Author Profile

Maryland Medical Examiner Resigns amid Backlog of Autopsies
February 28, 2022
Maryland’s chief medical examiner has resigned amid a backlog of autopsies and the departures of staff members. read more
New Study Analyzes Earliest Human DNA Recovered from Africa
February 28, 2022
The analysis includes the earliest DNA extracted from ancient human remains in Africa and the oldest from anywhere in the tropics. read more
To the Readers of Evidence Technology Magazine
February 28, 2022
Earlier this month, Forensic’s parent company, CompareNetworks, Inc., announced subscribers of Evidence Technology Magazine will merge with the readership of Forensic through its email newsletters. read more
New Method Can Determine Sex of Remains Based on Cheekbone
February 25, 2022
Researchers are assessing the level of sexual dimorphism in the zygomatic bone using three-dimensional geometric morphometrics (3D GM), which relies on landmarks to capture shape variables. read more
Kaepernick, Ex-football Star, Launching Initiative for Secondary Autopsies
February 25, 2022
Colin Kaepernick is launching an initiative through his Know Your Rights Camp that will offer free, secondary autopsies to family members of anyone whose death is “police-related.” read more
Othram, NamUs, Virginia Investigators ID Teen Found in 1990
February 25, 2022
It was believed the skull was that of a Caucasian male, between the ages of 15-18 years old and had been deceased 1-3 years at the time of discovery. read more
Genealogy Ties Suspect to 1984 Sexual Assault, Murder
February 25, 2022
In 2018, Dallas Police Cold Case Homicide Detective Noe Camacho reopened the case and worked with the Dallas County DA Sexual Assault Kit Initiative team on new types of forensic testing techniques. read more
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
read more
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