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DoD Still Seeks to Find Missing Service Members From World's Battlefields
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency estimates that almost 39,000 are recoverable, with the others being mostly deep, at-sea losses. read more
Study: Digital Evidence at Risk of Being Missed Because of Fragmented Training
The findings highlight the need for the on-going training for police officers who routinely draw upon digital evidence in their investigations. read more
School Receives $1 million from Walmart to Fund Court Observation Project
The project will introduce a state-wide court observation initiative that will create and share a transparent body of reliable data and research about Arkansas’s criminal justice system that is otherwise unavailable in the state. read more
What Genetic Genealogy is Revealing about CODIS
Colleen Fitzpatrick used a different lens to examine CODIS—one that explores what her field has revealed about the DNA database and the criminal justice system as a whole. read more
UK Forensic Collaboration Demonstrates Uptick in Casework Efficiency
The regional program sees collaborative efforts in drug analysis, footwear examination, firearm classification, toxicology and a forensic science courier service. read more
Composite Sketch Helps Identify Sexual Assault Suspect
A heads-up Phoenix police crime analyst and good old-fashioned police work helped identify and arrest a sexual assault suspect less than 48 hours after the attack. read more
Genealogy Gives Name Back to Remains Found in 1982
In 1982 human remains were found in the woods. At the time, it was believed the remains had been out there for 6-10 years. read more
Report Says Feds are Increasing Use of Facial Recognition, Despite Calls for a Moratorium
Despite growing opposition, the U.S. government is on track to increase its use of controversial facial recognition technology. read more
Forensic Panel Details Lessons Learned from 9/11 Attacks
On Tuesday, just days after the 20th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history, forensic scientists who worked and are still working on identifying victims of the 9/11 attacks came together at ISHI 32 in a special panel titled, “From the Ashes- Lesson Learned from 9/11.” read more
RCMP's Historical Case Unit ID's Man After 40 Years
Despite an extensive investigation at the time by Yukon RCMP, the identity of the human remains seen to be a adult male was never determined. The cause of death was and continues to be seen as suspicious. read more
Parabon Recreates Egyptian Mummy Faces From Ancient DNA
Parabon NanoLabs unveils, for the first time, the predicted faces of three ancient mummies from an ancient Nile community in Egypt known as the Abusir el-Meleq read more
Kentucky Investigators, Othram Seek to ID Murder Victim Left in Woods
In July 2020, two hunters preparing for the fall season on their leased land in Ashland, KY made a grisly discovery when they stumbled upon a shallow grave. They found a young man, mostly skeletonized, lying face-down. read more
Proof-of-concept Test Finds Apple Vulnerability
During their proof-of-concept demonstration, the research team identified a previously unknown vulnerability, which they call iTimed. read more
Opioid Abuse Vaccine Enters Phase 1 Testing
A team is leading a Phase 1a/1b clinical trial for an experimental vaccine for treatment of opioid use disorder. The vaccine is the first to be tested in the United States for such a purpose. read more
Study Takes Philosophical Look at Video Forensic Analysis
A professor recently took a closer look at how eyewitness and video perspectives differ in the courtroom. read more