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Study: Muscled Bodies Do Not Bias Eyewitness Identification
There has been story after story of how DNA found on a murder weapon or at the scene of the crime proves the innocence of an incarcerated person. Those stories typically have a common thread: the guilty verdict hinged on an eyewitness account. read more
'Cowboy Hat Bandit' ID'ed after 19 Years, But Dies Before Arrest
Officer Jeff Garner was shot on March 3, 2003, after attempting to stop a man who, unknown to Garner, had just robbed a bank in Watauga, Texas. read more
Veteran Doe Network Helps ID 1978 Homicide Victim
An extensive investigation was conducted at the time the remains were found, but the victim remained unidentified, and no suspects were identified. read more
Arkansas State Crime Lab Gets $250,000 to Support Opioid Death Investigations
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced a $250,000 allocation for essential transportation related to opioid deaths across Arkansas. read more
Gang Study: Former Partners-in-crime Likely to Turn Violent on One Another
The first study to take a “network analysis” approach to patterns of violence within UK organized crime gangs (OCG) has shown that OCG members who previously offended together are likely to end up attacking one another. read more
Conducting Digital Forensics in the Field
Sometimes it may be necessary to engage in digital field forensics—that is, the collection and, if possible, viewing of digital evidence at the scene in order to make quick decisions about a person at risk, or about preventing future crimes. read more
Genetic Genealogy Leads to Arrest in 1990 Rape, Murder
During the investigation, an unknown STR DNA profile was identified from the body of Negersmith. This profile was compared with multiple individuals of interest over the years all with negative results. read more
Indiana Police Partner with Othram to ID 1992 Jane Doe
A dental analysis suggested that the young woman was between 17-22 years old when she died. Early on, the death was treated as suspicious and the case was submit to FBI ViCAP. read more
Poverty, Crime Linked to Differences in Newborns’ Brains
A new study shows pregnant mothers from neighborhoods with high crime rates gave birth to infants whose brains functioned differently during their first weeks of life than babies born to mothers living in safer neighborhoods. read more
Media Heeding Call to Limit Naming Perpetrators in Mass Shootings
For the past 10 years, the news media has followed suit by reducing the number of times the name of a mass shooter is reported. read more
Study Confirms Success of Geoelectrical Methods in Search for Hidden Graves
Doro and his team worked to validate a method based on electrical resistivity, a measure of how strongly a material opposes the flow of electric current, in combination with ground-penetrating radar. read more
How Portable Mass Spec Technology Can Reduce Forensic Lab Backlogs
This partnership between advanced technology in the field and the certifying laboratory enables the judicial system to act quickly to deliver charges, a critical measure in decreasing unlawful activity in the community and bringing criminals to justice. read more
After 40 Years, Will County Jane Doe is Identified
The young woman's case was entered into NamUs as UP3153 and standard analysis of STR markers and dental records was performed. Unfortunately these methods did not yield an identity. read more
Multiple Partners Collaborate to Form Institute for Global Explosive Mitigation
Several United States-based non-governmental organizations working to dismantle and neutralize these explosive remnants of war—as well as university organizations—have partnered with Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences’ School of Forensic Sciences to form the Institute for Global ... read more
Found Guilty Despite Chain of Custody Concerns, Man's Conviction Now Vacated Due to Trial Antisemitism
Renowned fire science expert John Lentini, a leading expert in the field of arson investigation, provided an affidavit that the chain of custody procedures used by the state police officers in the case rendered the key evidence of arson unreliable. read more