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DNA Extracted From Rare Remains Sheds Light on Human Lineages
October 12, 2020
Rosseirys "Ro" De La Rosa is helping analyze DNA that she extracted from ancient bones unearthed in Uruguay — the remains of an Indigenous people known as the Charrúa. read more
Trump Inks Law Addressing Missing, Murdered Native Americans
October 12, 2020
President Donald Trump on Saturday signed a bill named for a Fargo murder victim to address cases of missing and murdered Native Americans. read more
A Year After DNA Hit and Guilty Plea, Nurse Gets 65 Years for Two Brutal Rapes
October 12, 2020
Parabon Nanolabs helped identify the DNA that led Virginia police to Jesse Bjerke, who eventually pleaded guilty to rape. read more
Study Ties Gun Purchases to Fear of Firearm Regulations, Kicks Off Major Research
October 12, 2020
A new study applying a data science methodology of state-by-state data to infer causal relationships finds that the decision to purchase a gun is driven by a concern about stricter regulations on gun purchase and ownership—more than by a desire to protect oneself after a mass shooting. read more
New Report Brings Forward Options, but Fate of Austin DNA Lab Still Unclear
October 09, 2020
Four years after an audit found severe issues at the Austin Police Department Forensic Services Division DNA Lab that led to an immediate shutdown, the conversation on what to do with the embattled laboratory continues. read more
Hot Desert, Cold Cases: Freddy Aguilar
October 09, 2020
It was August 28, 2010. A 14-year-old Federico Aguilar—Freddy to his family and friends—had spent the night at a friend's house near 47th Street and Roeser Road when two suspects entered the home and started shooting. read more
Weekend Symposium Will Focus on Remains Found Under Texas Chapel
October 09, 2020
The public symposium on the archeological findings at Oakwood Cemetery Chapel will take place online October 9-10, 2020. Registration is free and open to the public. read more
Study Finds No Link Between Undocumented Immigration and Crime
October 09, 2020
An analysis using two estimates of undocumented immigration suggests that, on average, this population reduced or had no effect on crime in 154 U.S. metropolitan areas studied. read more
Genetic Genealogy Helps Solve 1986 Sexual Battery
October 09, 2020
Efforts by the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and the Layton Utah Police Department have led to the closure of two cold case sexual battery cases, perpetrated by the same man. read more
Neural Network for Bruise Dating is Twice as Accurate Than Current Methods
October 07, 2020
Researchers in Peru are proposing a model based on deep convolutional neural networks as an alternative for bruise dating—one that is almost twice as accurate as current methods. read more
Cyber Forensics Students Experience Innovative Virtual Immersion
October 07, 2020
As part of a lab, students taking an “Intro to Cyber Forensics” class participated in a virtual experience, investigating a mock crime and searching for a “missing person” while learning about cyber forensics. read more
Evolution of the Y Chromosome Deciphered
October 07, 2020
New analysis of the DNA sequence of the male-specific Y chromosomes from all living species of the great ape family helps to clarify our understanding of how this enigmatic chromosome evolved. read more
Conn. Police Chief, City Official Plead Guilty in Hiring Scam
October 07, 2020
Two former officials of Connecticut's largest city pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges stemming from what prosecutors called a corrupt process that led to the police chief's appointment in 2018. read more
New Version of STRmix Allows More Complex Profiles To Be Interpreted Faster
October 07, 2020
A new version of STRmix is now available following nearly a year of extensive development and testing. read more
DNA Analysis Registration
October 06, 2020
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Operation UNITED Exhumes Buried Remains for DNA Identification
October 05, 2020
The FBI and Detroit police exhumed more bodies last week in the continuing effort to identify unknown homicide victims buried in "paupers' graves." read more
Forensic Seminars to Explore Death in Police Custody, Occult Crimes, Forgery
October 05, 2020
Death in police custody from negligence, forgery, ritualistic and occult crimes, and the Innocence Project are among the topics that will be explored this fall during the University of Rhode Island’s Forensic Science Seminar Series. read more
In a First, Scientists Extract DNA From Resin-embedded Insects
October 05, 2020
An international team led by researchers at the University of Bonn detected DNA from ambrosia beetles that were trapped in recent tree resin for less than 7 years. read more
Group-IB Wins 2020 CybersecAsia Award for Its Digital Forensics Services
October 05, 2020
Group-IB, a global threat hunting and intelligence company headquartered in Singapore, has been named a winner of the 2020 CybersecAsia Awards in the Digital Forensics Services category. read more
Europol Issues Warning About COVID-19 Cybercrime
October 05, 2020
The European Union police agency says in a new report that cybercriminals are cashing in on the coronavirus crisis by targeting people and companies that are spending more time online due to work-from-home orders. read more