funds and will go toward nonprofits offering counseling, shelters, the statewide language-accessible crisis line, safety planning, advocacy for sexual and domestic violence survivors, and training for community-based direct service providers. read more

In 2022, Smith’s clothing was reexamined using new technologies and established a suspect DNA profile. read more

A major Florida sheriff who was appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to have lied when he didn’t disclose in his job application that he fatally shot another teenager when he was 14 and that he had used LSD. read more

101 years after the Tulsa Race Massacre that saw Black people receive little lawful protection, forensic scientists are asking descendants to submit their DNA to a database that can be accessed by law enforcement officials. read more

The Michigan Department of Attorney General’s Conviction Integrity Unit (CIU) has received federal grant dollars for post-conviction DNA testing to aid in its evaluation of more than 1,700 post-conviction claims of innocence. read more

The Purdue College of Agriculture’s Department of Entomology is partnering with Arizona State University to co-host the inaugural Cold Case Symposium, an in-person and online event that will spotlight America’s cold case crisis. read more

Through an autopsy, investigators determined that the cause of death was asphyxia due to injury to the neck. The injury was consistent with manual strangulation and therefore the death is suspected to be a homicide. read more

While ethanol is often a hidden ingredient in e-liquids, a new study finds vaping won’t trigger a false positive sobriety test– but only if police employ a proper waiting period. read more

A new study concludes Black or Hispanic individuals are underrepresented in scientific fields closely related to forensic science, even though demographic data is hard to come by or even non-existent. read more

In October 2021, the 50th anniversary of Hall’s homicide, detectives from the Cold Case Unit decided to review the case with a fresh set of eyes. read more