Of the 20 awards made nationwide under this program in 2024, Texas State University was the only institution to receive multiple awards, its three recipients comprising 15%?of the national awardee pool. read more

Two years ago, the bureau reported turnaround times of up to 45 weeks, delays that hindered criminal prosecutions and deferred justice for survivors. That processing time has now dropped to 10 weeks. read more

INTERPOL is hoping to build on that success with the launch of the second phase of “Identify Me.” This phase highlights 46 cold cases involving unidentified women whose remains were found in France, Italy, and Spain, in addition to Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. read more

Researchers and students worked for two years with town officials and the state archaeologist to investigate and document the remains, which were uncovered more than 20 years ago during construction and were identified as being from a farm for paupers during the mid-1800’s. read more

The Accelerated Capability Environment was asked to help build a better understanding of what the state of the art is in current science research and how that could impact and drive increased analytic insight on scene samples. read more

After 14 years, a individual whose remains were discovered by hikers near St. Mary’s Mountain in Stevensville, Montana, has been identified. read more

While in the past there have been challenges in the DNA processing, recent advances in collection, packaging and transport methods have demonstrated high potential for recovering usable DNA profiles from these pieces of evidence. read more

Little told detectives he murdered an unidentified female by strangulation after meeting her at a nightclub in North Charleston. read more

The technology enables law enforcement agencies to identify critical evidence, speed up investigations and safeguard victims. read more

Once reopened, a reexamination of all physical evidence—including audio of a jailhouse informant interview and Tracy’s rape kit—pointed toward one person: convicted murderer Charles Strain. read more