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  • Moqi Launches ‘FingerID’ AFIS System

    Moqi has officially releasing its new Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) at the Milipol Conference in Paris. According to the company, this new AFIS system, called FingerID, leverages the newest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technology. read more

  • Lead Isotopes Provide New Tool for Tracking Coal Ash in Dust, Soil and Sediments

    Inhaling dust that contains fly ash particles from coal combustion has been linked to lung and heart disease, cancer, nervous system disorders and other ill effects. But tracking the presence of coal ash in dust has been a challenge for scientists. Until now. read more

  • Research to Study Impact of Therapy Dog-assisted Interviews for Children

    The University of Toledo recently received a research grant from the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI) and Pet Partners for a new study, “Implementation of Canine-Assisted Forensic interviews with Children.” The study will measure whether a therapy dog can influence the quantity and ... read more

  • Glitter as the ‘Best’ Trace Evidence

    Small, clingy and nearly impossible to clean up. The attributes of glitter that drive moms, dads and teachers mad are the same characteristics investigators and forensic scientists hail. As far as trace evidence goes, glitter is one of the hardest for perpetrators to eliminate at a crime scene. read more

  • NIST Researchers Solve Hair Sample Limitation

    The analysis of hair has been a “hairy” situation for forensic science over the years. Traditionally, scientists examined hair under a microscope and then testified that it either matched or did not match hair found at a crime scene. However, this type of analysis is no longer considered ... read more

  • Unraveling the Secrets of Crime Scenes: DNA Phenotyping and Virtual Autopsies

    With today’s technology, forensic science is undergoing a transformation by using new techniques, such as DNA phenotyping and virtual autopsies. Read on to find out how these new methodologies are being used to solve crimes that may have previously gone unsolved. Simply stated, forensic science ... read more

  • Farming for Answers to Forensic Mysteries

    Pinpointing time of death of a corpse can be an uncertain science. Many factors, including weather conditions and location of body storage, can confound traditional time of death analysis techniques. More accurate methods for identifying time of death could go a long way in connecting a name to ... read more

  • Cellebrite Cracks All iOS Devices, Company Announces

    The “arms race” of mobile forensics – ever-tougher encryption and the breakneck operations to crack it – has become more of a public tug-of-war than ever before. Cellebrite, the largest player in the mobile-forensics industry, unveiled its UFED Premium last Friday. Along with the announcement came ... read more

  • Digital Forensics: Window Into the Soul

    Digital forensics, much like DNA, can be the key to unlocking unbiased truth. It offers its own patterns and ""codes"" that the examiner can link directly to a person. We have heard the rumblings. Our ubiquitous digital devices are ""today’s DNA."" Just as DNA evidence revolutionized investigations... read more

  • Making 3D Mugshots

    The modern mugshot, with a frontal and profile image apiece, was devised by the famous French criminalist Alphonse Bertillon in the late 19th century. For more than a century, it has provided law enforcement with a way to catalog and keep track of repeat offenders and suspects. The problem: it is ... read more

  • Case Study: 30-Year-Old Cold Case Fingerprints Come to Light

    Latent fingerprints are left with trace sweats and oils from unique patterns, providing the first great forensic human identifier about a century ago. One of the few problems, however: the fingermarks can dehydrate over long periods of time. Cold cases may thus be a challenge. read more

  • DNA Mixture Sorts Out Triple-Homicide Conviction in Florida

    A man who was convicted of the murder of a bar owner and two other individuals in 1994 spent 16 years on death row. Appeals, crowdfunding and intense public interest from Europe all paved the way for a third trial for Pablo Ibar earlier this year. Ibar was found guilty in January, and was recently ... read more
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