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Forensic Intelligence Analysts Drive Gun Crime Investigations
The expansion of ShotSpotter was the perfect opportunity for us to bring a forensic intelligence analyst on-board to translate all of the firearm-related testing results and create actionable intelligence reports for our detectives. read more
Genetic Genealogy Leads to Arrest of Mother 15 Years after Baby Found in Dumpster
The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office and the Lancaster City Bureau of Police announce the arrest of a suspect in the 2007 murder of Baby Mary Ann, a newborn who was discarded in a dumpster behind the YMCA. read more
Forensic Anthropologists Travel to Site of 1944 Crash of World War II Airplane
Students and professors from Indiana University of Pennsylvania are conducting a field study in Germany at the site of a 1944 crash of a World War II airplane in collaboration with the Department of Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency. read more
Bodies of All Plane Crash Victims Recovered in Russia
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of all 28 people who were on a plane that crashed in a remote area in Russia’s Far East this week, local officials said Friday. One of the plane’s black boxes was also recovered along with fragments of another. read more
FBI Report Finds Rising Internet Crime in These States
Illinois emerged as a new hotbed for internet crime in 2020, though California continued to lead the nation with the largest online fraud victim losses and number of victims. read more
Accurate, Precise Soil Analysis Methods Could Place Suspects at Crime Scenes
Researchers have taken another step toward developing a method to match soil remnants found on personal items to regional soil samples to either implicate or eliminate a person’s presence at a crime scene. read more
Backlog Testing Hits to Suspect in 1993 Sexual Assault of a Minor
On Jan. 24, 1993, the Ketchikan Police Department responded to a report of a 14-year-old female who was sexually assaulted near Ketchikan High School. The perpetrator was a stranger to the victim. read more
Parabon Adds Identifying Details to Child Remains Found in Oregon in 2020
The Oregon State Police is seeking public assistance with information that may help investigators with identifying the female child remains found in Lincoln County. read more
Forensic Team Heads to Canadian Town Destroyed by Wildfire
A forensic team arrived Saturday in a Canadian town destroyed by wildfire to confirm reports that two people were killed during the blazes which forced residents to abandon their homes with just a few minutes notice several days ago. read more
U.S. Damage Appears Minimal in Kaseya Ransomware Attack
The company whose software was exploited said fewer than 1,500 businesses worldwide appeared compromised but cybersecurity experts caution that the incident isn’t over. read more
Q&A: Data Extraction Methods for Today and Tomorrow
Long before we had literal computers in our pockets, digital forensic investigators were working to clone vital information from servers and hard drives. read more
Genetic Genealogy Helps ID 2-Year-Old Found in 1963
The unidentified 2-year-old boy was wrapped in multiple layers of blankets, bound with wire, and weighted down with iron molds to keep his body hidden. read more
'Septic Tank Sam,' Found in 1977, Identified
Investigators determined that the man, nicknamed Septic Tank Sam due to the circumstances of discovery, had been brutally tortured before his murder. read more
California Crime Lab Gets DNA Grant for New Equipment, Personnel
The Forensic Services Division of the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff was awarded $376,101 in grant funding from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) DNA Capacity Enhancement for Backlog Reduction Program. read more
SAFE-T Center Awarded Grant to Expand Training, Establish Workforce Advancement
A $1.5 million, 3-year grant will allow SAFE-T to identify and partner with six new rural or underserved community hospital sites in Pennsylvania using innovative telehealth technology. read more