The man’s DNA matches indicated that he was Indigenous, with distant relatives across Ontario and the Great Lakes region. DNA comparisons were conducted with relatives of other missing Indigenous men, but the man remained unidentified. read more

A national study of kratom use in the U.S. found rising popularity among young adults, and it is linked to addiction and mental health issues. read more

More than 20 years after the fully skeletonized remains of a man were found in a wooded area of Southwest Portland, the remains have been positively identified as Robert Lee Horton, who would have been 47 years old at the time of his death. read more

When Marie Allen began studying molecular biology in Uppsala, forensic DNA analysis was still a young research field. Today, nearly forty years later, she leads the development of methods that make it possible to analyse DNA where others see nothing. read more

It’s alright to feel uncomfortable with AI, but the opportunity is huge and forensics teams will need to learn how to get comfortable with it. read more

Although a subject was previously convicted of a crime related to her death, that individual was later exonerated when DNA technology became available and proved their innocence. read more

The strategy has resulted in all sexual assault examination kits being processed, fully eliminating the inherited backlog, which was 601. read more

A new study found that an innovative virtual reality intervention was helpful for improving interactions between autistic teens and adults and law enforcement officers. read more

The partial human remains were determined to be the lower leg bones of a male subject and to be that of a male individual between the ages of 13 and 18 years old. read more