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Forensic Students help Prepare Pet Cemetery for Relocation
For the next 18 months, 60 undergraduate and graduate students will help dig up and catalogue animal remains at the Oakville and Milton Humane Society (OMHS) pet cemetery. read more
Genealogy Identifies Now-deceased Killer in 1986 Homicide
Nearly 37-years after 29-year old Teresa Lee Scalf was brutally murdered in her Lakeland home, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office investigation can finally be closed following the analysis of DNA that confirmed the identity of her killer. read more
The Changing Drug Landscape of the Past 10 Years
Over the past decade, the illicit drug trade primarily developed and used fentanyl analogs. read more
Othram Identifies 1982 John Doe Found in Rural Desert
Deputies recovered a variety of personal items, including a plastic hair comb, a rusty can opener, rusty fingernail clippers, a toothbrush, a tattered short-sleeve shirt, leather belt fragments, remnants of denim pants, and an argyle sock. read more
Man Exonerated After 35 Years of Wrongful Conviction
On Tuesday, Perry Lott was exonerated in Ada, Oklahoma, after 35 years of wrongful conviction and 30 years of incarceration for a 1987 rape and burglary. read more
Almost 19 Years to the Day, Multiple Agencies Solve Cold Case
A variety of resources and teams had to come together to investigate a sexual assault case in San Marcos that had gone cold. read more
Traceable Forensic Marking Will Now Protect England's Historic Shipwrecks
For the first time in the UK, Historic England is using new technology to forensically mark artefacts including cannons from some of England’s 57 most historic and archaeologically important Protected Wreck Sites. read more
Study: Interactive Lineup Boosts Eyewitness Accuracy
Researchers say eyewitness identifications can be made more accurate by leveraging technology that allows eyewitnesses to dynamically explore digital faces using a new interactive procedure. read more
Genealogical Work Leads to Identification of 1980 John Doe
Using these investigative leads along with the coroner’s report, SEMO anthropology students searched newspaper archives for any information related to missing persons or skeletal remains that might help shed light on this John Doe's identity. read more
Sketch Released of Suspect in 1960 Rape, Murder of 14-year-old
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Paulding County Sheriff Jason K. Landers released a composite sketch of a suspect in a 1960 rape-homicide and are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying him. read more
Chemist Receives $1 M in Federal Support to Commercialize Forensic Investigation Tool
The Lednev lab has pioneered the use of Raman spectroscopy, coupled with advanced machine learning methods, for forensic purposes. read more
Grant to Establish HBCU Undergraduate Center for Forensic Science
One of the core elements of the center will be to integrate STEM based curriculum in forensic chemistry and forensic biology. read more
Expanding Your Toolbox with Rapid DNA to Drive Actionable Investigative Intelligence
Rapid DNA technology emerged over a decade ago, but continues to evolve to meet the changing needs of the criminal justice community. read more
After Multiple Reanalysis Attempts, IGG Yields Killer’s Name
Despite conducting numerous interviews and analyzing the available evidence, investigators were unable to identify a suspect. However, that did not stop them. read more
Genealogy Identifies Woman Who Jumped to her Death in 1996
"Susan Watkins" was the name given by an unidentified woman who was killed after jumping off a parking ramp in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 23, 1996. read more