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Rape Reform Milestones in 2023

Last year, a total of 29 states and Puerto Rico introduced 58 bills aligned with Joyful Heart’s six pillars of legislative reform to count, test, and track rape kits, and grant rights to survivors. read more
Arkansas AG Launches New Child ID Program

The program consists of distributing child ID kits to families of first-graders throughout the state through sheriff’s offices and schools. Families can then complete the kits and have them on hand should a child in their care ever go missing. read more
2024 Forensic Suppliers Guide & Industry Resource
Suppliers Guide
The 2024 Forensic Suppliers Guide & Industry Resource makes it easy to locate information on products and technologies used across the forensic and law enforcement industries. Download your free copy today. read more
Was it a Hate Crime? Genealogy Solves 1988 Murder that Left Community on Edge

After 35 years, police in Prince Edward Island, Canada have made an arrest in the chilling 1988 murder of a gay man that had the island’s LGBTQ+ community living in fear after the suspect hinted there would be more victims. read more
Test Could Determine When Animal DNA was Left at Crime Scene

Twenty years ago, defendants attacked DNA by saying a match was just similar to their own. Now, DNA profiling is so sensitive that the challenge has shifted from who to when: "It’s my DNA, but I deposited it a year ago, not yesterday when the crime happened." read more
New Facility is Intended to Increase Forensic Testing through Illinois

The Illinois State Police (ISP) today unveiled the design for the new Illinois State Police Regional Campus, comprised of the Illinois State Police Forensic Laboratory and Illinois State Police Troop 3 and Zone 1 Headquarters. read more
Genealogy IDs Gunshot Victim Buried 7 Years Before Body was Found

In June 2000, a Winter Park, Florida citizen reported finding a human skull at their Orange County apartment community. A search of the area was conducted, and additional skeletal remains, as well as clothing, were found partially buried. read more
Psychology Research Shows Women are More Sensitive to Cocaine

Previous studies focused on cocaine use have found that women are more likely than men to develop an addiction, try cocaine at a younger age, use larger amounts of the drug, and suffer from overdose. read more
Next Generation Sequencing Accepted in Court for First Time

For the first time in the U.S., evidence derived from next generation sequencing (NGS) has been accepted in a court of law. read more
Already Incarcerated Serial Killer Tied to 1974 Murder

Creech has been convicted of five murders, including three in Idaho, one in California, and one in Oregon. He is a serial killer who is established to have killed an additional six victims, and has admitted to killing upward of 40 people. read more
Othram to Become Exclusive Partner for Gene by Gene

Gene by Gene announced its decision to select Othram as its exclusive partner for forensic genetic genealogy search and analysis. read more
How Investigators Solved the Cold Case of Seven Doe

Using post-mortem fingerprints, investigators identified Seven as 75-year-old Reba C. Bailey, an Illinois veteran missing since the 1970s. read more
Alabama Man Shook Violently on Gurney during First-ever Nitrogen Gas Execution

A man put to death using nitrogen gas shook and convulsed for minutes on the gurney as Alabama carried out the first-of-its-kind execution that has ignited debate over the humaneness of the method. read more
LIMS: Tips to Compare Apples to Oranges, and Avoid the Lemons

If you’re researching the various vendors and Lab Information Management Systems (LIMS) available for your forensic labs, you may feel like you’re wading in terminology salad. read more
Bones 20, Last Victim of Green River Killer, Identified

The Jane Doe discovered in 2003 remained unidentified and investigators labeled her as “Bones 20”. read more