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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
[ICYMI] 7,000 Miles Away: The Lachlan Jones Case
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Sweeping DEA Operation Targets Pharmacy Burglaries
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has seen an increase in burglaries at independent pharmacies across the country. Nearly 900 burglaries involving the theft of controlled substances were reported to DEA in 2023. Stolen prescription medications adversely impact these small businesses while ... read more
U.S. Marshals Arrest Memphis Murder Suspect After Fall Through Ceiling
U.S. Marshals captured Memphis murder suspect, Deario Wilkerson, 20, after he fell through the ceiling from the attic space where he was hiding. read more
7,000 Miles Away: The Lachlan Jones Case
This webinar will discuss how a retired U.S. detective became involved in the death of a 3-year-old boy from New Zealand that was immediately ruled a drowning with no pathological evidence of support. read more
1995 Hillsborough Cold Case Solved
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Cold Case Unit has identified human remains from a case dating back to 1995. On April 29, 1995, deputies with HCSO responded to the northwest corner of Bearss Avenue and I-275, where a deceased male was located inside a tent with advanced stages of ... read more
Mississippi State Medical Examiner Teams with Othram to Identify a 2023 John Doe
In December 2023, the skeletal remains of an unidentified individual were discovered inside a car in a wooded area off MS Highway 589 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Hattiesburg is about 90 miles southeast of Jackson and about 70 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico coast. When the Lamar County Police ... read more
Serial Rapist Receives Life Sentence in First Genetic Genealogy Jury Trial in Dallas County History
Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot announces that Christopher Michael Green will spend the rest of his life in prison after a Dallas County jury found him guilty of Aggravated Sexual Assault. The 52-year-old defendant was charged in a 2005 cold case attack on a young mother ... read more
Discarded Cigarette, DNA Testing Helps Washington Police Solve 1980 Murder
An Arkansas man is officially being charged with a Seattle area murder he allegedly committed more than 40 years ago. read more
DC Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for 1979 Cold Case Murder of Vickie Lynn Belk
Tony Covington, State’s Attorney for Charles County, announced that on Friday, August 23, 2024, Charles County Circuit Court Judge H. James West sentenced Andre Taylor, 63, to Life in prison for the First-Degree Murder of Vickie Lynn Belk. Taylor was convicted of the aforementioned charge by a ... read more