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Decomposed Remains Found in 2003 ID'ed After 3 Years of Genealogy Work
February 09, 2022
After more than three years of painstaking investigative genetic genealogy into very distant DNA matches, DDP volunteers were able to narrow down the Doe’s family to the descendants of a couple in Indiana who had migrated to the Seattle area. read more
Bipartisan Report Says Opioid Fight Needs New Strategy
February 09, 2022
With vastly powerful synthetic drugs like fentanyl driving record overdose deaths, the scourge of opioids awaits after the COVID-19 pandemic finally recedes, a shift that public health experts expect in the months ahead. read more
Grant to Help Improve ID of Unknown American Indians, Hispanic, Latinx Americans
February 09, 2022
American Indians are disproportionately affected by the crisis of unidentified decedents; there are more than 4.5 times more missing American Indians reported than human remains that have been found and estimated to be American Indians. read more
Conn. Governor's Budget Proposal Targets Violence, Crime and Guns
February 09, 2022
Governor Ned Lamont announced he will introduce a comprehensive package of legislative proposals aimed at eliminating gun violence in Connecticut through a series of targeted initiatives. read more
664 B.C. Egyptian Mummy Finally Gets a Face
February 07, 2022
Scientists at the FAPAB Research Center in Italy have unveiled the forensic facial reconstruction of a young woman who lived in Thebes, Egypt in the early 26th dynasty. read more
Argentina Reels as Opioid-laced Batch of Cocaine Kills at Least 23
February 07, 2022
A batch of cocaine that has killed at least 23 people in Argentina appears to have been laced with a synthetic opioid, and police are scrambling to get as much of it off the streets as they can. read more
Maryland ME Seeks Help With Autopsy Backlog Amid Shortage of Forensic Pathologists
February 07, 2022
As of Friday, 217 bodies were awaiting examinations by the state’s forensic pathologists, but Weedn said that number could surpass 300 in less than two weeks. read more
DDP Traces Jane Doe's Line Back to the 1700s
February 07, 2022
Using investigative genetic genealogy, DDP was able to solve the 45-year-old cold case of the woman known only as Lilydale Jane Doe 1976 since her body was discovered. read more
Arizona Police Ask FBI for Facial Approximation for 1991 John Doe
February 07, 2022
In 2018, the Marana Police Department re-opened the investigation to try different and new investigative techniques in an attempt to identify John Doe #44. read more
How Digital Analysts Manage the Impact of Malware
February 04, 2022
Law enforcement agencies and digital forensics labs aren’t immune to the disruptive and dangerous effects of malware either. read more
Genealogy, Investigative Work Ties Suspect to 3 Murders
February 04, 2022
Police were unable to locate the involved suspect, however, similarities in the murder and evidence at the scene connected the suspect with two additional murders. read more
Georgia Sheriff Offers Own Reward Money in Case of Teen Found Dead inside Gym Mat
February 04, 2022
A Georgia sheriff who last year reopened an investigation into the 2013 death of a teenager found inside a rolled-up gym mat at school has offered a $500,000 reward of his own money after the parents of the teen continue to state that he was murdered. read more
Native American Tribes Reach $590 M Opioid Settlement
February 04, 2022
Native American tribes have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totaling $590 million with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the country’s three largest drug distribution companies. read more
Investigation Reunites WWII Airmen with their Families
February 04, 2022
It resulted in a large-scale operation involving subject matter experts from the RAF and the Army, as well as forensic archaeologists who were able to identify the remains as male and more than half-a-century old. read more
Denver Police ID 1978 Serial Killer Through Genetic Genealogy, Familial Search
February 02, 2022
The identification of a suspect in four murders in Denver over 40 years ago has further cemented the importance of cold case units within police departments, as well as investigative genetic genealogy. read more
Detectives Release New Forenic Sketch in 30-Year-Old Cold Case
February 02, 2022
In May 1991, an unknown female passenger was riding in a tractor-trailer collision, which ultimately ended in a severe fire. read more
DNA, Fingerprint Evidence Lead to Suspect in 2005 Murder
February 02, 2022
During a review of this case in 2021 by the Sheriff’s Homicide Unsolved Unit, forensic evidence left at the crime scene was resubmitted for examination, using current technology. read more
Study First to Show Benefits of Police De-escalation Training
February 02, 2022
A first of its kind study by University of Cincinnati criminal justice researchers shows that de-escalation training in police departments can make police encounters with the public safer for everyone. read more
Doctors in Nevada Execution Plan Want Names Secret
February 02, 2022
Prison officials want to use a never-before-tried combination of three or four drugs to execute Zane Michael Floyd by lethal injection. read more
Study: Social Media Can Predict NPS Use, Trends
January 31, 2022
A new study is the first to evaluate the utility of social media as an early predictor of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) trends on a nationwide scale. read more