Othram recovered human DNA from the bone and used that hereditary material to conduct a genealogical profile, which led to a family in North Carolina. read more

Johnny Evans Jr., was recently identified as a suspect through a DNA match, and warrants for first-degree burglary and two counts of first-degree rape were then issued for his arrest. read more

Ohio is one of only two states where strangulation is not a standalone felony. Lawmakers are trying to change that with “Aisha’s Law,” or House Bill 3. read more

Anthropologists believe a bone recovered in the vehicle yesterday is a human bone. The bone will be sent to a lab for testing in an attempt to determine the origin. read more

Six out of 741 whose charges were dropped under policy were rearrested for serious offenses. The report also found the policy led to fewer new arrests and fewer 911 calls. read more

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall knew exactly what to do with the millions of dollars the state will see from its opioid-related settlement—invest it in the forensic labs and scientists who have been on the frontlines of this crisis from the very beginning. read more

The state of decomposition made it difficult to confirm the man's physical attributes, but pathologists were able to determine that the man was likely an adult male between the ages of 25 and 55, who stood at around 5’10 feet tall. read more

More than 40 years after its invention, Sanger sequencing remains the gold standard for DNA sequencing. read more

An attorney for Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed has told a judge that new evidence suggests the 19-year-old woman his client was convicted of killing may instead have been strangled by her jealous boyfriend. read more

Scientific analysis by Cranfield Forensic Institute has proven that a stoneware dish is a 1000-year-old Chinese Song dynasty treasure, the rarest of all Imperial Chinese ceramics. read more