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A Security Technique to Fool Would-be Cyber Attackers
February 25, 2022
A team of MIT researchers has devised a new approach that allows memory sharing to continue while providing strong security against this type of side-channel attack. read more
State Police Hope Cold Case Playing Cards Will Generate New Leads
February 23, 2022
When you flip over the 8 of clubs in this card deck, you don’t just see eight plant leaves. Rather, it’s a photo of a smiling Andy Puglisi, a 10-year-old boy with dark hair and dark eyes who has not been seen since Aug. 21, 1976. read more
After 70 Years, Police ID 'Babes in the Woods'
February 23, 2022
Nearly 70 years after skeletal remains were discovered in Stanley Park, the Vancouver Police Department has finally identified the victims in the city’s oldest unsolved murder case. read more
Investigators Name Deceased Deputy as Suspect in 1983 Murder of 11-Year-Old Girl
February 23, 2022
Based on information obtained during the investigation, detectives have named former deputy James Howard Harrison as the only probable suspect in this case. read more
Forensic Anthropologist Ties Knife to Wound in 1981 Murder Case
February 23, 2022
Following an extensive joint re-examination of the nearly 40-year-old evidence and case facts, Walker has been charged with criminal homicide, murder of the first, second, and third degrees, kidnapping, and conspiracy. read more
Detectives Solve 25-Year-Old Cold Case Weeks After Suspect Dies
February 23, 2022
SERI laboratory had developed a DNA profile from the evidence that had been submitted. A DNA match came back to that of Bokin. read more
Speed Up the Analysis of Seized Drugs
February 23, 2022
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Database Amasses Details of a Half Century of U.S. Mass Shootings with Firearms
February 21, 2022
A troubled past and leaked plans are common to those who take part in mass shootings. Most use handguns, NIJ-supported research shows. read more
Pennsylvania State Police Seeking Tips in 1980 Baby Doe Cold Case
February 21, 2022
An autopsy determined the full-term, white, male infant had died within two hours of birth due to immediate neglect. A second forensic opinion in 2000 held that the infant may have lived for several days. read more
How Centuries-old Bones from Australia’s Historic Shipwrecks can Help Solve Crimes
February 21, 2022
Aquatic forensics brings together knowledge from underwater archaeology, anthropology, marine biology and marine science. But it is still in its infancy. read more
DNA Testing Exposes Criminal Networks Trafficking Elephant Ivory
February 21, 2022
The paper incorporates results from DNA testing of more than 4,000 African elephant tusks from 49 different ivory seizures made in 12 African nations over a 17-year period. read more
Illicit Amphetamine Use Linked to 5-fold Heightened Risk of Psychosis
February 21, 2022
This increased risk was seen across all age groups, but was especially noticeable among women and those who had been arrested several times for possession of the drug, the findings show. read more
Isolating Devices to Preserve Evidence
February 18, 2022
By cutting off the device from its access “lifeline,” frontline officers and investigators can prevent existing digital evidence from changing, or even disappearing altogether. read more
Study: COVID-19 Stimulus Checks Linked to Increase in Opioid Deaths
February 18, 2022
The study, using data from the Ohio Department of Health, found that spikes in opioid-related overdose deaths during the second quarter of 2020 coincided with delivery of federal stimulus checks to the public. read more
Backlog Elimination Project Results in 70-month Sentence for 2007 Sexual Assault
February 18, 2022
The investigation was reopened after Harrison was identified as the perpetrator due to DNA evidence obtained through a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) Kit. read more
California Cold Case Investigators Solve 1994 Stabbing Homicide
February 18, 2022
At the time of the murder, an extensive investigation was conducted by Oceanside homicide detectives and a suspect was identified, but charges could not be filed due to a lack of physical evidence. read more
Student Spotlight: Footwear, Fingerprint Analysis on Display at Forensic Day
February 18, 2022
GCU students are creating a database of shoe outsoles to help examiners identify the make and model of a shoe more efficiently. read more
San Francisco DA Denounces Law Enforcement's Use of Rape Kit DNA to ID Suspects
February 17, 2022
District Attorney Chesa Boudin condemned the practice of using rape and sexual assault victims’ DNA to attempt to subsequently incriminate them. read more
Othram Working to ID Young Black Woman Found in Metal Barrels
February 17, 2022
In March 1982, a young woman's body was discovered by an off duty Wauwatosa firefighter. The woman was floating between two metal barrels that were tied to a nearby pier in the Milwaukee River. read more
Forensic Team Discovers 45 Unmarked Cemeteries Throughout Tampa Bay
February 17, 2022
USF forensic anthropologists presented their findings of a two-year study commissioned by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners to identify the locations of unmarked cemeteries on county property. read more