Using new archaeological and bioarchaeological technologies, investigators from the University of Vienna have found that a grave discovered 20 years ago in present day Austria is much older than anticipated – nearly 500 years older – and could be the first genetic mother-daughter discovery in human history. read more

The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with Intermountain Forensics, the FBI’s Latent Print Unit, and the Coconino County Office of the Medical Examiner has successfully identified remains found 49 years ago as Gerald Francis Long, a Vietnam veteran originally from Minnesota. read more

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and Framingham Police Chief Lester Baker announced today that Stephen Paul Gale, 71, has been identified and charged with four counts of aggravated rape, two counts of kidnapping and one count of armed robbery of two women at the Hit or Miss Store in Framingham in 1989. read more

When law enforcement locates an explicit image as part of an investigation, there is no longer a guarantee the image is real. There’s a real and growing possibility it is an AI-generated deepfake image and we are in the very beginning stages as a society for how this will all play out. read more

After more than three decades, investigators finally have a name to tie to a gruesome mystery. The skeletal remains found on Sept. 3, 1989, in the chimney of a Madison business belong to Ronnie Joe Kirk, Madison Police announced Monday. read more

The Knox County Regional Forensic Center has again helped solve another cold case, this time with the help of advanced genetic testing. The Knoxville Police Department notified the forensic center in early September 2022 that human remains were located in a wooded area behind a house on Knott Ave. read more

Dental morphological traits, also known as non-metric dental traits, exhibit variation in appearance both within and between groups. The study analyzed the non-metric traits among the South Indian population, as few variants can be grouped within the population. read more

After nearly 60 years, a murdered woman, whose remains were discovered off highway 1 in Sonoma County, California, has been identified as Lillian Marie Cardenas, born in 1928. read more

After nearly five decades, investigators have identified a man whose remains were found by land surveyors while cutting a property line in Collier County, Florida. In 2023, the Collier County Sheriff's Office submitted forensic evidence to Othram in The Woodlands, Texas to determine if advanced DNA testing could help identify the man. read more

Cado Security has announced its revolutionary new capacity to conduct forensic investigations in distroless container environments. This new feature eradicates previous visibility gaps posed by such environments and offers enhanced insight into cloud risk. read more