Due to decomposition, the Medical Examiner’s Office listed the cause and manner of death as undetermined. read more

The SAFEvT Network provides telehealth support to hospitals that do not have forensic nurses available 24/7. read more

Momentum in the case shifted in December 2024 when Wooden’s defense team called on NJIT undergraduate Mia LoRé and alumni Carmen Cheung and Gillian Kongnyuy, all working as digital forensic technicians with eForensix. read more

With support from a $2 million collaborative grant, researchers from UNT Health Fort Worth are using artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop new software to help forensic anthropologists accurately identify human remains. read more

Thanks to advancements in forensic technology, her DNA was submitted to Othram for genetic genealogy and Parabon Labs for phenotyping—revealing ancestral roots in Michoacán, Mexico and a possible relative in the San Diego area. read more

In April 1988, Weeks was convicted of the murder of his wife, Patricia Weeks and Cynthia Jabour, despite their bodies never being found. read more

Twenty three years after the skull of a woman was found in a plastic bag in Houlton, Wisconsin, the DNA Doe Project has identified her as 92-year-old Alyce Catharina Peterson. Peterson had died in hospital of natural causes. read more

The suspect, posing as a police officer and claiming to be a friend of her mother, convinced the child to get into his vehicle. read more

A new review article published in JAMA underscores the critical need for comprehensive long-term medical care for patients treated for firearm injuries, which has become an epidemic in the U.S. fueled by years of rising gun violence. read more

In January 2024, this additional forensic examination resulted in the detection of DNA on the victim’s underwear. read more