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SVU Detectives ID, Arrest Man in 1999 Assault of Child
April 16, 2025
Special Victim Unit (SVU) detectives at the Family Justice Center arrested and charged a man with Statutory Rape of a Child last week stemming from a 1999 sexual assault cold case. read more
Non-profit Awards $15,000 Grant to Police to Upgrade Digital Forensics
April 16, 2025
This grant will be used to upgrade cellphone forensic equipment and licensing—vital tools in today’s digital world that help us investigate a wide range of crimes. read more
Study: Firearm Injury Treated Every 30 Minutes in Emergency Departments
April 16, 2025
A cross-sectional analysis of firearm injury-related emergency department (ED) visits found that between 2018 and 2023, there was approximately one firearm injury ED visit every 30 minutes in the 10 jurisdictions studied. read more
Police Use AI to Generate Image of Suspect Based off Witness Statements
April 16, 2025
The Goodyear Police Department (Arizona) used artificial intelligence (AI) to create a composite image of a suspect wanted for attempted kidnapping. read more
Cold Case Team Identifies Remains as Known Victim of Serial Killer Duo
April 14, 2025
The Calaveras Cold Case Task Force team confirmed the remains of Brenda Sue O’Connor from those remaining in the crypt. read more
Genealogy Helps Victims who Appeared on America’s Most Wanted ID Assailant 32 Years Later
April 14, 2025
On August 15, 1992, two young women from Texas were hiking in the Henning State Conservation Area in Taney County, Missouri, when they were brutally attacked. read more
Tulsa to Hold Second Round of Genealogy Workshops
April 14, 2025
The City of Tulsa, in collaboration with Intermountain Forensics and the Greenwood Cultural Center, will host the second round of Community Engagement Genealogy next week. read more
Grant Funds Researcher's Quest for More Accurate PMI Estimation
April 14, 2025
The study aims to refine PMI estimation techniques by systematically analyzing human decomposition through machine learning. read more
The Power of 8 Colors
April 14, 2025
Download this infographic now to learn how this system provides improved and more informative analyses for even the most challenging DNA samples. read more
Report Records Nearly 150 Exonerations in 2024
April 09, 2025
In 2024, 147 people in the United States were exonerated after losing an average of 13.5 years of their lives to wrongful imprisonment. read more
Investigators Identify Teen Found in 1973
April 09, 2025
KBI agents and the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office have positively identified human remains that were found near Garnett, Kansas in April 1973, providing answers to a family after 52 years. read more
Othram Identifies Skeletal Remains Found in 1997
April 09, 2025
After 26 years, a homicide victim, whose remains were discovered in a remote wooded area near Wilkeson, Washington has been identified as Laurie Krage. read more
New Forensic Rendering of Unidentified Murder Victim from 1985 Cold Case
April 09, 2025
Continued investigation by the MNPD Cold Case Unit into the 1985 murders of two women, discovered on Nov. 7, 1987 in shallow graves in the basement of a home, has now led to a new forensic rendering of one of the victims. read more
Charleston Police Department Officially Launches DNA Laboratory
April 09, 2025
The lab began accepting evidence in March 2025 following an exceptionally rigorous and multi-year preparation and accreditation process. read more
Genetic Genealogy Points to Initial Person of Interest in 1976 Murder
April 07, 2025
More than forty years later, in 2019, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's investigators revisited the case and submitted several items of evidence to the California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services for traditional forensic DNA testing. read more
Grant Funds the Creation of the Central Alabama Shared DNA Technology Project
April 07, 2025
“Its goal is to adopt best practices of forensic science to help solve and deter violent crime, which is an issue within so many communities both here and elsewhere,” said Javan. read more
Statistical Method Sheds More Light on Ancestral Roots
April 07, 2025
When you send your DNA off for a personalized ancestry report, the report you get back is only a very small view of your family tree pinned in a specific point and space in time. read more
Art and Forensic Science Combine for an Interesting Career Path
April 07, 2025
Themes of medicine and anatomy run through López’s art, with purple and deep red color schemes in her series “Histological Embodiment,” inspired by a branch of anatomy that deals with minute tissue structures. read more
Second Attempt Yields Genetic Profile to ID 1996 Homicide Victim
April 07, 2025
Detectives with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Cold Case Unit have identified a 1996 murder victim using forensic genetic genealogy. read more
CFSRE: Commercial Kratom Products Contain Unnaturally High Levels of Metabolite
April 02, 2025
In recent years, legal smoke shops have seen a surge in the sale of Kratom products. Marketed as “7-Hydroxymitragynine” products, these include chewable tablets, concentrates, extracts, edible materials and even beverages. read more