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NIST Report Outlines Forensic Challenges, Opportunities

The report identifies four challenges facing the forensic science community and provides strategies for addressing them through R&D and use of standards. read more
Kansas Police Use Genetic Genealogy to Solve 2007 Rape Case

A Kansas man has been sentenced to 310 months in prison for a rape prosecutors solved using genetic genealogy. read more
DNA ID's Victim of 2001 Robbery Turned Murder

After 23 years, a man whose remains were discovered wrapped in carpet and a blanket on the side of the road in Jackson County, Mississippi, has been identified as John “Johnnie” Allen Gallegos. read more
Rhode Island State Crime Lab Suspends Firearms Examinations

The Rhode Island State Crime Laboratory has suspended some firearms forensics after discovering an issue with gun evidence in an ongoing murder case. read more
MSU College of Law Opens Public Defender Clinic

When Bradley Hall opens the doors to MSU College of Law’s new Public Defender Clinic this academic year, he will begin training the next generation of lawyers in a highly specialized area of law: preconviction appeals. read more
Study: Oxytocin Could help Curb Harmful Opioid Use

In the midst of America’s opioid crisis, a much healthier alternative to long-term pain management is emerging—one affectionately known as “the cuddle hormone,” or oxytocin. read more
Former CBP Agent Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting and Abducting Minor Victim

After deliberating for two days, a jury found a former U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent, Aaron Mitchell, guilty of both a federal civil rights offense and a kidnapping charge for sexually assaulting and kidnapping a victim who was a minor. The jury also found that the defendant’s conduct ... read more
Arrest made In 1996 Manatee County Cold Case Murder

Manatee County Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives and the Office of Statewide Prosecution with the assistance of the Delaware State Police have charged, Stephen L. Ford, 72, for the 1996 cold case murder of Doris A. Korell, a 45-year-old St. Petersburg woman found dead in a ditch along U.S. 41 in ... read more
New Research Has Potential to Speed up Forensic Analysis in Sexual Assault Cases

A team of researchers has developed a radical new technique for analyzing evidence in sexual assault cases. The new approach could streamline the forensics pipeline and reduce delays in the processing of DNA evidence. read more
Making Sense of Crime Scene DNA

Piecing together the evidence to accurately replicate the movements of a culprit at a crime scene is becoming a more exact science, with new investigations by Flinders University and other experts on various DNA transfer scenarios. read more
Genetic Genealogy, New DNA Technology Helps Identify California Man Found in 2001

California investigators have utilized new DNA technology to finally identify the identity of a man found in a waterway in 2001. read more
DEA Breaks Ground on New Laboratory in New Hampshire

he U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration was joined today by U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, Jane Young, representatives from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), New England HIDTA, the New Hampshire Department of Safety, the Town of Londonderry, and members of the New ... read more
Arrest Made in Connection With 2007 Georgia Cold Case Murder

On the morning of December 6, 2007, deputies with the Troup County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the corner of Whitfield Road and Stitcher Road regarding a suspicious black bag that appeared to be burning. When they arrived on scene they discovered what appeared to be human remains that had ... read more
Fall River Man Arrested For Selling Drugs And Machine Guns On Telegram App

A Fall River man was arrested yesterday and charged with selling drugs and machineguns that he advertised on the Telegram app. Benjamin Hunt, 26, was charged by criminal complaint with three counts of distribution of controlled substances and one count of transferring machineguns. Hunt was arrested ... read more
Human Remains Identified After nearly 35 Years

Human remains found in 1993 near I-65 (what is now Otte Golf Course) in Greenwood have been positively identified following months of DNA and genealogy work. This case had remained cold with no leads until our Coroner's Office revisited it using updated DNA and genealogy procedures. Significant ... read more