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3 Ways AI can Support Forensic Work
August 27, 2025
Forensics experts say AI can be deployed similarly to the way other sectors are using it: to try to identify patterns and use predictive models to improve processes and reduce uncertainty. read more
Othram Identifies Skeletal Remains found in 2020
August 27, 2025
After five years, a man whose remains were found in a wooded area in 2020 in Knoxville, Tennessee has been identified as Gerald John Forsman. read more
Detectives Reopen Investigation into 1988 Death of Teens
August 27, 2025
The body was identified as 16-year-old Tamara Gifford of Florida but had relatives who resided in Starke County. Two days later, agency detectives located 17-year-old Christina Hillis, also from Florida, in the general area where Gifford’s body had been located. read more
Polysubstance Involvement in Youth Opioid Overdoses Increases with Age
August 27, 2025
A new study found that youth as young as 15 are using multiple substances combined with opioids, and by age 21, youth opioid overdoses more commonly involve other substances—primarily stimulants—rather than opioids alone. read more
Gun Injury Odds up to 20x Higher for Kids in Disadvantaged ZIP Codes
August 27, 2025
Children residing in “very low-opportunity” neighborhoods are up to 20 times more likely to be hospitalized for gun injuries than those living in the most advantaged areas. read more
Unique Fingerprints in 3D Printing may Foil Adversaries
August 27, 2025
A team has developed a way to create an embedded fingerprint in 3D-printed parts that would withstand the item being broken, allowing authorities to gain information for forensic investigation, such as the identity of the printer or the person who owns it and the time and place of printing. read more
After Reexamination Leads to DNA, Police Exhume Teen’s Body in 1993 Cold Case
August 25, 2025
After spending the last two years reviewing the cold case murder of a teen, detectives with the Mason County Sheriff’s Office (Michigan) gathered enough information to make it necessary to exhume the girl’s body in hopes of solving the case. read more
SAKI Grant Funds Genetic Genealogy Tests that Lead to Suspect
August 25, 2025
Evidence collected from the crime scene was compared with a possible suspect, identified as William Lowery. read more
DNA Identifies Victim after 16 Years, Case is Ongoing
August 25, 2025
Due to decomposition, the Medical Examiner’s Office listed the cause and manner of death as undetermined. read more
Student Works to Build Better Database for Designer Drug Detection
August 25, 2025
A research team has used computer modeling to create a database of predicted chemical structures for improved detection of designer drugs. read more
Missouri Launches Statewide Telehealth Network for Sexual Assault Forensic Exams
August 25, 2025
The SAFEvT Network provides telehealth support to hospitals that do not have forensic nurses available 24/7. read more
Impact of Cancer on Forensic DNA Methylation Age Estimation
August 25, 2025
The researchers applied the VISAGE enhanced age estimation tool, a widely used DNA methylation-based method, to blood samples from 100 cancer patients and 102 healthy individuals. read more
University Team Uses Digital Forensics to Prove Man's Innocence
August 20, 2025
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
Othram IDs Elderly Man Missing Since 2013, Cause of Death Listed as Suspicious
August 20, 2025
Almost 10 years after his remains were found, an elderly Florida man who disappeared from his home has been identified. read more
Grant Funds AI Software for Forensic Anthropologists to Help ID Remains
August 20, 2025
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
Online Course Gives Public the Chance to Solve Crimes Using Insects
August 20, 2025
The interactive class uses game-based learning methods to unravel immersive fictional murder mysteries through insect-based evidence. read more
DNA Reveals Ancestry, Possible Relative but No Name Yet
August 20, 2025
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
Stalking, Obtaining Restraining Order Linked with Increased Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Women
August 20, 2025
In a 20-year study, women with experience being stalked had a 41% higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than women without this experience. read more
Genealogy IDs 1986 Missing Woman Whose Boyfriend was Jailed for 2 Murders
August 18, 2025
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
Using the NCMEC Hash Value List as Part of Your Digital Forensics Workflow
August 18, 2025
In fact, NCMEC has seen an increase in child sex trafficking reports (up 55% from 2023), which may be an early result of these latest additions to the REPORT Act. read more