New research from shows that digital hotlines are changing how survivors of domestic and sexual violence access safety planning and support. read more

A homicide victim whose remains were found in Grant County, Washington in 2011 have been identified as 39-year-old Jorgé Palayo-Rodriguez. read more

As part of a renewed effort, the Unit is releasing a previously uncirculated photograph of Miller in hopes it may jog the memory of someone who saw or spoke with her in the winter of 1996. read more

While expanding digital evidence can accelerate investigations, it’s creating an overload for investigators and digital forensics teams, who are spending more than 20 hours per case reviewing digital evidence. read more

Almost fifty years after he died in a traffic collision on the I-95, Ashland John Doe has been identified as 20-year-old Peter Adams. read more

These findings represent the first direct causal evidence that short-term exposure to wildfire-driven air pollution can increase interpersonal violence in an urban environment. read more

The two suspects told police that they targeted the victim because he was a stranger in the neighborhood. The man was looking for a place to buy beer and the two men lured him to the side of a building and stabbed him. read more

Of the 45,000 samples, 4,876 with known post-mortem interval were used to train an AI model by analyzing the metabolites in the blood samples. read more

With recent advancements in forensic testing of DNA evidence, a hair found in the abandoned van was tested by the FBI laboratory and returned an association with Robert Scott Froberg, who was then serving a lengthy sentence in the Alabama Department of Corrections. read more

Biological evidence was collected from the victim, yielding a DNA profile of an unknown male suspect. Despite exhaustive efforts, limited leads were available, and the case ultimately became inactive. read more