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Controversial Study Says Police Killings are Underreported by More than Half
October 18, 2021
These findings have renewed calls for the need of separation between law enforcement and coroners/forensic medical professionals. read more
Device Information Can be Too Much of a Good Thing
October 18, 2021
Karabiyik is working on the data collected in cases of mass incidents with multiple victims, including terrorist attacks domestic or international. read more
More Agencies Looking at Evidence in Murder of Short Family in 2002
October 18, 2021
Henry County (Virginia) Sheriff Lane Perry has assembled a multi-agency task force to review the murders of Michael, Mary and Jennifer Short. read more
Illinois County Approves Rapid DNA System for Medical Examiner’s Office
October 18, 2021
While it currently takes the office 8 months to more than a year to identify a decedent via DNA, the new system will produce DNA identification results in under two hours. read more
Suspect in 1971 Murder Confirmed as Killer 8 Years After His Old-age Death
October 18, 2021
Authorities say they have solved the 50-year-old killing of an Iowa teen but not before the suspect died of old age. read more
After U.S. Course, Australian Police Consider Using Genetic Genealogy in Investigations
October 15, 2021
A group of specialists are assessing forensic genetic genealogy (FGG) as an investigative tool after recently completing a world-first graduate certificate in FGG in the United States. read more
HFSC Gets More Money to Keep Up with Extreme Spike in Homicides
October 15, 2021
In the first two weeks of October alone, the Houston Forensic Science Center’s 39-member crime scene unit (CSU) has responded to 27 homicides, and 24 other scenes, for a total of 1,171 scenes this year. read more
Robert Durst Sentenced to Life for Murder of Best Friend
October 15, 2021
New York real estate heir Robert Durst was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without chance of parole for the murder of his best friend more than two decades ago. read more
Team IDs Skeletal Remains Found on Texas Ranch
October 15, 2021
Human remains found near a tank battery in 2019 in Gardendale, Texas have been identified as Timothy Daniel Gomez. read more
When Evidence Goes Cold: Adding Automated Freezers to Your Hands-Free Workflow
October 15, 2021
If you haven’t struggled to locate freezer-based evidence in order to meet a processing or reporting deadline, raise your hand. Anyone…? read more
Coroner: Gabby Petito Strangled 3-4 Weeks Before Body Found
October 13, 2021
Blue previously classified Petito’s death as a homicide, but had not disclosed how she was killed pending further autopsy results. read more
ShotSpotter Files Defamation Complaint Against VICE Media
October 13, 2021
ShotSpotter filed a defamation complaint in the Superior Court of Delaware against VICE Media alleging defamatory and demonstrably false claims about the company. read more
NCMEC: Proposed Changes to Sexual Assault Laws Put Children at Risk
October 13, 2021
In letters written from child- and victim-organizations, executives and members express concerns with proposed changes to who is required to register as a sex offender and who has access to that information, as well as weakened sex trafficking and reduced maximum sentences for offenders. read more
University Police First to Earn SCS Property, Evidence Accreditation
October 13, 2021
The University of Colorado Boulder Police Department’s property and evidence unit is the first university police department in North America to earn the SCS Northwest Evidence Management Professional Accreditation certificate, a process that took about two years to complete. read more
New App Empowers Abuse Victims to Capture their Own Evidence
October 11, 2021
A UK forensic science expert and entrepreneur has launched a ground-breaking app that quietly captures legally admissible forensic evidence of abuse to support police investigations. read more
San Diego Police Ask for Help in Locating Murder Suspect After Finally ID'ing Woman
October 11, 2021
San Diego County Crime Stoppers and investigators from the San Diego Police Department’s Homicide Cold Case Unit are asking for the public’s help in identifying and locating the suspect responsible for the murder of Nicole Weis, which occurred nearly 22 years ago. read more
French Cold Case: Ex-police Officer Linked to Rapes, Murders
October 11, 2021
One of France’s biggest unsolved criminal cases appears to have been cracked – and the decades-long hunt for a suspect in multiple rapes and killings during the 1980s and 1990s led to a former police officer. read more
Florida Man Exonerated of 1983 Murder Sues over Imprisonment
October 11, 2021
A Florida man exonerated of a 1983 rape and murder after serving 37 years in prison is suing over his wrongful conviction in which a disproven bite mark was crucial evidence. read more
Operation 'Ohio Knows' Nets 161 in Anti-human Trafficking Sting
October 11, 2021
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced that 161 people were arrested and 51 potential human trafficking victims were helped in a statewide operation for which nearly 100 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies partnered with non-governmental and nonprofit organizations. read more
New Approach to Skeletal Age-estimation Can Help Identify Juvenile Remains
October 08, 2021
New research could help forensic teams in their work to estimate the age of the remains of children discovered during archaeological work or in criminal investigative cases. read more