Two European projects have developed technologies to improve ways of finding the microscopic material needed to ensure a conviction. read more

Researchers detail the creation of accurate statistics to assess variation in the interpretation of complex DNA mixtures. read more

The victim was located in a canvas sack that had been tied at the top with a white cotton rope. The sack was a white cotton, loosely-woven sack, with the words “Deer-Pak Ames Harris Neville Co.,” printed in green. read more

Victims of sexual assault in West Virginia may have an easier time finding health care providers to conduct forensic examinations and collect rape kits if a bill passed Monday by the state Senate becomes law. read more

The remains of more than 110,000 Native American, Native Hawaiian and Alaska Natives’ ancestors are still held by museums, universities and federal agencies. read more

Through speaking with witnesses, investigators learned of Hudgens’ intentions to rob the business that day and, along with forensic evidence, were able to tie him to Anshutz’s murder. read more

Thoma Bravo intends to combine Magnet Forensics and Grayshift LLC, which Thoma Bravo acquired majority control of in July 2022. read more

A confidential ShotSpotter document obtained by The Associated Press outlines something the company doesn’t always tout — that human employees can quickly overrule and reverse the algorithm’s determinations, and are given broad discretion to decide if a sound is a gunshot, fireworks, thunder or something else. read more

Violence and warfare were widespread in many Neolithic communities across Northwest Europe, a period associated with the adoption of farming, new research suggests. read more

The genealogy in this case was complicated by the fact that Earl Pizzoferrato had been adopted. read more