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NDIS Match IDs Kidnapping, Sexual Assault Suspect After 37 Years
June 18, 2021
Officers discovered the person has been abducted and sexually assaulted. Evidence, including DNA, was collected on scene and by medical personnel at the University of Connecticut Medical Center. read more
Police Arrest Suspect in 1972 Murder of 15-Year-Old Girl
June 18, 2021
Julie Ann Hanson was reported missing on July 8, 1972. Her body was discovered later that same day in a field in Naperville near 87th Street and Modaff Road. She had been stabbed multiple times. read more
Deception Bill Passes in Oregon, Banning Police from Lying to Youth During Interrogations
June 18, 2021
On Tuesday, Oregon became the second state to pass legislation prohibiting law enforcement officers from using deception while interrogating people under the age of 18. read more
Cannabis Legalization and Link to Increase in Fatal Collisions
June 18, 2021
Legalization of recreational cannabis may be associated with an increase in fatal motor vehicle collisions based on data from the United States, and authors discuss the implications for Canada in an analysis. read more
Forensic Analysis of Mobile Phone Glass with SEM, EDS and Micro-CT
June 18, 2021
The identification of unknown particles by comparison of scanning electron microscopy - energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) data to reference materials is valuable because it provides fast results describing particle composition and morphology with limited sample preparation. read more
28 Bodies Unearthed at Possible Tulsa Race Massacre Burial Site, Including Women, Infants
June 16, 2021
In the two weeks they have been back on site, forensic anthropologists and other researchers have more than doubled the number of graves and bodies found in the search for unidentified victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. read more
Forensic Professor Pioneers Animal Cruelty Investigation Program
June 16, 2021
Virginia Maxwell is a leader in the field of investigating animal cruelty, and she has developed a new online graduate certificate that is among the only such programs in the country. read more
Forensic Dentist Pens Sequel to Award-winning Crime Novel
June 16, 2021
Mary Bush has been instrumental in raising awareness of bite mark analysis as flawed evidence, and was among one of the first researchers to question the validity of the science. read more
Magnet Forensics Awards Scholarships to Help Officers Advance in Digital Forensics
June 16, 2021
Magnet Forensics is awarding four scholarships to investigators based in the U.S., Greece, Nigeria and Brazil to help promising individuals advance in the field of digital forensics. read more
Study: Children Likely to Plead Guilty When Innocent
June 16, 2021
The study says differences in children's brains, which affect their sensitivity to pressure and rewards, and differences in the way they process information, make it more likely they will admit to crimes they didn't commit when incentivized to do so. read more
INTERPOL’s Global DNA Database Can ID Missing Persons through Kinship Matching
June 14, 2021
This month, INTERPOL debuted I-Familia, the first global database designed to use DNA of relatives to identify missing persons or unidentified human remains around the world. The move is significant at the international level. read more
NIST Publishes Review of DNA Mixture Interpretation Methods
June 14, 2021
The NIST review states that currently “there is not enough publicly available data to enable an external and independent assessment of the degree of reliability of DNA mixture interpretation practices, including the use of probabilistic genotyping software (PGS) systems.” read more
Investigators, Forensic Experts ID Vancleave Jane Doe After 30 Years
June 14, 2021
The profile built at Othram revealed a genetic admixture commonly found in populations in Pennsylvania. Genealogical search produced a handful of genetic relatives, all of which were more distant than second cousins. read more
Team Works to ID Final Victim of Almeda Fire
June 14, 2021
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is working alongside others to identify the remains of the final unidentified victim of the Almeda fire (aka Glendower fire). read more
Researchers Test Model to Predict Drug Overdose Deaths
June 14, 2021
By studying patterns of drug-related fatalities, researchers have designed and validated a prediction model to signal counties at risk of future overdose death outbreaks. read more
Handwriting Examiners at a Crossroads in Today's Digital Age
June 11, 2021
The age-old art of handwriting is in decline. This marks a profound shift in how we communicate, but for one group of experts it also raises an existential question. read more
Computer Forensics: Managing and Securing Data
June 11, 2021
On the long path of collecting devices and their digital data from crime scenes and witnesses to the courtroom, where prosecutors need to defend their evidence, there are many points at which the chain of evidence for data can be compromised . read more
Genealogy Solves 1956 Murder of Two Montana Teens
June 11, 2021
DNA evidence preserved after a 1956 double homicide and the use of forensic genealogy has helped a Montana sheriff’s office close the books on the 65-year-old cold case. read more
Arrest in 1980 Sexual Assault, Homicide of College Student
June 11, 2021
Using DNA technology not available to detectives in the 1980s, Gresham Police have identified a Troutdale man as the suspect in the city’s oldest cold case homicide. read more
Researchers Turn Bomb Detection Tech into Cancer Scanner
June 11, 2021
With unprecedented resolution and accuracy, the technology could revolutionize a wide range of fields such as cancer surgery, pathology, drug inspection and geology. read more