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NJ Anthropologists May Use Genealogical DNA to ID Revolutionary War Soldiers Found at Dig Site
Archaeologists discovered the remains of approximately 13 individuals believed to be Hessian soldiers killed in the Battle of Red Bank in 1777. read more
Complex Drug Mixtures Analysis Using Open-Source Software
The researchers sought to develop a suite of tools to analyze complex DART-MS spectra rapidly and reliably, easily create or amend spectral databases, identify unknown substances, and generate reports using their Data Interpretation Tool software. read more
Fighting Dog Thefts with Forensic DNA
DNA Protected is a service from Cellmark Forensic Services, who hope that their innovative technology and partnership with police forces across the UK will be a game-changer when it comes to the prevention and investigation of dog thefts. read more
Indiana SANE Project Receives $1.5 Million to Improve Care
The Indiana SANE Training Project provides medical forensic education, training, resources, and clinical support to healthcare providers and offers funding assistance to cover the costs associated with this specialized training. read more
$600K Investment Adds Rapid DNA Technology to Arizona Crime Lab
Rep. Greg Stanton announced that a $600,000 federal investment that he secured for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office to purchase RapidHIT DNA enhancement technology has been included in a House appropriations bill. read more
How Nairobi Police Failures Let People Get Away with Murder
At least one person gets killed every two days in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. Most of these cases are never resolved. Only 94 murder cases were registered in Nairobi courts in 2021. read more
Genetic Genealogy Helps ID Suspect in 1989 Murder of Mary Hague Kelly
Several persons of interest were interviewed and prints were submitted for comparison. Ultimately the comparisons revealed no one matched the evidence at the crime scene. read more
Website, Podcast Tackle Myths Surrounding Missing Persons
In the age of satellite imagery, CCTV monitoring and 24-hour surveillance, why are so many people going missing? And where have they gone? read more
Study: Coming Wave of Opioid Overdoses Will be Worse than Ever
The coming wave will not discriminate between rural and urban areas, the study findings suggest. read more
Body Near Lake Mead 3rd to Surface Since May
Another body has surfaced at Lake Mead — this time in a swimming area where water levels have dropped as the Colorado River reservoir behind Hoover Dam recedes because of drought and climate change. read more
Opinion: Overburden on Death Investigation System Will Worsen Without Roe v. Wade
The U.S. medicolegal death investigation system is currently pushed to the brink due to the limited number of trained forensic professionals, and the inadequate resources to pay staff and produce analytical results. read more
Three Trends in Forensic Toxicology
Infographic
Download this infographic to take a look at how three of these trends have impacted the modern analysis of drugs of abuse in biological matrices. read more
Genealogy ID's The Somerton Man, Australia's Most Famous Forensic Case
The Somerton Man is Australia's most well-known forensic case that has defied analysis since the man was found dead on Somerton Beach, South Australia, on Dec. 1, 1948. read more
Man Who Died by Suicide Implicated in 3 Rapes, 2 Murders
The cold case murders of two Orange County women have been solved as a result of a joint investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) investigation. read more
New Memory Law to Establish DNA Bank for Those Missing During the Spanish Civil War
The government is to draw up maps of where the bodies of an estimated 100,000 people still missing may be located. It will also set up a DNA bank to help with the identification processes. read more