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Tennessee Welcomes First Electronic Storage Detection K-9
September 02, 2020
Zeus, a 2-year-old, yellow Labrador Retriever, can sniff out electronic storage devices– like hard drives, flash drives, even micro SD cards less than a 1-mm-thick– that could hold vital evidence, especially in child exploitation cases. read more
Indiana Police ID Remains Discovered in 1992
September 02, 2020
The body was recovered from the Ohio River, in Harrison County near Evans Landing. Detective Burks contacted ISP’s Indianapolis Regional Crime Lab and worked with analyst Lisa Robins to obtain a DNA profile from the remains. read more
Ancient Irish Genome Reveals Earliest Diagnosed Case of Down Syndrome
September 02, 2020
Among their incredible findings is the discovery that the genome of an adult male buried in the heart of the Newgrange passage tomb points to first-degree incest. read more
Wearable Device Could Estimate Blood Loss after Gunshot Wound
September 02, 2020
A new “wearable” seeks to assess how much blood a victim has lost by measuring seismic vibrations in the chest cavity. read more
Explosives in Forensic Research: From ID to Chemical Fingerprint
August 31, 2020
A scientist has developed a new generation of tools that can be used to not only identify signature properties of explosives and their raw materials but also to enable comparison of explosives. read more
Policing a Pandemic: Impact of COVID-19 on Law Enforcement Agencies
August 31, 2020
Public health emergencies create unique challenges for police demand, response, and intraorganizational dynamics. What are some of the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic creates for police organisations and officers and how can these be addressed and overcome? read more
Military Personnel at Risk of Suicide Store Firearms Unsafely
August 31, 2020
Military personnel who are at a greater risk of suicide are more likely to unsafely store firearms in unlocked cabinets where they can access them easily, according to a Rutgers researcher. read more
24-Year-Old Cold Case: A Hunt Through a Genetic Haystack
August 31, 2020
Jessica Baggen was sexually assaulted and murdered more than two decades ago in Sitka. Her death haunted the investigators that spent years trying to figure out what they had missed and what else could be done to bring justice and solace to the Baggen family. read more
Women in Forensics: The Beauty of a Forensic Science Degree
August 31, 2020
Tamykah Anthony has an intriguing upbringing- one of determination, humility, and resilience; she is a mom who homeschools her children, award-winning forensic toxicologist, an author, and owner/creator of Xanithines All Natural Products based in Brooklyn, New York. read more
NIST’s 6-Year Project Identifies Forensic Challenges in Cloud Computing
August 28, 2020
In June 2014, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a report on cloud computing challenges in forensic science. After extensive public comment and adaptation, the federal agency released the final report this month. read more
Forensic Science Students Learn from Recent Graduates
August 28, 2020
Endeavoring to engage and inspire the university's newest forensic science students before they even got to campus, R. Christopher O’Brien created a speaker seminar in his summer online classes for members of the Class of 2024. read more
Russian Scientists Predicted Increased Unrest in the U.S. Back in 2010
August 28, 2020
There has been a steady increase in protests in the United States and Great Britain since 2011, which, as Peter Turchin and other scientists suggest, is the result of a predictable 50-year cycle of socio-political dynamics that has culminated with a surge of violence. read more
Family: Soldier Believed Dead Was Happy Until Recently
August 28, 2020
Fernandes was reported missing on Aug. 19 by Killeen and Army police. His identification was found with the body. Forensic confirmation of the identification is pending and an autopsy has been ordered. read more
Colorado Sheriff's Office IDs Body Found in 1993
August 28, 2020
Redeker's body was found, unidentifiable, in June 1993 near the Rainbow Falls campground in the Pike National Forest in Douglas County Colorado. read more
Professor: Use SNPs, not STRs, to Reduce Errors in Familial Testing
August 26, 2020
In a study, Ge reviewed worldwide familial practices, ultimately concluding STR-based technology has limitations and is more prone to errors than SNP-based technology. read more
Phoenix Police: Hot Desert, Cold Cases Series Profiles Marcus Dickson
August 26, 2020
Back in 2009, 21-year-old Marcus Dickson was riding his skateboard when he was murdered—a bullet to the head. His sister Tina said he was on his way to Desert West Park to practice for an upcoming skateboard competition. read more
Gene Sleuths Suggest Wide Virus Spread from Boston Meeting
August 26, 2020
All of their samples were found to contain a tiny but distinctive genetic variant, which the the researchers then used as a marker to look for other cases related to the conference. read more
Professors Call COVID-19 Pandemic 'Largest Criminological Experiment in History'
August 26, 2020
Changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic are prompting an MTSU professor to reconsider the way crime statistics are analyzed. read more
Remains Dug from Japan Mass Grave Suggest Epidemic in 1800s
August 26, 2020
Archaeologists have dug up the remains of more than 1,500 people, many of them believed to have died in an epidemic, who were buried in a 19th century mass grave that is being excavated for a city development project in Osaka in western Japan. read more
Field Trace Vapor Generator Can Accurately Detect Explosives, Narcotics
August 24, 2020
Researchers with the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have just made it easier and safer to detect explosives and illegal drugs with a small footprint, second-generation vapor generator that can be used in the field. read more