It was clear the unidentified man had Ecuadorean ancestry, but a lack of records and endogamy complicated the investigative genetic genealogy research on this case. read more

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It’s been 73 years since a C-124 Globemaster II, carrying 52 military members tragically crashed into Mount Gannett in the Chugach Mountains of eastern Alaska, forty miles from its destination of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. read more

On July 24, 1976, skeletal remains of a young woman were found in the area of Wolf Creek near Swamp Mountain in Linn County. For 49 years, her identity was not known—until now. read more

Sales of the overdose reversal medication naloxone increased after it was made available to the public without a prescription but then dipped quickly in the period following debut of over-the-counter sales, according to a new study. read more

Police in one of the most affluent counties in Maryland have not only solved the department’s oldest cold case homicide, but also reunited the victim’s surviving adult children who were unaware of what had happened to their mother and each other. read more

A forensic dentist and University of the Philippines Manila graduate, Dr. Ernest Joie Guzman confirmed that around 54% of bodies were identified relatively quickly using dental information, not DNA. read more

Forensic work conducted as part of the Ventura County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative has led to the indictment of a suspect in four previously unsolved sexual assault cases in Phoenix, Arizona. 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