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Forensic Artist Gives Face to Woman Found in Oregon Woods
May 08, 2020
Forensic artist Joyce Nagy recently assisted the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office with a facial reconstruction, pictured here. read more
DNA Evidence Overturns Murder Case With 7 Years of Pre-trial Detention
May 08, 2020
Darrill Henry walked out of Angola prison two months after Judge Dennis Waldron — the judge who presided over his 2011 trial – granted post-conviction relief and ordered a new trial in his case based on DNA evidence that excludes Henry. read more
Police Raise Cannabis Concerns in Washington State
May 07, 2020
The study found that officers in that state, although not supportive of recriminalization, had a variety of concerns, from worries about the effect on youth to increases in impaired driving. read more
Forensic 'Liquid' Protects Priceless Artifacts Against Theft
May 07, 2020
Hundreds of thousands of priceless artifacts in several museums in Iraq have been protected from the threat of theft and looting by marking them with a unique invisible code, in a new security protocol. read more
Gap in Stops of White, Minority Drivers Shrinks for 2nd Year
May 06, 2020
The disparity between the rate of police traffic stops in Connecticut of black and Hispanic drivers and of their white counterparts shrank for a second consecutive year in 2018. read more
Alternative Light 5x Better at Detecting Bruises Across Diverse Skin Types
May 06, 2020
The researchers used yellow, orange and red colored filters across 10 different wavelengths ranging from 350 (UV) to 535 nm to analyze bruises on participants with a diverse range of skin types. read more
2015 Rape is New Mexico's First Forensic Genealogy Case
May 06, 2020
A man in New Mexico could face at least a decade in prison after investigators tracked his DNA through GEDmatch to link him to a 2015 rape. read more
Study: Drug Overdose Epidemic is Transmitted from Old to Young
May 05, 2020
Researchers show that the generation a person was born into strongly predicts how likely they are to die from a drug overdose, and at what age. read more
Portland Police ID Suspect in 20-year-old Homicide with Forensic Geneology
May 05, 2020
The missing person case was reclassified to a homicide and the subsequent investigation garnished DNA evidence, but it was and remained unidentified in the national DNA database. read more
Knocking Down Barriers to Healthcare for Rural Sexual Assault Victims
May 04, 2020
The Penn State College of Nursing’s SAFE-T Center team is working to address barriers to healthcare for rural sexual-assault victims with their new telehealth solution, the SAFE-T System. read more
Ohio Authorities Solve 40-year-old Cold Case Slaying of Dismembered Teen Boy
May 04, 2020
Authorities say they have solved the killing of a 15-year-old Ohio boy whose dismembered remains were found nearly 40 years ago. read more
Maryland Court of Appeals Reverses 2 Murder Convictions, Grants Writs of Actual Innocence
May 04, 2020
The decision is based on palm print evidence found at the crime scene matching an alternative suspect, as well as critical evidence about the reliability of informant testimony that was withheld from the defense. read more
Proteomic Method Can Estimate How Long a Corpse Has Been Submerged
May 04, 2020
In a first-of-its-kind study, Northumbria University professor Noemi Procopio and colleagues have applied the principles of forensic proteomics to the estimation of postmortem submerged interval in aquatic environments. read more
Vatican Says Bones are Not Those of Teen Missing Since 1983
May 04, 2020
The Vatican has closed the case of bones found in a nearby cemetery, determining they are all at least 100 years old and therefore cannot be those of a woman reported missing nearly 40 years ago. read more
Drug Reduces the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse
May 01, 2020
A drug that lowers levels of the male hormone testosterone in the body reduces the risk of men with pedophilic disorder sexually abusing children, a study published recently shows. read more
Catching Nuclear Smugglers: Algorithm Could Enable Cost-effective Detectors at Borders
May 01, 2020
A new algorithm could enable faster, less expensive detection of weapons-grade nuclear materials at borders, quickly differentiating between benign and illicit radiation signatures in the same cargo. read more
Method Differentiates Smokers, Non-Smokers in Oral Fluid Sample
May 01, 2020
In a proof-of-concept study, researchers used non-destructive Raman spectroscopy to analyze dry oral fluid to differentiate between smoker and non-smoker donors—with the help of an artificial neural network. read more
Sustaining Investigations, Community Safety During COVID-19
April 30, 2020
The current health threat is a crisis few have planned for but, as they have done in the past, citizens have turned to law enforcement for support and reassurance that the situation is being controlled. read more
Research Helps Police Understand Child-to-parent Abuse More than Ever Before
April 30, 2020
Researchers have provided detailed insights and recommendations to help one of the UK's largest police forces recognize, report and analyse instances of violence from children toward parents. read more
Anthropologist Develops Method to Age, Sex Ancient Fingerprints
April 29, 2020
The age/sex identification matrix is an interpretive framework that incorporates the generalized cut-offs for age based upon ridge breadth data and the cut-offs for sex based upon ridge density data. read more