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ID Nimbus Presto with PrepFiler BTA
With rapid, hands-free processing and high-quality yields of even the most challenging samples, forensic labs can enjoy faster turnaround times with lasting confidence in results. The compact ID NIMBUS Presto System combines the Thermo Scientific KingFisher Presto Purification System on the Hamilton... read more
DC Forensic Lab Under Investigation Regarding Ballistics Casework
The Firearms Examination Unit at the D.C. Department of Forensic Sciences should immediately cease casework and a comprehensive evaluation of the competence of all current examiners should be performed, according to an audit. read more
Child Abuse or Accident? Bringing Science to Forensic Investigations
A pediatrician and the bioengineer have been working together to develop a system for detecting tell-tale bruising in infants. read more
Study Provides First Evidence of DNA Collection from Air
The research team showed that airDNA sampling could successfully detect mole-rat DNA within the animal’s housing and from the room itself. The scientists also found human DNA in the air samples. read more
Grace Doe ID'ed After 30 Years
In December 1990, a couple walking on a rural road in Southwest Missouri discovered the decomposed remains of a young woman. She had been hog-tied and dumped next to an abandoned farmhouse. read more
Facial Reconstruction of 1907 Mummy
Scientists have spent the last few months creating a novel facial reconstruction of a mysterious mummy, now skeletonized, from tomb KV 55 in the Valley of the Kings. read more
COVID-19-related Cyber Attacks Leveraged Government Announcements
By using the UK as a case study, the paper reveals the explicit connection between governmental policy announcements and cyber-crime campaigns. read more
First-in-the-nation Bill Targets Forensic Genetic Genealogy
In the 2+ years since the first bill proposal, Sydnor and Shetty worked with stakeholders in the forensic genetic genealogy industry to re-author a version that would allow law enforcement to do its job while also protecting the public’s constitutional privacy. read more
The Five Women Who Lead UT's Forensic Anthropology Center
Every day, the red phone rings at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Forensic Anthropology Center. On the other end, a funeral home director, a police officer, or a family member shares some version of the same message: there’s a body here for you. read more
Analyst With SF Medical Examiner's Office Charged with Stealing Drugs
A former coroner’s analyst in San Francisco has been charged with stealing methamphetamine collected at death scene investigations, authorities said last week. read more
80 Years after Pearl Harbor, DNA IDs Veteran’s Remains
The remains of William Eugene Blanchard, who was killed at Pearl Harbor while serving on the U.S.S. Oklahoma, were identified through DNA testing conducted by an agency within the U.S. Department of Defense. read more
Naloxone Saves Lives, But Newly Abstinent Opioid Users Resist
Researchers found that opioid users who participate in a 12-step abstinence program and recently stopped using drugs refused to take home naloxone, even if having it on hand might save lives. read more
Researchers Find Oldest Documented Site of Indiscriminate Mass Killing
Anthropologists report they have found the oldest documented site of a mass killing in what is now Croatia. Findings from the 6,200-year-old massacre were published in PLOS ONE earlier this month. read more
Parabon, Delaware Division of Science ID Human Remains Found in 1977
Police conducted an extensive investigation into the woman’s murder but were not able to identify her or obtain any leads. The case grew cold. At the time, police relied heavily on fingerprints and dental records in hopes to identify human remains. read more
Researcher to Assess Reliability of Burn Patterns as Forensic Tool
Simeoni will use a laboratory wind tunnel at WPI, field studies in a New Jersey forest, and data analysis to determine if scars on a landscape, ash deposits, and other indicators widely used by investigators reliably point to the place where a wildfire originates. read more