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Victim of Serial Killer Robert Hansen ID'ed 37 Years Later
In August 2021, a new DNA profile for the victim was generated and uploaded into a public access genealogy database. read more
Human Remains Found in Vehicle Submerged for Nearly Two Decades
Anthropologists believe a bone recovered in the vehicle yesterday is a human bone. The bone will be sent to a lab for testing in an attempt to determine the origin. read more
Verogen, Cellmark Partner to Launch UK’s First Accredited NGS Service
This accreditation follows Cellmark’s extensive technology validation and consultation with the UK’s Forensic Science Regulator, the Forensic Information Database Service. read more
Baltimore’s No-prosecution Policy for Low-level Drug Possession, Prostitution Finds Almost No Rearrests
Six out of 741 whose charges were dropped under policy were rearrested for serious offenses. The report also found the policy led to fewer new arrests and fewer 911 calls. read more
Alabama Invests Opioid Crisis Settlement Money into Hard-hit Forensic Labs
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall knew exactly what to do with the millions of dollars the state will see from its opioid-related settlement—invest it in the forensic labs and scientists who have been on the frontlines of this crisis from the very beginning. read more
Texas Forms Cold Case and Missing Persons Unit
This unit will aid and support law enforcement agencies across the state in the investigation and prosecution of unsolved cases, including homicides, missing persons, and other matters centered around human identification and forensic genealogy. read more
Who is Saginaw County John Doe?
The state of decomposition made it difficult to confirm the man's physical attributes, but pathologists were able to determine that the man was likely an adult male between the ages of 25 and 55, who stood at around 5’10 feet tall. read more
Alabama Man Put to Death for 1991 Killing of Woman
Experts had estimated Smith’s IQ from 64 on the low end and 75 on the high end, but courts have ruled he was eligible for the death penalty. read more
Promega Launches Sanger Sequencing Chemistry Compatible With All CE Platforms
More than 40 years after its invention, Sanger sequencing remains the gold standard for DNA sequencing. read more
Vacant Housing Turned into Crime Scenes for University Students
Fifteen of the flats have been repurposed to create more practical scenarios for forensic science and criminal investigation students. read more
Positive Identification Made in 'Man in the Well' Case
In 1984, Lester Rome from Grand Isle, Louisiana was reported missing to Jefferson Parish authorities. read more
Forensic Analysis IDs Rare Ceramic Dish for the British Museum
Scientific analysis by Cranfield Forensic Institute has proven that a stoneware dish is a 1000-year-old Chinese Song dynasty treasure, the rarest of all Imperial Chinese ceramics. read more
Private Lab to Analyze DNA Evidence from Atlanta Child Murders
Investigators from the Atlanta Police Department traveled to a private lab in Salt Lake City to physically hand over DNA evidence associated with a terrifying 2-year murder spree that resulted in the death of at least 28 people, most of them children. read more
New Evidence Presented in Death Row Inmate Rodney Reed's Hearing
An attorney for Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed has told a judge that new evidence suggests the 19-year-old woman his client was convicted of killing may instead have been strangled by her jealous boyfriend. read more
Controversial Study Says Police Killings are Underreported by More than Half
These findings have renewed calls for the need of separation between law enforcement and coroners/forensic medical professionals. read more