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Newly ID'ed Man is 50th Solve for Canada's Missing Persons DNA Program
A missing person case in Niagara, Ontario, represents the National Missing Persons DNA Program's (NMPDP) milestone 50th case that was solved with the help of DNA. read more
Illinois State Police Clears Sexual Assault Forensic Backlog
After decades of extensive sexual assault forensic backlogs, the number of pending sexual assault forensic assignments older than 180 days has reached zero. read more
Electrical Pulses to the Back of the Neck Found to Restore Breathing after Drug Use
New research points to a novel treatment for respiratory depression associated with opioid use that administers electrical pulses to the back of the neck, helping patients regain respiratory control following high dosage opioid use. read more
Genealogy IDs Teen Murdered in 1974, Could be ‘Killer Cop’ Victim
Othram and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office have identified a 1974 teen homicide victim that investigators think could have been murdered by serial killer Gerard John Schaefer, also known as the “Killer Cop.” read more
Sex Assault Conviction Tossed Over Statute of Limitations
Investigators had DNA evidence from the 2001 crime scene and from defendant Bradley Thompson by 2004 but didn’t get a conclusive match until 2016, due to the FBI’s updating of DNA testing guidance. read more
Evidence Re-analysis Closes 36-year-old Cold Case Murder
In 2006, advancements in forensic technology prompted investigators to re-analyze evidence discovered at the scene of the crime, leading to the identification of Hillery Marcus Dupleasis as a person of interest. read more
S.C. Hospital is Second in State to Receive Level 1 SAFE Designation
Level 1 is the highest designation attainable and demonstrates that McLeod Regional Medical Center provides the most up-to-date evidence-based, trauma-informed and patient-centered forensic nursing practices for adult, adolescent and pediatric patients 24/7/365. read more
Survey: Lack of Preparedness for Rollout of New 988 Mental Health Hotline
A survey of a large group of public health officials responsible for helping to rollout the nation’s new 988 emergency mental health telephone service found that fewer than half expressed confidence their jurisdiction was prepared in terms of financing, staffing or infrastructure. read more
NIJ Report: Best Practices in DNA Lab Operations
Even as automated and new techniques have shortened the processing time for DNA samples from months to days, laboratories are struggling to keep pace with the vastly increased demand. read more
Genetic Genealogy Leads to Break in 25-Year-Old Homicide Cold Case
Through FDLE's partnership with Parabon NanoLabs and the FDLE genetic genealogy team, an investigative lead was developed in 2021 that pointed detectives toward Alan Lefferts as the suspect. read more
'Hackathon' Addresses Emerging Threats to Critical Infrastructure
The rapid development of new information and communication technologies, and their inevitable integration into our critical infrastructure, brings with it the possibility of digital attacks and other new challenges that we must be ready to face. read more
SF DA Releases 11 Years of Diversion Data
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced the release of eleven years’ worth of data on criminal cases that have been diverted from the traditional criminal justice process. read more
Police Release Name, Image of 10-Year-Old Arrested for School Shooting Threat
In an unusual move, law enforcement in Florida released the name and image of a 10-year-old boy who was arrested over the weekend and charged with making a written threat to conduct a mass shooting. read more
Othram IDs Home Fire Victim from January
The severity of the injuries made it challenging to initially determine biological sex or other details about the home fire victim that might identify him. read more
University, Police Partner to Investigate Cold Cases
Forty years after her murder, a Michigan State Police detective began going through boxes of cold case files. He made the innovative decision to partner with the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University to develop a new Cold Case Unit. read more