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6 Ways Digital Investigations Will Change in 2024
February 21, 2024
Looking ahead, technology will continue to reshape and modernize law enforcement strategies to prevent ongoing threats, fight crime and ultimately deliver justice. read more
Collaboration Between Digital, Investigation Units is Key to Case Success
February 05, 2024
These examples underscore the need for collaboration across an investigation’s life cycle, so investigators and prosecutors have a full understanding of the evidence’s value to a case. read more
Closing Cases: The Crucial Role of Full File Systems in Law Enforcement Investigations
January 08, 2024
When every binary digit of evidence holds the potential to shape justice, there exists a hidden digital treasure chest capable of unravelling the most intricate of mysteries—it’s called the full file system (FFS). read more
Utilizing Impression Evidence in Crime Scene Reconstruction
November 13, 2023
There is a growing disconnect within the disciplines of what is being called crime scene processing and crime scene reconstruction. Many are overlooking or ignoring the importance of the context in which impression evidence is found. read more
Baltimore to Test Remaining 1,400 Slides from Cold Case Rapes
November 06, 2023
Forty-nine years after Dr. Rudiger Breitenecker had enough foresight to save DNA evidence from the rape kits he collected from women at least once a day, Baltimore County has committed to testing all of that preserved evidence over the next 13 months. read more
Digital Forensics vs. the Invisible Internet Project
October 30, 2023
One of the most popular Dark Web markets is the Invisible Internet Project (I2P), a fully encrypted private network layer that leverages unidirectional tunnels to allow users to connect without tracking and collecting their location or data. read more
DNA Hit of the Year: Lessons in Terrorism and Criminal Law
May 25, 2023
Dr. Noora Al Snan was finally able to link the detonation of 34 IEDs to one man—who was not in the DNA database. This was thanks to a creative application of familial searching and the common in-breeding seen in some populations in Bahrain. read more