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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
Researchers Use Forensic Anthropological Methods on Baroque-period Marble Sculpture
February 17, 2022
The analysis of this re-discovered sculpture in Dresden, Germany, may help capture details of the working methods of great artists of the past, including details not recorded about their artistic approaches. read more
Adding Scat to the Missing Persons Identification Forensic Toolbox
February 16, 2022
Paul Dostie, retired Mammoth Lakes Police Department sergeant, is positive he knows not only what happened to Karlie, but that the scat of coyotes dominant in the area prove his theory correct. read more
Expanded Tests Identify COD in 5,000-Year-Old Fisherman
February 14, 2022
Scientists at the University of Southampton have expanded the forensic toolkit to correctly identify drowning as the cause of death of a Neolithic fisherman buried in a mass grave in Chile about 5,000 years ago. read more
20-Year-Old Genealogy Expert Helps Solve 1964 Rape, Murder of 9-Year-Old Girl
February 14, 2022
DNA and a 20-year-old genealogy expert helped state police identify the man who abducted, raped and murdered a young girl in a case that rattled a Pennsylvania coal town nearly six decades ago. read more
North Carolina Unidentified Project, Othram Seek to ID Possible Hit-and-Run Doe
February 14, 2022
The cause of death is not confirmed. However, during the autopsy the unidentified man was found to have several injuries that were consistent with being hit by a motor vehicle. read more
CDC Proposes Softer Guidance on Opioid Prescriptions
February 14, 2022
The nation’s top public health agency proposed changing — and in some instances, softening — guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers. read more
ICYMI: Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division Celebrates International Day Of Women And Girls in Science
February 14, 2022
Hogan presented a Governor’s citation to recognize the late Rose Lanzetta, who in 1972, became the first female forensic chemist hired at the department’s newly opened crime laboratory. read more
Tip From Georgia Sheriff’s Office Helps Close 50-year-old Triple Homicide in N.C.
February 11, 2022
A tip from a Georgia sheriff’s office has helped the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office bring closure to a 50 year-old triple homicide case that occurred in Boone, N.C. on Feb. 3, 1972, known locally as the Durham Case. read more
DDP IDs Remains Found in Manhole in 2003
February 11, 2022
GCMEO and DNA Doe Project (DDP) partnered to use DNA and genealogy to identify the remains in the 19-year-old cold case that became known as Gwinnett Co John Doe 2003. read more
Australian Federal Police Recognize Female Members on International Women and Girls in Science Day
February 11, 2022
At the helm is AFP Chief Forensic Scientist Sarah Benson, who was at the forefront of developing a new explosives analysis capability in 2000, which positioned the AFP to work alongside Australian and international counterparts in the aftermath of the tragic Bali bombings 20 years ago. read more
Bomb Testing Fallout a Forensic Boon for Carbon-dating Time-of-death
February 11, 2022
Above-ground nuclear testing was considered a pretty bad idea, which is why it was banned so quickly. Johnstone-Belford says the accidental by-product for scientists is one good thing that's come out of it. read more
New Center for Environmental Forensic Science Aims to Dismantle Illegal Wildlife Trade
February 11, 2022
The UW’s Center for Environmental Forensic Science will work globally to help stop poaching of endangered wildlife species, including elephants. read more
Forensic Pathologists Shortage is Worsening Across the U.S.
February 09, 2022
The latest effort to address a shortage of forensic pathologists in Washington has stalled, even though the national shortage is getting worse, forcing some states to appeal to the federal government for help. read more