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Arizona Police Ask FBI for Facial Approximation for 1991 John Doe
In 2018, the Marana Police Department re-opened the investigation to try different and new investigative techniques in an attempt to identify John Doe #44. read more
How Digital Analysts Manage the Impact of Malware
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Law enforcement agencies and digital forensics labs aren’t immune to the disruptive and dangerous effects of malware either. read more
Genealogy, Investigative Work Ties Suspect to 3 Murders
Police were unable to locate the involved suspect, however, similarities in the murder and evidence at the scene connected the suspect with two additional murders. read more
Georgia Sheriff Offers Own Reward Money in Case of Teen Found Dead inside Gym Mat
A Georgia sheriff who last year reopened an investigation into the 2013 death of a teenager found inside a rolled-up gym mat at school has offered a $500,000 reward of his own money after the parents of the teen continue to state that he was murdered. read more
Native American Tribes Reach $590 M Opioid Settlement
Native American tribes have reached settlements over the toll of opioids totaling $590 million with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and the country’s three largest drug distribution companies. read more
Investigation Reunites WWII Airmen with their Families
It resulted in a large-scale operation involving subject matter experts from the RAF and the Army, as well as forensic archaeologists who were able to identify the remains as male and more than half-a-century old. read more
Denver Police ID 1978 Serial Killer Through Genetic Genealogy, Familial Search
The identification of a suspect in four murders in Denver over 40 years ago has further cemented the importance of cold case units within police departments, as well as investigative genetic genealogy. read more
Detectives Release New Forenic Sketch in 30-Year-Old Cold Case
In May 1991, an unknown female passenger was riding in a tractor-trailer collision, which ultimately ended in a severe fire. read more
DNA, Fingerprint Evidence Lead to Suspect in 2005 Murder
During a review of this case in 2021 by the Sheriff’s Homicide Unsolved Unit, forensic evidence left at the crime scene was resubmitted for examination, using current technology. read more
Study First to Show Benefits of Police De-escalation Training
A first of its kind study by University of Cincinnati criminal justice researchers shows that de-escalation training in police departments can make police encounters with the public safer for everyone. read more
Doctors in Nevada Execution Plan Want Names Secret
Prison officials want to use a never-before-tried combination of three or four drugs to execute Zane Michael Floyd by lethal injection. read more
Study: Social Media Can Predict NPS Use, Trends
A new study is the first to evaluate the utility of social media as an early predictor of novel psychoactive substances (NPS) trends on a nationwide scale. read more
DNA Advancements Help Solve 37-Year-Old Cold Case Homicide
Through additional investigation and advancements in DNA technology, Wortman was identified as the suspect in Brooks’ murder. read more
Researchers Use Raman to Non-destructively Estimate Post-mortem Interval
The aim of this research was precisely to come up with a method capable of determining the relatively accurate post-mortem interval in human remains by using non-destructive measurements. read more
Blood Evidence, Genealogy Ties Suspect to 1985 Murder of Taxi Driver
An STR profile was developed from the t-shirt sleeve, which was entered into CODIS in 2009 but there was no hit to a known identity. read more