Othram successfully built a comprehensive DNA profile for the newborn, and the investigation led to the positive identification of the mother of the baby, who is now known to be Misty Marie Mitchell. read more

Twenty-four years ago, I was part of a team that responded to the attacks on the World Trade Center. I’m starting to realize it is important for others to understand both the horrors and the heroism that occurred on that unseasonably warm fall morning. read more

Fourteen years after her remains were discovered in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, a Jane Doe known as Ms. Startex has been identified as Jolene Lynn White. read more

Thanks to advances in DNA testing, the case was reopened in October 2020 and evidence was resubmitted for testing. As a result, investigators determined the mother of the child was 58-year-old Cindy Sue Elder. read more

Nearly 50 years after her serial killer father allegedly murdered her, the DNA Doe Project has identified the little girl found in a barrel in Bear Brook State Park in 2000. read more

Detectives from the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office recovered the skull. A visual analysis showed what appeared to be two entrance and two exit bullet holes. read more

The new facility will include a full-service forensic laboratory and a digital crime lab. Having this laboratory available will speed up BCA evidence processing times for the entire state. read more

For the first time in the U.S., an identical twin has been convicted of a crime based on DNA analysis. read more

In 2025, advanced DNA technology confirmed the remains belonged to Donald Myrel Nelson, who was reported missing to the Lacey Police Department in February 1989. read more

The College of Policing has published three new research reports examining police interventions designed to reduce violence against women and girls. read more