The bill has gained the support of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, who say its implementation could have spared a wrongful conviction and brought justice sooner in the cold case murder of a 9-year-old girl. read more

She had been a student of anthropology in the early 2000s and remembered seeing the skull and bones in the laboratory. read more

When one urban block becomes upwardly mobile, organized criminal activity surges outward to surrounding blocks, escalating the violence in the process, according to a new study. read more

Burlington Police DNA evidence collected from the cigarette butt and dogged investigative work led authorities to the man they say killed Rita Curran within a 70-minute window on a July night in 1971. read more

The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening opioid crisis. read more

Attorneys have called for punishing prosecutors who used 911 call analysis knowing it was inadmissible in court. One conviction gets another look. read more

In December 2021, a shoe containing a foot was found near the mouth of the Elwha River in Port Angeles, Washington. read more

The Cold Case Analysis Center at Saint Rose recently secured $9,700 from Seasons of Justice, a nonprofit that funds efforts to further the investigation of cold cases. The funding will go directly toward DNA evidence testing. read more

Tracing the fallacy of 911 call analysis through the justice system, from Quantico to the courtroom. read more

In mid-2022, the Carson City Sheriff’s Office partnered with Genetic Genealogy For Law Enforcement, to receive investigative training, so they could learn how to perform this work themselves starting with three other unresolved human remains cases using forensic genetic genealogy. read more