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Jane Arroyo Grande Doe ID'ed After 41 Years
December 10, 2021
The City of Henderson Police Department’s Investigative Division has identified the victim of their 1980 cold case homicide as 17-year-old Tammy Terrell. read more
Reversing Course, Brattleboro Police Say Tests Found No Fentanyl in Marijuana
December 10, 2021
Laboratory tests on marijuana believed to have been laced with fentanyl found no traces of the powerful opioid, Brattleboro police said Thursday. read more
DNA Inside Conch Shell Leads to Suspect in 2001 Homicide
December 10, 2021
Prosecutors say DNA recovered from the interior of a conch shell thought to have been used as a weapon in the 2001 killing of a Massachusetts woman has led to the indictment on a murder charge of the victim’s half-brother. read more
College-in-prison Program Found to Reduce Recidivism Significantly
December 10, 2021
The study found a large and significant reduction in recidivism rates across racial groups among those who participated in the program. read more
DNA Links Newly ID’ed Suspect in 1979 Homicide to a Second Murder
December 08, 2021
Now, LVMPD has tied that same suspect to yet another cold case sexual assault and murder, this one four years later in 1983. read more
DHS Releases New Master Question List for Synthetic Opioids
December 08, 2021
The MQL is a reference guide to assist emergency responders and the research community by providing critical and scientifically-vetted information about the chemical and physical properties of synthetic opioids and the hazards they pose in operational settings. read more
Genealogy Points to Suspect in 15 Sexual Assault Cases in the 1990s
December 08, 2021
Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Sexual Assault Cold Case Unit identified the suspect responsible for at least 15 cases from the 1990s. read more
Face Masks Help Jurors Tell Lies from Truth
December 08, 2021
High court juries can detect when someone is lying even when they're wearing a face mask, according to new research analysis. read more
Former NFL Player Glenn Foster Dies After Arrest in Alabama
December 08, 2021
Alabama authorities are investigating after former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr. died in custody following a high-speed chase that resulted in his arrest and then a fight involving officers in the county jail where he was being held. read more
Engineering Study: Identifying Faces from Genomic Data is More Difficult than Previously Thought
December 06, 2021
In the study, they developed a method to calculate the risk of reidentifying individuals from a carefully curated dataset of 126 genomes obtained from the OpenSNP genome-sharing platform by linking these to publicly posted face images. read more
The Fight Against Rampant Gun Violence: Data-Driven Scientific Research Will Light the Way
December 06, 2021
A data point will not stop a bullet, but evidence-based research grounded in reliable science is a proven pathway for addressing the gun violence crisis in the United States. read more
Indiana Man Identified as 1982 Victim of Serial Killer Larry Eyler
December 06, 2021
A 19-year-old Indiana man who was last seen alive in 1982 has been identified by authorities as a victim of the late serial killer Larry Eyler. read more
Australia ID's Unknown Soldier From WWI
December 06, 2021
The body of a Victorian soldier, killed in action during the First World War, has been identified in an unnamed grave in France, more than a century after his death. read more
1989 Homicide Victim ID'ed by DNA, Genetic Genealogy
December 06, 2021
The remains of a man found on Fire Island just west of Anchorage in 1989 have been identified through DNA and genome sequencing. read more
New Fingerprint Tech Leads to Suspect’s Arrest in 1983 Murder
December 03, 2021
In less than one year, the sole detective in the newly launched Delray Beach Police Department’s Cold Case Unit has solved the 1983 murder of Carla Lowe by utilizing fingerprint technology not available 38 years ago. read more
Oregon State Police, Parabon ID 9-Year-Old Girl Found in the Woods
December 03, 2021
Investigators and experts at the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office, collected samples from the child’s remains for DNA testing by a specialty DNA laboratory. read more
DNA Doe Project ID's Remains from 1852
December 03, 2021
Born in 1793, Richard Bunts/Bunce likely lived on the property where his remains were discovered. DDP researchers believe he died around 1852 in Hudson. read more
UK Violence Reduction Unit to Use Forensic Spray to 'Tag' Offenders
December 03, 2021
SmartTag uses a pressurized canister to deploy a stream of SmartWater forensic liquid to tag an offender with a unique forensic code. This can be used by the police to link back to a specific criminal incident. read more
Baltimore County Detectives, Bode Solve 1981 Killing of Teen Girl
December 03, 2021
DNA evidence has proven that John Anthony Petrecca Jr. killed Heather Porter, a 13-year-old girl whose body was found in a wooded area of Towson in September 1981. read more
DOJ Awards $500,000 to Retest Evidence from Shuttered Austin Police Forensic Lab
December 01, 2021
The Department of Justice has awarded over $573,637 in grant funding to Travis County (Texas) to help the district investigate cases potentially affected by improper testing and other problematic behavior by the Austin Police Department’s forensic laboratory in 2016. read more