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A 100,000-Year-Old Human Lineage Rediscovered
The unique DNA markers that define this haplogroup, or shared lineage, were passed down from mother to daughter to granddaughter—never through fathers—for 100,000 years. read more
Appeals Court Delays Texas Execution Set for Today
An appeals court stayed this week’s execution of a death row inmate who had raised questions about whether prosecutors had presented false and inaccurate testimony from an expert on whether he would commit more crimes in the future. read more
Study: False Beliefs about Prevalence of Crime Influence Juries
Anew study has found a potential causal mechanism underlying gender and cultural biases—major differences in the perceptions of the prevalence of crimes. read more
Genetic Genealogy Leads Police to Suspect in 5-year-old Girl's 1982 Murder
Anne Pham disappeared while walking to her kindergarten class at Highland Elementary School on January 21, 1982. She was never seen alive again. read more
University Hosts NJ's First Forensic Science Education Conference
Teachers from around the U.S. recently convened to explore new ways to engage their students in STEM learning through the lens of forensic science at the conference. read more
Thousands Gather to Commemorate Srebrenica Massacre as 50 New Victims are ID'ed
Fifty newly identified victims were honored and reburied Monday in Bosnia as thousands gathered to commemorate the anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since the Holocaust. read more
Team Captures an Elusive Shadow: State-by-state Gun Ownership
Newly published research describes a spatio-temporal model to predict trends in firearm prevalence on a state-by-state level by fusing data from two available proxies–background checks per capita and suicides committed with a firearm in a given state. read more
Algorithm Uses Time, Location to Predict Crime with 90% Accuracy
Scientists from the University of Chicago have developed a new algorithm that predicts crime a week in advance with up to 90% accuracy. read more
After 25 Years, 'Christmas Tree Lady' has been Identified
The unidentified woman was found with a small 8 inch Christmas tree and when her identity could not be determined, she became known as "Christmas Tree Lady." read more
ATF Opens Crime Gun Intelligence Center at Wichita State
The Center of Excellence will be a model for the use of crime gun intelligence (CGI) in supporting law enforcement agencies throughout the United States. It will serve as a home for the National Crime Gun Intelligence Governing Board. read more
ICYMI: 1,700-year-old Korean Genomes Show Genetic Heterogeneity
Eight 1,700-year-old genomes dated to the Three Kingdoms period have shown that ancient Koreans from the Gaya confederacy were more diverse than the present-day Korean population. read more
After 6 Years, NIST Selects Four Quantum-resistant Cryptographic Algorithms
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has chosen the first group of encryption tools that are designed to withstand the assault of a future quantum computer. read more
NYC Launches Nation's First DNA Gun Crimes Unit
The newly formed OCME DNA Gun Crimes Unit will focus exclusively on the testing and analysis of evidence from gun crimes and accelerate testing turnaround times to 30 days or less. read more
Tip Leads Police to Identity of Infant Left at Tire Shop in 2017
She was 4 to 5 months old at the time of her death and her remains had been inside the tire since 2017. She was murdered, however, at a nearby hotel and left at the tire store. read more
Bode DNA Technologist Publishes Forensic Science Children's Book
“Scene to Scientist” is an introduction to forensic science for kids of all ages—in particular, older elementary school kids to those early in their high school careers. read more