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Illicit Amphetamine Use Linked to 5-fold Heightened Risk of Psychosis
This increased risk was seen across all age groups, but was especially noticeable among women and those who had been arrested several times for possession of the drug, the findings show. read more
Isolating Devices to Preserve Evidence
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By cutting off the device from its access “lifeline,” frontline officers and investigators can prevent existing digital evidence from changing, or even disappearing altogether. read more
Study: COVID-19 Stimulus Checks Linked to Increase in Opioid Deaths
The study, using data from the Ohio Department of Health, found that spikes in opioid-related overdose deaths during the second quarter of 2020 coincided with delivery of federal stimulus checks to the public. read more
Backlog Elimination Project Results in 70-month Sentence for 2007 Sexual Assault
The investigation was reopened after Harrison was identified as the perpetrator due to DNA evidence obtained through a Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) Kit. read more
California Cold Case Investigators Solve 1994 Stabbing Homicide
At the time of the murder, an extensive investigation was conducted by Oceanside homicide detectives and a suspect was identified, but charges could not be filed due to a lack of physical evidence. read more
Student Spotlight: Footwear, Fingerprint Analysis on Display at Forensic Day
GCU students are creating a database of shoe outsoles to help examiners identify the make and model of a shoe more efficiently. read more
San Francisco DA Denounces Law Enforcement's Use of Rape Kit DNA to ID Suspects
District Attorney Chesa Boudin condemned the practice of using rape and sexual assault victims’ DNA to attempt to subsequently incriminate them. read more
Othram Working to ID Young Black Woman Found in Metal Barrels
In March 1982, a young woman's body was discovered by an off duty Wauwatosa firefighter. The woman was floating between two metal barrels that were tied to a nearby pier in the Milwaukee River. read more
Forensic Team Discovers 45 Unmarked Cemeteries Throughout Tampa Bay
USF forensic anthropologists presented their findings of a two-year study commissioned by the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners to identify the locations of unmarked cemeteries on county property. read more
Researchers Use Forensic Anthropological Methods on Baroque-period Marble Sculpture
The analysis of this re-discovered sculpture in Dresden, Germany, may help capture details of the working methods of great artists of the past, including details not recorded about their artistic approaches. read more
Adding Scat to the Missing Persons Identification Forensic Toolbox
Paul Dostie, retired Mammoth Lakes Police Department sergeant, is positive he knows not only what happened to Karlie, but that the scat of coyotes dominant in the area prove his theory correct. read more
Expanded Tests Identify COD in 5,000-Year-Old Fisherman
Scientists at the University of Southampton have expanded the forensic toolkit to correctly identify drowning as the cause of death of a Neolithic fisherman buried in a mass grave in Chile about 5,000 years ago. read more
20-Year-Old Genealogy Expert Helps Solve 1964 Rape, Murder of 9-Year-Old Girl
DNA and a 20-year-old genealogy expert helped state police identify the man who abducted, raped and murdered a young girl in a case that rattled a Pennsylvania coal town nearly six decades ago. read more
North Carolina Unidentified Project, Othram Seek to ID Possible Hit-and-Run Doe
The cause of death is not confirmed. However, during the autopsy the unidentified man was found to have several injuries that were consistent with being hit by a motor vehicle. read more
CDC Proposes Softer Guidance on Opioid Prescriptions
The nation’s top public health agency proposed changing — and in some instances, softening — guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers. read more