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Study Shows Roma DNA Used Inappropriately, Reveals Broader DNA Database Concerns
Building off five years of research, analysis of 100s of publications and examination of five databases, researchers at the University of Freiburg have recently authored an article in Nature detailing how Europe’s Roma people are vulnerable to poor practice in genetics. read more
Florida Clears Groveland Four of 1949 Rape of White Woman
A judge on Monday officially exonerated four young African American men of the false accusation that they raped a white woman seven decades ago, making partial and belated amends for one of the greatest miscarriages of justice of Florida’s Jim Crow era. read more
Texas Police Clear 1986 Homicide Cold Case
With the help of modern DNA technology, Bedford Detectives were able to solve the 1986 homicide of Janet Elaine Love. read more
A Decade After New Zealand Mine Explosion, Bodies are Found
More than a decade after a methane explosion killed 29 workers at a New Zealand coal mine, police said they have finally found at least two of the bodies thanks to new camera images. read more
Phenotyping, Genetic Genealogy Help ID Jane Doe Found at Yosemite in 1983
A forensic anthropology exam and a CT scan of the victim’s skull helped forensic artists create a digital facial reconstruction of what she may have looked like. read more
Image Database Gives Research Unexpected Boost During COVID-19
Researchers then used the information to build the New Mexico Decedent Image Database (NMDID), a first of its kind database that went public on Feb. 17, 2020. Not only was the database launch impressive, it had impeccable timing. read more
‘Fundamental Justice:’ Judge Clears 2 in Malcolm X Slaying
More than half a century after the assassination of Malcolm X, two of his convicted killers were exonerated Thursday after decades of doubt about who was responsible for the civil rights icon’s death. read more
New Testing Links Evidence at 1986 Homicide Scene to Mother of Murdered Child
On May 16, 1986, an infant male child was found deceased inside a sanitation truck that had just emptied a dumpster at the apartment building located at 27 Havemeyer Place in Greenwich. read more
62 Years Later, DNA, Genealogy Find Suspect in Rape, Murder of 9-Year-Old
The sex assault and murder of the 9-year-old fourth grader was one of the oldest unsolved cases in Washington State. read more
1977 Car Crash Victim Finally Identified
John Lindberg Scott was just 27 years old when he died in a single-vehicle car crash west of Delafield in 1977. read more
Researchers Train AI to Predict the Next Designer Drugs
Researchers have taken a proactive, rather than reactive, approach to the problem—they have successfully trained AI to predict new drugs before they hit the market. read more
Oneida County Sheriff's Office, Idaho State Partner with Othram to Identify Oneida Jane Doe
The Oneida County Sheriff's Office has not ruled out the possibility that the remains found in 1986 might be connected to the two homicide victims from five years earlier. read more
Texas DPS Labs Adopt New National Science Standards
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced its Crime Laboratory Division laboratories have been recognized for voluntarily adopting national forensic standards published by the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC). read more
Cyan-led Consortium Selected for Groundbreaking UK Government Challenge Fund
A consortium led by Cyan Forensics has been awarded £85,000 by the UK Government to demonstrate innovative technologies to tackle one of society’s most pressing issues—keeping children safe online in end-to-end encrypted messaging environments. read more
2020 National Crime Victimization Survey Data
The Bureau of Justice Statistics released findings from the 2020 National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) that show a 22% decline in the total violent victimization rate from 2019 to 2020. read more