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Researchers Link Firearm Dealer Openings to Increases in Local Shootings
October 22, 2025
Opening new gun stores may raise neighborhood shooting rates for years, highlighting how firearm availability affects community violence, according to researchers. read more
Chemist Receives Top Honor for DNA Research
October 22, 2025
Kenneth J. Breslauer’s research has touched different aspects of society from improving the development of medicine to treat disease to making it easier to solve criminal cold cases. read more
Ohio Sees Carfentanil Increase, New Opioid Compound
October 22, 2025
The state of Ohio is continuing to experience a rise in drug seizures involving carfentanil, while forensic labs have detected a new opioid compound in the state. read more
Genealogy Identifies Infant in 1981 Cold Case as Police Search for Answers
October 22, 2025
While the police department knows the identity of both parents, their names are not being released at this time. This identification represents a major step forward in the case and has renewed efforts to bring this case to justice. read more
Live Webinar: New Automated Sexual Assault Sample Processing Kit for High-throughput Labs
October 22, 2025
In this webinar, we will present validation data and field-test results from forensic laboratories working with post-coital swabs and mock vaginal or buccal swabs. read more
UK Survey: Nearly 85% of CSIs Report Impact on Mental Health
October 15, 2025
Forensic professionals are suffering severe damage to their mental health due to frequent exposure to traumatic scenes, according to UNISON, the largest trade union in the United Kingdom. read more
DNA Doe Project Identifies Skeletal Remains Found in 1992
October 15, 2025
More than 30 years ago, on August 17, 1992, workers clearing brush near the St. Johns Bridge in North Portland discovered the fully skeletonized remains of a man. read more
Follow Up on Missing Persons Cold Case Matches Student to Unidentified Skull
October 15, 2025
Continued follow up on a missing persons investigation led to a piece of closure for the family of 20-year-old TSU student and mother, Alice Mae Sullivan, 39 years after she went missing. read more
Albany Police, FBI, Othram ID Suspect in 1964 Homicide
October 15, 2025
After six decades, the suspect in the assault and murder of Catherine Blackburn of Albany, New York has been identified. read more
New Building Upgrades County's Forensic Capabilities
October 15, 2025
The East Command building was not designed for forensic sciences and years of modification simply couldn’t turn into the kind of space necessary for advanced forensic services. read more
Labvantage 10/22/25
October 08, 2025
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DNA Matters: Lance Shockley Set to Die
October 08, 2025
On October 14, 2025, Missouri is set to execute Lance Shockley by lethal injection. The circumstantial evidence is compelling, but comprehensive DNA testing wasn’t done—and the courts have decided that it never will be. read more
Genealogy Identifies 1989 John Doe in Ohio
October 08, 2025
In another victory for forensic genealogy, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Franklin County Coroner Nate Overmire announced that the skeletal remains of a white male found 36 years ago have been identified. read more
DNA Gives Back Name to 1978 Murder Victim
October 08, 2025
Williamson’s body was found by a maintenance worker Aug. 1, 1978 at Poole Knobs Recreation Area on Jones Road near La Vergne. An autopsy showed he suffered multiple gunshot wounds and severe burns. read more
Q&A: CT Scans Shed New Light in Forensic Probes
October 08, 2025
King County’s medical examiner and a UW Medicine radiologist discuss a program that hints at change in U.S. death investigations. read more
Chico State to Break Ground on New Forensic Anthropology Building for Human Identification Lab
October 08, 2025
A long-awaited vision for a new Human Identification Laboratory (HIL) at California State University, Chico is starting to take shape, with a formal groundbreaking planned for Friday, November 14. read more
6 of 24 Bodies Identified in Mortuary Scandal Involving County Coroner
October 06, 2025
Colorado regulatory inspectors discovered over 20 dead bodies in various states of decay hidden inside the Davis Mortuary funeral home owned by elected Pueblo County Coroner Brain Cotter and his brother Chris Cotter. read more
Man Arrested in Homicide of Roommate Who He Said Died of Pneumonia
October 06, 2025
Authorities arrested a 43-year-old Pueblo man in connection with the 2022 death of a man whose remains were found in a shallow grave in eastern Pueblo County. read more
Othram Identifies 2013 Jane Doe
October 06, 2025
The decedent was added to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) in the hopes that someone looking for their missing family member might recognize her, but no missing person matches were made. For more than a decade, the woman's identity remained unknown. read more
Investigators Locate Missing Daughters of Cold Case Homicide Victim
October 06, 2025
In February 2022, the victim’s fingerprints were retrieved from the investigative case file by our Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and submitted to NamUs for examination by the FBI. read more