Nearly 200 years later, the great-great-great grandson of the HMC Erebus’s engineer provided a DNA sample that confirmed the identity of skeletal remains first discovered in 1859 as Warrant Officer John Gregory—the first member of the ill-fated Franklin Expedition to be positively identified. read more

A collaboration between health care providers and a death investigation agency supports evidence-based outcomes to reduce stranded motorist loss of life on Texas highways. read more

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has established a new Bureau tasked with assisting the homeless population and those with mental health disorders through a robust program that includes proactive engagement, case management and resource distribution. read more

DNA from an unknown male was found at the crime scene and a STR profile was produced, however it returned no matches in a CODIS search. read more

E Sisco, a NIST research chemist, is a finalist for a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal in the Emerging Leaders category, which is awarded to federal employees under the age of 35 who have made important contributions early in their professional careers. read more

Following code is the minimum; it technically is an acceptable minimum, but it may not be a culturally relevant, fashionable, or decedent- and next of kin-focused minimum. read more

Investigators were shocked to find the remains of a young woman in storage unit that was being cleaned out in October 2016. It was unclear at the time how long the remains may have been hidden in that location. read more

The ForenSeq MainstAY Workflow kit targets the core autosomal and Y-STR loci accepted by global databases, minimizing the need to validate additional markers. read more

Technology has finally been able to extract a more extensive DNA profile for this victim. With this testing, we have finally learned that our victim in this case is 75% Sub-Saharan African and 7% North Atlantic. read more

“We kind of blend in certain aspects throughout their entire previous three and a half years and prep them for what's coming,” Adamowicz said. “We’ve made the class mimic the kind of training they’ll experience as a forensic analyst, when they join a lab.” read more