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Investigators Link Suspect to 1979 Murder, Possibly Two Others
March 19, 2025
WA Police Cold Case Investigations detectives have made a major breakthrough in the 1979 murder of Kerryn Mary Tate, nearly five decades after the 22-year-old was located deceased. read more
‘I Felt Like I was the One in Trouble:’ Improvements Needed for Collecting Evidence after Sexual Assault in Children
March 19, 2025
Addressing concerns can help put children first in what may be the most traumatic time of their lives. read more
New Software Will Help Combat Deep Fake Image Threats to Personal Security
March 19, 2025
Researchers have developed an innovative solution to accurately distinguish between fake and genuine images, as well as identify the source of the artificial image. read more
Michigan Police Employ Genealogy to Identify Man Missing Since 1986
March 17, 2025
The Monroe County Medical Examiner determined the remains belonged to a while male between the ages of 35 and 45 years old. The cause of death was ruled blunt force trauma to the head and the manner was homicide. read more
Genealogy Identifies Illinois Jane Doe after 23 Years
March 17, 2025
On March 28, 2002, a routine inspection by an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) crew led to the discovery of human skeletal remains in a creek bed along Illinois Route 3 near Gall Road in Columbia, Illinois. read more
Innocence Project, NYU Law Join Forces for Post-conviction Clinic
March 17, 2025
NYU Law will offer a clinic that allows its law students to work on Innocence Project cases and learn about post-conviction wrongful conviction litigation. read more
Philippines University Focusing on Disaster Victim Identification with New Program
March 17, 2025
The University of the Philippines Manila will begin offering its Forensic Medicine Master’s Program in the next academic year, focusing on a systematic approach to victim identification during disasters. read more
Unit Identifies 7 Cold Case Rapists in 5 Months
March 17, 2025
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office’s G.O.L.D. Unit has identified seven cold case sexual assault offenders through familial DNA searching and forensic genetic genealogy since November 2024. read more
Despite Hurdles Like Adoption and Anti-trans Sentiment, DDP IDs Julie Doe After 36 Years
March 12, 2025
After 36 years—and five years of working the case—the DNA Doe Project has identified “Transgender Julie Doe” as Pamela Leigh Walton. read more
Crime Lab Identifies Body as Missing Man, Suspects in Custody
March 12, 2025
Biological samples were collected and sent to the North Carolina State Crime Laboratory in Raleigh, along with comparison samples from family members of missing persons from Northeastern North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia. read more
Othram Identifies Teen Last Seen in 2007
March 12, 2025
After more than a decade, human remains found on a beach near Port Angeles, Wash., have been identified as 17-year-old Jeff Surtel. read more
$2 M in Grants to Fund Cold Case Unit, Digital Forensics and More
March 12, 2025
Four federal grants were awarded to create a Cold Case Unit, increase equipment to the Digital Forensics Unit and add three lethality assessment protocol training coordinators to the Victim Services Unit. read more
Convicted on Allegedly Fabricated Bite Mark Analysis, Louisiana Wants to Proceed with Execution
March 12, 2025
In a Jan. 9 brief, Louisiana prosecutors acknowledged questions surrounding the credibility of bite mark analysis but said there is no consensus on whether it is junk science. read more
Study Calls for Federally Funded Pediatric Firearm Injury Prevention Research
March 12, 2025
A new paper underscores the critical need for an enhanced federal investment in firearm injury prevention research to address the rising rates of fatalities and injuries. read more
How a Small Human ID Lab Built a Global Reputation
March 10, 2025
Members of the Human Identification Lab are deployed to private property or public lands, hiking across fields and ravines, and even boating or helicoptering into some of the most remote locations. read more
County Attorney’s Office Forms New Cold Case Unit
March 10, 2025
The unit will focus on reviewing, analyzing, and prosecuting previously unsolved criminal cases, working closely with investigators and detectives at our local law enforcement agencies. read more
Genealogy Identifies Human Foot Found on Beach in 2008
March 10, 2025
Detectives from the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene, and forensic experts at the King County Medical Examiner’s Office later determined that the remains consisted of a human foot. read more
Murder Victim ID'ed as Formerly Incarcerated Washington Man
March 10, 2025
The deceased was sent to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory for an autopsy that revealed the cause of death was strangulation, and the manner of death classified as a homicide. Unable to identify the man, the investigation remained stagnant for 40 years. read more
Medical Forensic Examiner Reflects on How Care has Improved
March 10, 2025
Research shows that when specialized, integrated services are not provided, victim-survivors’ feelings of powerlessness are magnified. read more
How To: Digital Processing of Forensic Image Evidence
March 05, 2025
The easiest solution to mitigate evidence concerns is to document the evidence photographically and work from these photographs. read more