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Police to Measure 'Toll of the Job' on CSIs, Digital Forensic Experts
Leicestershire Police will measure the “physical and mental toll of the job” on its forensic teams in a groundbreaking study using data analytics from the world of Formula One. read more
Establishing the Foundation of Reliable Duct Tape Evidence
The new method allows examiners to qualify and quantify features and characteristics that are commonly observed during physical fit examinations. read more
Team IDs Jane Doe Thought to be First Victim of Gilgo Beach Serial Killer
Thought to be the earliest recorded victim from the Long Island Serial Killer case, skeletal remains of a young woman, murdered in 1996, are now known to belong to 34-year-old Karen Vergata from Manhattan. read more
DNA from Steering Wheel Matches School Bus Driver to Four Cold Case Rapes
Investigators collected DNA from the school bus steering wheel, gear shift and switches on the bus Martinez drove. Agents say the DNA matched the DNA evidence collected from the sexual assaults in 1988, 1989 and 1991. read more
Ancient DNA, 23andMe Collide to Shed Light on Enslaved, Free African Americans in Maryland
A first-of-its-kind analysis of historical DNA ties tens of thousands of living people to enslaved and free African Americans who labored at an iron forge in Maryland known as Catoctin Furnace soon after the founding of the United States. read more
After Purdue Lawsuit, Opioid Marketing By Competitors Increased
Kentucky’s 2007 lawsuit against Purdue Pharma marked a major turn in the opioid crisis. But a new study finds that the case dissuaded only Purdue’s opioid marketing. Promotion of opioids by competing drug companies actually increased. read more
Study of 99 Decomposing Piglets Sheds Light on Fabric Analysis
How does clothing on a decomposing body react to environmental and biological factors? That’s the question forensic experts and entomologists at Murdoch University in Australia set out to answer in their newest study. read more
Genealogy Names Mom, Daughter in 'Mom-in-the-Box' Case
As part of the investigation, officers located the decomposed remains of another person inside a box under the kitchen table, indicated to be the woman's mother. read more
DNA Reveals Luzio was Amerindian, Like Indigenous People Now
Luzio, the oldest human skeleton found in São Paulo state (Brazil), was a descendant of the ancestral population that settled the Americas at least 16,000 years ago and gave rise to all present-day Indigenous peoples. read more
Glow-in-the-dark Sand Speeds Study of Glass Evidence in Crimes
Experiments to study how glass behaves in crimes typically take days of work. That is, until a possibility to accelerate the investigation suddenly presented itself in an unlikely way. read more
Study: Analysis of Court Transcripts Reveals Biased Jury Selection
Cornell researchers have shown that data science and artificial intelligence tools can successfully identify when prosecutors question potential jurors differently, in an effort to prevent women and Black people from serving on juries. read more
DNA Retesting Leads to Suspect Already Serving Life for Nearly Identical Case
A man already serving two life sentences for sexual battery and attempted murder of a young teen in 1992 has been indicted by a Florida grand jury on similar charges and then some for the murder of a 12-year-old girl just 13 months after that January 1992 crime. read more
Genealogy Identifies WW1 Veteran Who Went Missing in 1928
On Christmas Day in 2017, a snorkeler's chance discovery at Shallow Inlet, Sandy Point, Victoria, would set into motion an investigation that would unravel a 95-year-old mystery. read more
FDA Approves Second Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray Product
On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved RiVive, 3 milligram naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray for over-the-counter, nonprescription use for the emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. read more
Henry Lee Releases Statement Denying Fabricating Evidence
Henry Lee has denied fabricating evidence after he was found liable last week in a murder case that sent two Connecticut men to prison for decades for a crime they did not commit. read more