More than two decades after a woman’s body was found at a construction site near Los Angeles, police have identified her as a mother who last had contact with her family in 1981. read more

The California Highway Patrol announced more than $19 million in grant funding to 71 California law enforcement agencies, crime laboratories, and nonprofit organizations to help address the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. read more

New York City’s DNA Gun Crimes Unit is now the fastest big city lab for testing and analyzing gun crimes evidence. read more

In October 1991, a hunter was quail hunting in a rural area of Mentone and located a human skull, without teeth and mandible. read more

Cecilia Ashe, at the time Inspector of Operations in the Wilmington Police Department, knew her city had already been labeled “Murder Town, USA.” read more

The study found that 85% of cartridge cases that were judged inconclusive by forensic firearm examiners were actually fired by two different guns. read more

The Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office brought the case to the DNA Doe Project as part of a collaboration with Ramapo College of New Jersey’s new Investigative Genetic Genealogy Center, an undergraduate certificate program offering practical experience on real cases to its students. read more

Enhanced human verification techniques and practices will always be required to ensure accuracy and ward off inherent biases. read more

Officers with the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and located the human remains inside of a garment bag buried in a shallow grave. read more

NDIS approval provides access to federal government funding for accredited public crime laboratories in the U.S. to implement next-generation sequencing (NGS) for routine casework. read more