Despite conducting numerous interviews and analyzing the available evidence, investigators were unable to identify a suspect. However, that did not stop them. read more

The latest search for the remains of victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre has ended with 59 graves found and seven sets of remains exhumed, according to Oklahoma state archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck. read more

In Washington, D.C., under current law, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is only required to collect and deliver sexual assault kits to the Department of Forensic Sciences (DFS) if an assault has been reported to MPD. read more

A new study from Iowa State University researchers reveals mismatches are more likely than matches to be reported as “inconclusive” in cartridge-case comparisons. read more

An interdisciplinary team of legal psychologists, forensic experts and an attorney worked to develop an educational tool to help jurors avoid making similar mistakes in the future. read more

Nearly six years later, in November of 1996, a hunter discovered some skeletal remains in a wooded section of Hanover, New Hampshire. A search of that area resulted in the recovery of additional human bones. read more

New research suggests that in Oregon and Washington, two states that implemented drug decriminalization policies in early 2021, there is no evidence of an association between decriminalization and fatal drug overdose rates. read more

Using new technologies and forensic genealogy, investigators with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office have identified the remains of a woman found by road crews 33 years ago. read more

In 1987, the child was abducted near his home in the city of Vallejo. Four days after the child went missing, his body was discovered on Sherman Island in Sacramento County. read more

Forensic entomologist Paola Magni is urging forensic professionals to consider the activity of insects beside blow flies and beetles—specifically ants. read more