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Mexico Identifies Remains of Second Among Missing 43 Students
July 08, 2020
Mexican authorities said Tuesday they have identified the remains of a second of the 43 students who disappeared in September 2014. read more
Autopsy Confirms Andres Guardado Was Shot Five Times in Back
July 08, 2020
A lawyer for the family of a young man killed by a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy said Wednesday that an independent autopsy revealed 18-year-old Andres Guardado was shot five times in the back. read more
Criminal Justice Professor Fights for Prisoners' Families
July 08, 2020
The odds of Breanna Boppre ending up in the correctional system were astronomically higher than the odds of her becoming Dr. Breanna Boppre. read more
DIY Method to Decontaminate Masks with a Multicooker
July 08, 2020
Researchers with the Department of Homeland Security developed a do-it-yourself solution to decontaminate personal protective equipment (PPE) using a programmable multicooker. read more
Mass Grave Unearthed in Iraq’s North from Brutal IS Rule
July 06, 2020
A human skull, a pair of worn trousers and a shoe were among the remains unearthed from a mass grave discovered this week in northern Iraq, a remnant of the brutal rule of the Islamic State group. read more
Woman Found Along Pennsylvania Highway in 1987 Identified
July 06, 2020
The body of a woman found more than three decades ago along an eastern Pennsylvania highway has been identified, but investigators still don’t know how she ended up there. read more
Forensic Artist Reconstructs Face of 8,000-Year-Old Skull-on-a-Stake
July 06, 2020
Dark hair and beard, light blue eyes, a light complexion and a scar on his head—this is what the 50-year-old man looked like nearly 8,000 years ago when his head was placed on a wooden stake during an ancient ritual. read more
Since Report on Flawed Roadside Drug Tests, Five More Convictions Have Been Overturned
July 03, 2020
Convictions against five people in Nevada were vacated after ProPublica revealed flaws with the drug tests administered by police. The exonerations come after five overturned drug convictions in Oregon. read more
Detroit Police Challenged Over Face Recognition Flaws, Bias
July 02, 2020
The complaint by Robert Williams is a rare challenge from someone who not only experienced an erroneous face recognition hit, but was able to discover that it was responsible for his subsequent legal troubles. read more
NYC Passes Austere Budget That Cuts $1B from NYPD
July 01, 2020
New York City lawmakers approved an austere budget early Wednesday that will shift $1 billion from policing to education and social services in the coming year. read more
DNA, Genetic Genealogy Solve 1982 Murder of 8-Year-Old Girl
July 01, 2020
This week, detectives solved Kelly Ann Prosser’s case through genetic genealogy, nearly 38 years after she vanished walking home from school on September 20, 1982. read more
Texas Man Released on DNA Evidence Still Not Exonerated After New Suspect Confesses
July 01, 2020
For Lydell Grant, acknowledgment that he was wrongfully convicted of murder has only meant purgatory, nearly seven months of it. He is neither free nor behind bars, nor can he restart his life. read more
Golden State Killer Admits to Dozens of Rapes, 13 Murders
June 30, 2020
DeAngelo, 74, did not cooperate with authorities. But he muttered a confession of sorts after his arrest that cryptically referred to an alter ego named “Jerry” that he said forced him to commit the wave of crimes that appeared to end abruptly in 1986. read more
Complex Family Trees, Genetic Genealogy Mark the Last of the Finalists in 2020 DNA Hit of the Year Program
June 30, 2020
Genetic genealogy has undoubtedly revolutionized forensic work, making its largest impact in cold case investigations. read more
NIST Spectral Library Adds Over 40 Fentanyl Analogs
June 29, 2020
The 2020 update sees the addition of more than 14,000 human and plant metabolites, including over 40 new fentanyl analogs. read more
Microalgae Research Advances Investigations of Homicides Involving Water
June 29, 2020
Research into microalgae on clothing is advancing the understanding of forensic investigations into crime-related deaths that have occurred in water bodies. read more
More Fragments from 1952 Crash in Alaska Found in Glacier
June 29, 2020
The goal is to identify and return remains from everyone onboard the C-124 Globemaster, which smashed into Mount Gannett north of Anchorage on Nov. 22, 1952, killing all 41 passengers and 11 crew members. read more
FBI Artifact of the Month: Laptop from Operation Ghost Stories
June 29, 2020
When Anna Chapman moved to Manhattan in 2009, she told her new friends she worked as a realtor. A few months later, an FBI investigation revealed Chapman’s secret—she was a Russian spy. read more
Homeland Security Seeks Partners for First Responders Technology R&D
June 29, 2020
Industry, academia, laboratories, and the innovation community are invited to submit proposals related to four technology categories. read more
Familial DNA, Search Highlight Finalist Cases in 2020 DNA Hit of the Year Program
June 26, 2020
Familial DNA and a kinship search were vital components of the cases selected as runner-up and third place in the 4th annual DNA Hit of the Year program. read more