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9/11 Victim's Remains Identified Nearly 23 Years Later
The remains of a Long Island man killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11 have been identified more than two decades after the 2001 attacks, the New York City medical examiner’s office announced Thursday. read more
Bill Promotes 'Trauma-informed’ Response to Sexual Assault
An omnibus bill to promote a victim-centered, trauma-informed response to sexual assault in Washington’s legal system was heard in the Senate Law & Justice Committee on Monday. read more
Injectable Liquid Fentanyl is the Newest Opioid Threat
It is certainly not headline news that fentanyl is a threat in the U.S. and other countries. However, a new wrinkle in the ongoing opioid crisis has recently been discovered and labeled an “emerging threat”—injectable liquid fentanyl. read more
Research into Holograms Could Improve Forensic Fingerprint Analysis
Researchers have created a way to map and visualize fingermarks in three dimensions from any perspective on a computer—using digital holography. read more
Genealogy Identifies Woman Murdered in 1991
In April 1993, a biologist discovered a grave covered with a handmade quilt and several large rocks. read more
Veterans Provide Funding to University for Local Cold Case Work
Southeast Missouri State University’s Department of History and Anthropology received a check to aid in solving real-life cold cases through forensic anthropology. read more
Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science enters Phase II
Texas A&M University has been designated as the third research site within the Center for Advanced Research in Forensic Science, CARFS, as part of the center’s Phase II. read more
Ancient DNA from 34,000 Years Ago Reveals Modern Disease Clues
Researchers involved in the study analyzed DNA from the bones and teeth of 5,000 ancient humans, held in museum collections across Europe and Western Asia. read more
University Cybersecurity Team Awarded Grants for Memory Forensics
Two separate research projects have each been awarded half a million dollars in defense funding to advance memory forensics, which is a frontier field in digital investigations to recover elusive evidence of criminal activity. read more
Identifying the Fallen, Past & Present
Since DNA was first used in forensic science in the late 1980s, it has opened doors to solve cases that have been cold for decades. For the U.S. military, it's been essential in carrying out the age-old motto, "no one left behind." read more
Genealogy Identifies 1968 John Doe as Marine Vet
After 55 years, the remains of man discovered in Humboldt County, California are identified as U.S. Marine veteran William Melvin Toller, born in 1927. read more
How Drug Use Affects the Rate of Decomposition
Recently, researchers noticed an interesting phenomenon. Human bodies donated for study and placed in the same environment at the exact same time were decomposing at different rates. read more
AI Matches Fingerprints from Different Fingers to the Same Person
A team of engineers from Columbia University and the University at Buffalo, SUNY say they have built and trained an AI that has proven not every fingerprint is unique. read more
Cold Case Team Asks for Help Identifying Last 'Happy Face Killer' Victim
Recent advances in DNA technology have allowed cold case investigators to come the closest they’ve ever been to identifying the only remaining unidentified victim of serial killer Keith Hunter Jesperson, known as the “Happy Face Killer.” read more
DNA Links Man to 3 Cold Case Homicides
Investigators have announced a significant breakthrough in three unsolved homicides that occurred in the late 1980s in Isle of Wight County and the City of Hampton (Virginia). read more