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Arizona’s "Windbreaker" John Doe: Identity Confirmed After 37 Years
May 28, 2024
Announcement of the identification of Windbreaker John Doe 1986 through forensic investigative genetic genealogy labwork. read more
Microbial Traces on Clothes: a Tool for Forensic Investigations
May 28, 2024
In a new study, it is shown how the population of bacteria on a person’s skin leaves traces on the clothes they wear – and these traces last for months and can be used to uniquely identify the wearer. read more
Plano, Texas, Police Seek Information on Cold Case Kidnapping
May 28, 2024
Plano, Texas Police Department has released an age-progressed photo in an effort to obtain information on a cold case kidnapping from 2008. This case involves the kidnapping of Eitan Ariel Blasingame, who was only a child when a non-custodial parent took him and there are concerns for Eitan's safety. One of Eitan's photos is shown age-progressed to 16 years. read more
The Contribution of Undertested Drugs in DUIDs
May 21, 2024
In 2022, an estimated 13.6 million people drove under the influence of illicit drugs during the prior year. Alcohol is not the only concern; the use of illicit drugs, legalized drugs such as cannabis, and the abuse of prescription medications may also impair a driver’s abilities. read more
Florida Skeletal Remains Identified After 52 Years
May 21, 2024
After 52 years, a murdered man, whose body was found near the south side of Winter Haven, Florida in a marshy area, has been identified as Mack Lavell Proctor, born November 28, 1914. read more
New Forensic Rendering for 2006 Orange County Jane Doe
May 21, 2024
Orange County Sheriff’s investigators have released an updated forensic rendering of a 2006 Jane Doe to help identify the woman. read more
Homicides of Four Young Canadian Women Linked to Deceased Serial Killer
May 21, 2024
Alberta RCMP have linked four historical homicides of young women from the 1970's to a now deceased serial sexual offender. The Alberta RCMP Historical Homicide Unit (HHU) believe there may be more unsolved homicides in Western Canada related to this individual. read more
Austrian Researchers Discover Earliest Mother-Daughter Grave
May 21, 2024
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
1979 Lakeport, California Jane Doe Identified
May 17, 2024
After nearly 50 years, a woman whose remains were found in a wooded area off Highway 175 in the unincorporated area of Lakeport, California, has been identified as Wanda Lee Brewer. read more
Remains of 1975 "Munsingwear Doe" Identified
May 17, 2024
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
Cocaine Contamination in Waterways a Growing Concern in Brazil
May 17, 2024
Stakeholders in Brazil are growing increasingly concerned over pollution and waterway contamination caused by cocaine. Researchers discovered in 2017 cocaine and other substances derived from medicines in surface water in the Bay of Santos may be causing biological effects in environmentally relevant concentrations. read more
Genetic Genealogy IDs Suspect in 1989 Rapes
May 17, 2024
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
WWII Prisoner of War Remains Case Selected as DNA Hit of the Year
May 14, 2024
GTH DNA has announced that a case involving the identification of a WWII U.S. service member who perished as a Japanese prisoner of war has been selected as the DNA Hit of the Year for 2024. read more
Identifying Deepfake Images from a Forensic Lens
May 14, 2024
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
Arrest Made in 24-Year-Old Massachusetts Sexual Assault Case
May 14, 2024
Jamie Dodge, 48, of Brownville, Maine, has been arrested and charged with aggravated rape and kidnapping for his alleged involvement in a sexual assault in the Town of Holland in July, 2000. read more
Madison’s “Chimney Doe” Identified After Nearly 35 Years
May 14, 2024
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
After 34 Years, John Doe Identified in Chesterfield County, VA
May 14, 2024
After 34 years, a man found near Appomattox River in Chesterfield County, Virginia, has been identified as Robert Lee Harris, born February 22nd, 1935. read more
Human Remains Found Behind House Identified
May 14, 2024
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
NNSA Conducts Multi-Lab Nuclear Forensics Exercise
May 10, 2024
the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of Counterterrorism and Counterproliferation recently conducted the Epic Shadow exercise to demonstrate its Nuclear Forensics Material Analysis Program (NF-MAP) capabilities. read more
Dental Anomalies an Identification Marker in Forensics
May 10, 2024
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