Searching for human remains in South America is hugely challenging, which is often a consequence of the remote locations used, inhospitable search terrain, and the time that has elapsed since the person disappeared, which can be over 40 years. read more

Researchers at 23andMe have utilized the expansive database of over 12 million individuals to identify a genetic risk factor associated with the loss of smell after a COVID-19 infection. read more

The Denver coroner’s office created a first-in-the-state family advocate program to provide support from trained victims’ advocates to the loved ones of the deceased. read more

Human remains found almost a decade ago at an abandoned house near Talladega Superspeedway during a race weekend have been identified as those of a Georgia woman. read more

Virginia Beach police used forged documents that linked people’s DNA to a crime to get them to confess or cooperate with investigators, Virginia’s outgoing attorney general announced this week. read more

An inaccurate documentation of injuries can be detrimental to the victim’s legal case against their attacker as well as to the victim’s medical treatment. read more

The remains of at least 44 adults and nine children were uncovered 28 years ago during construction of the Hermes A. Kontos Medical Sciences Building, and are believed to be largely of African descent. read more

The Complaint unsealed today alleges that ERIC LIRA, a “naturopathic” therapist obtained various performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) and distributed those PEDs to certain athletes in advance of, and for the purpose of cheating at, the 2020 Olympic Games held in Tokyo in the summer of 2021. read more

A Swansea law expert has been awarded €1.5 million to examine how public perceptions of deepfakes affect trust in user-generated evidence of human rights violations. read more

Hall believes the lab results were changed for prosecutors’ convenience, depriving law enforcement of an opportunity to connect Tinsley to the crime in 1984. read more