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Researchers Find Link Between Rape and Breathing Problems
July 13, 2020
While previous studies have found that a history of adverse events and psychological trauma, including sexual trauma, are associated with self-reported asthma, links with other respiratory problems have not been examined. read more
The Lydell Grant Case: Here’s What Went Wrong in the Eyewitness Lineup
July 10, 2020
Faith in eyewitnesses runs so deep that despite the overwhelming proof of Grant’s innocence, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused his exoneration request. read more
Virginia Eliminates Rape Kit Backlog
July 10, 2020
As a result of eliminating Virginia’s untested kit backlog: 2,665 kits were tested, 851 DNA profiles have been uploaded into CODIS and 354 hits have been sent to law enforcement agencies for further investigation. read more
Fair Justice Systems Need Open Access Data
July 10, 2020
Making all court records open and available will allow researchers to systematically study and evaluate the U.S. justice system, yielding information with potential to direct policy. read more
Forensic Logic Launches COPLINK X, Next-Gen Information Network for Law Enforcement
July 10, 2020
COPLINK X is the latest evolution of Forensic Logic's groundbreaking search technology that normalizes the disparate universe of law enforcement data types. read more
Black Lives Matter Protesters Face Rare Leak Charge in Iowa
July 10, 2020
Prosecutors in Iowa have filed a rarely used leak charge against Black Lives Matter protesters accused of stealing a confidential police document and displaying it during a television news broadcast. read more
3D Technology Brings Burnt Bones Back to Life for Investigators, Jury
July 08, 2020
The first-of-its-kind study used 3D imaging and 3D printing to reconstruct small burned bone fragments into both a virtual and physical replica a jury would be able to understand. read more
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