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Metabolomics Could be Newest Addition to Forensic Pathologist’s Toolkit
Metabolomic analysis of postmortem blood reveals biomarkers that can be used to diagnose diabetes mellitus, enabling accurate forensic diagnosis. read more
Researchers to Use Virtual Reality to Evaluate Eyewitness Accuracy
The primary purpose of the three-year award is to probe the pristine conditions hypothesis, which suggests that high-confidence witness identifications will be "remarkably accurate" when identification procedures are optimal. read more
Researchers Create Largest Ever Human Family Tree
Researchers from the University of Oxford’s Big Data Institute have taken a major step toward mapping the entirety of genetic relationships among humans: a single genealogy that traces the ancestry of all of us. read more
Cranial Lesions Reveal 9 Murders 430,000 Years Ago
The Spanish archeologist who helped piece together possibly the earliest case of murder in human history has published another study that demonstrates evidence of nine additional murders in the same location. read more
How to Fix the Cracks in Forensic Science’s Foundation
To avoid any further headlines that read “forensic lab under investigation,” forensic scientist and consultant Brian Gestring suggests taking cues from the transportation industry, specifically cars and aviation. read more
Genealogy Helps ID Older Man Possibly Abducted in 1988
Initially, the remains were identified as belonging to a female but later analysis revealed the remains belong to an older male. read more
University Professors Team to Develop AI Tool for Cell Phone Forensics
The targeted forensics tool under development will not be used in any way for tracking people. Rather, it will be a tool for collecting evidence to be used in court obtained from phones voluntarily provided to law enforcement by witnesses. read more
New Mexico Bill Allows Testing to Prevent Fentanyl Deaths
New Mexico is allowing broad access to test strips that can detect the presence of the potent opiate fentanyl and potentially help avoid deadly overdoses, under legislation signed Monday. read more
Juries are Subject to All Kinds of Biases When it Comes to Deciding on a Trial
The aim of our recent review was to bring together different areas of psychology to identify potential sources of bias that may influence how jurors make decisions. read more
Forensic Spray Sends Domestic Abuser to Jail
In a first-of-its-kind arrest, a man in the UK has been convicted and jailed for domestic violence and failure to adhere to a non-molestation order after the victim sprayed him with SmartTag, a unique forensic liquid UK police have been piloting. read more
Investigators Turn to Genetic Genealogy after Facial Reconstructions Yield No Leads
In August 1980, a bulldozer operator working at the West Side Landfill in Larksville, PA came across what he believed to be a doll. After closer inspection he realized it was a newborn boy. read more
Mexico’s Efforts Paltry in Face of Nearly 100,000 Missing
How many disappeared in this cartel “extermination site” on the outskirts of Nuevo Laredo, miles from the U.S. border? After six months of work, forensic technicians still don’t dare offer an estimate. read more
Maryland Medical Examiner Resigns amid Backlog of Autopsies
Maryland’s chief medical examiner has resigned amid a backlog of autopsies and the departures of staff members. read more
New Study Analyzes Earliest Human DNA Recovered from Africa
The analysis includes the earliest DNA extracted from ancient human remains in Africa and the oldest from anywhere in the tropics. read more
To the Readers of Evidence Technology Magazine
Earlier this month, Forensic’s parent company, CompareNetworks, Inc., announced subscribers of Evidence Technology Magazine will merge with the readership of Forensic through its email newsletters. read more