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DDP Identifies Remains of Young Woman Missing Since 2016
In May 2019, LSP contacted the DNA Doe Project to request assistance. After numerous attempts to obtain usable DNA, DDP commenced genetic genealogy research in November 2020 to find the identity of Evangeline Parish Jane Doe. read more
Chief Forensic Pathologist Named 2020 Fresno County Sheriff's Office Employee of the Year
Gopal performed approximately 350 autopsies and 500 external exams. Due to his age and pre-existing medical conditions, Gopal says working through the COVID pandemic has been quite an experience. read more
Lansing, Michigan Police Looking to Form Cold Case Unit
Plans to partner with the Detroit Crime Commission could help police in Lansing solve decades-old murder cases. read more
New Study Strengthens Claims Richard III Murdered The Princes in the Tower
King Richard III's involvement in one of the most notorious and emotive mysteries in English history may be a step closer to being confirmed following a new study. read more
Austin Officially Separates Forensic Lab from Police Department
In a move long anticipated, the Austin City Council voted Thursday to officially transfer the forensic laboratory out from under police control, turning it into an independent entity. read more
Parabon, Oregon State Police ID Remains After 40 Years
The Oregon State Police’s Medical Examiner’s Office worked with multiple agencies to successfully identify remains after more than 40 years. read more
Bid to Toss DNA Evidence in Phoenix Canal Killings Rejected
A judge has rejected a bid to throw out DNA evidence against a man charged with sexually attacking and fatally stabbing two young women in separate attacks in the early 1990s while they were riding bikes near a canal system that winds through metro Phoenix. read more
Oregon 1st State to Decriminalize Possession of Drugs
Police in Oregon can no longer arrest someone for possession of small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, oxycodone and other drugs as a ballot measure that decriminalized them took effect on Monday. read more
64 Arrested for Trafficking as Part of Week-long Task Force Operation
Sixty-four arrests were made during a nearly week-long proactive enforcement operation that targeted online prostitution and those whose demand for these unlawful activities fuels an illicit underground economy, both locally as well as across the State of California. read more
Use of ‘Zombie Drug’ Increasing, Now Linked to 1 in 3 Overdoses in Philly
Philadelphia has a “zombie drug” problem, and experts are concerned it is going to start rapidly spreading to other parts of the U.S.—just as the drug infiltrated the City of Brotherly Love from Puerto Rico about 5 years ago. read more
Arrest Made in 2004 Cold Case Killing of 16-year-old
Police in Waterbury, Connecticut said last week they arrested and charged a local man in the killing of a teenager nearly 17 years ago. read more
Murder Charges Expected in Fatal Attack of Famed PI Jack Palladino
San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin said he plans to file murder charges against two men arrested last week for the attempted robbery and fatal attack on famed private investigator Jack Palladino. read more
A Foot, Femer and Tibia: Believed Remains of Two Apostles
The skeletons are today far from complete. Only fragments of a tibia, a femur and a mummified foot remain. The tibia and foot are attributed to St. Philip, the femur to St. James. It appears likely that this has been the case since the sixth century. read more
U.S. Spent $2 M on Cybersecurity System That Wasn’t Implemented, But Might Have Stopped Major Attack
The software company SolarWinds unwittingly allowed hackers’ code into thousands of federal computers. A cybersecurity system called in-toto, which the government paid to develop but never required, might have protected against this. read more
California Bill Seeks to Reform Expert Witness Testimony
A California senator introduced a bill last week that seeks to change the legal standard for expert witness testimony, specifically in relation to forensic evidence. read more