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DNA Study Sheds Light on Early Europeans’ Cultural, Genetic Development
August 14, 2023
A new DNA study has nuanced the picture of how different groups intermingled during the European Stone Age, but also how certain groups of people were actually isolated. read more
NCMEC Releases New Reconstructions to ID Last ‘Candy Man’ Victim
August 09, 2023
Over the years, investigators have been able to identify 27 of these victims—all except one. For the last five decades, the sixteenth body found in the boat shed has only been known as John Doe 1973. read more
University Partners with Leda Health to Explore Feasibility of Early Evidence Sexual Assault Kits
August 09, 2023
The self-collection kits would allow survivors of sexual assault to collect their own evidence privately in instances when they don’t have access to a local health care provider. read more
Remains Found in 1983 are Identified as Part of Ongoing Project
August 09, 2023
With 4 cases already solved, each of the 12 remaining cases represents an opportunity to bring answers to families and communities. read more
DNA Under Victim's Fingernails Identifies Perpetrator in 1991 Murder
August 09, 2023
McClure left significant DNA underneath Johnsons’ fingernails, which could only be a result of Johnson fighting vigorously for her life. read more
Police to Measure 'Toll of the Job' on CSIs, Digital Forensic Experts
August 09, 2023
Leicestershire Police will measure the “physical and mental toll of the job” on its forensic teams in a groundbreaking study using data analytics from the world of Formula One. read more
Establishing the Foundation of Reliable Duct Tape Evidence
August 07, 2023
The new method allows examiners to qualify and quantify features and characteristics that are commonly observed during physical fit examinations. read more
Team IDs Jane Doe Thought to be First Victim of Gilgo Beach Serial Killer
August 07, 2023
Thought to be the earliest recorded victim from the Long Island Serial Killer case, skeletal remains of a young woman, murdered in 1996, are now known to belong to 34-year-old Karen Vergata from Manhattan. read more
DNA from Steering Wheel Matches School Bus Driver to Four Cold Case Rapes
August 07, 2023
Investigators collected DNA from the school bus steering wheel, gear shift and switches on the bus Martinez drove. Agents say the DNA matched the DNA evidence collected from the sexual assaults in 1988, 1989 and 1991. read more
Ancient DNA, 23andMe Collide to Shed Light on Enslaved, Free African Americans in Maryland
August 07, 2023
A first-of-its-kind analysis of historical DNA ties tens of thousands of living people to enslaved and free African Americans who labored at an iron forge in Maryland known as Catoctin Furnace soon after the founding of the United States. read more
After Purdue Lawsuit, Opioid Marketing By Competitors Increased
August 07, 2023
Kentucky’s 2007 lawsuit against Purdue Pharma marked a major turn in the opioid crisis. But a new study finds that the case dissuaded only Purdue’s opioid marketing. Promotion of opioids by competing drug companies actually increased. read more
Study of 99 Decomposing Piglets Sheds Light on Fabric Analysis
August 02, 2023
How does clothing on a decomposing body react to environmental and biological factors? That’s the question forensic experts and entomologists at Murdoch University in Australia set out to answer in their newest study. read more
Genealogy Names Mom, Daughter in 'Mom-in-the-Box' Case
August 02, 2023
As part of the investigation, officers located the decomposed remains of another person inside a box under the kitchen table, indicated to be the woman's mother. read more
DNA Reveals Luzio was Amerindian, Like Indigenous People Now
August 02, 2023
Luzio, the oldest human skeleton found in São Paulo state (Brazil), was a descendant of the ancestral population that settled the Americas at least 16,000 years ago and gave rise to all present-day Indigenous peoples. read more
Glow-in-the-dark Sand Speeds Study of Glass Evidence in Crimes
August 02, 2023
Experiments to study how glass behaves in crimes typically take days of work. That is, until a possibility to accelerate the investigation suddenly presented itself in an unlikely way. read more
Study: Analysis of Court Transcripts Reveals Biased Jury Selection
August 02, 2023
Cornell researchers have shown that data science and artificial intelligence tools can successfully identify when prosecutors question potential jurors differently, in an effort to prevent women and Black people from serving on juries. read more
DNA Retesting Leads to Suspect Already Serving Life for Nearly Identical Case
July 31, 2023
A man already serving two life sentences for sexual battery and attempted murder of a young teen in 1992 has been indicted by a Florida grand jury on similar charges and then some for the murder of a 12-year-old girl just 13 months after that January 1992 crime. read more
Genealogy Identifies WW1 Veteran Who Went Missing in 1928
July 31, 2023
On Christmas Day in 2017, a snorkeler's chance discovery at Shallow Inlet, Sandy Point, Victoria, would set into motion an investigation that would unravel a 95-year-old mystery. read more
FDA Approves Second Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray Product
July 31, 2023
On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved RiVive, 3 milligram naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter, nonprescription use for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. read more
Henry Lee Releases Statement Denying Fabricating Evidence
July 31, 2023
Henry Lee has denied fabricating evidence after he was found liable last week in a murder case that sent two Connecticut men to prison for decades for a crime they did not commit. read more