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State's Forensic Department Reviewing Possibly Botched July Execution
Alabama corrections officials apparently botched an inmate’s execution last month, an anti-death penalty group alleges, citing the length of time that passed before the prisoner received the lethal injection and a private autopsy. read more
San Diego Police Launch New Portal for Sexual Assault Survivors
The San Diego Police Department has launched a new portal for survivors of sexual assault to securely track and receive updates regarding the status of their sexual assault evidence kit. read more
Study Shows 'Pipeline' from Public Housing to Prison in NYC
Researchers show that incarceration rates in New York City census tracts with public housing developments outstrip the incarceration rates in census tracts without public housing, even though crime rates are equivalent. read more
Study Shows Doppelgängers Share DNA
In perhaps one of the more unique datasets in science, a team of researchers from Spain has shown that unrelated people who have look-alikes share not only strong facial similarity but genetic variants as well. read more
DNA May Tie Trucker Arrested for 1996 Rape, Murder to Other Cases
Authorities are investigating Artmen's link to other murders. He has already been tied through DNA to a 2006 Maryland homicide. read more
36-Year-Old Evidence from Victim's Clothing Helps ID Suspect
A new lead developed in 2012. Evidence recovered from Gravel's clothing was instrumental in solving the case. read more
Forensic Professor Hopes to Simplify Rape Cases with Cancer DNA System
Proving a sexual assault case in a courtroom often presents multiple challenges, but Research Assistant Professor Mike Marciano is working to help change that. read more
Crime Lab Halts Marijuana THC Tests after Problems
The Michigan State Police crime lab has stopped screening blood samples for THC, the compound that gives marijuana users a high, after problems with testing, a spokeswoman said. read more
Can Postmortem CT Scans Replace Autopsies?
There are about 500 practicing forensic pathologists in the United States—only about half the actual number that is needed. Methods that can streamline postmortem examinations without compromising accuracy can help meet demand, potentially at reduced cost. read more
Why Outlawing Ghost Guns Didn’t Stop America’s Largest Maker of Ghost Gun Parts
Unregistered, unserialized weapons produced with Polymer80 parts have turned up at crime scenes across the country, but state-level efforts to close ghost gun loopholes continue to fall short. read more
Using Virtual Reality to Bridge Gaps in Forensic Nursing
Nurses complete a number of tasks to learn how to conduct a sexual assault examination. The goal is to help them become comfortable performing the exam before working with a live standardized patient. read more
Ancient DNA Shows Griffin Warrior Ruled His Greek Homeland
Using aDNA, archaeologists discovered that an ancient Greek leader known today as the Griffin Warrior likely grew up around the seaside city he would one day rule. read more
FIU Launches New Veterinary Forensics Degree
In partnership with the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), the curriculum provides those working in animal services a comprehensive skillset to oversee animal cruelty cases. read more
Verogen Launches Workflow for Estimating Ancestry of Crime Scene Samples
ForenSeq Imagen uses single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that have been established by the leading laboratories in the forensic community for estimating phenotypic traits. read more
Police Tie Recently Arrested Suspect to a Second Cold Case
On Monday, just over a month later, Ivy found himself in an eerily similar position. While the survivor standing next to him was a different woman, the suspect was the same—Frederick Fitzgerald Gandy. read more