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Researchers Awarded $7.5 M to Create Data Support Center for Opioid Use Disorder

The initiative was created to find scientific solutions to stem the national opioid and pain public health crises. read more
DA Shares Details of 2008 Homicide, Seeks Public Help With Other Cold Cases

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón called for the public’s assistance in the 2008 unsolved murder of college student Cliff Hibbert Jr., as well as many other unsolved homicides throughout the county. read more
Database Shows Knives are Getting Bigger and More Dangerous

After two years of research, forensic scientists at the Netherlands Forensic Institute have created a knife database they say is “concerning” and “shocking.” read more
Identification of 1993 Jane Doe is First for New Cold Case Unit

The victim has been positively identified as Rebecca “Becky” Burke, 52. The newly formed DeKalb County Cold Case Task Force seeks information about Burke’s death. read more
FGG Identifies Girl with the Scorpion Tattoo 32 Years After Brutal Murder

She was discovered face up, handcuffed, and her body was burned. She died as a result of over 17 blows to her head and she was also strangled. read more
New Model Uses AI to Predict Opioid Mortality Rates

Study findings reveal that a sophisticated AI algorithm was able to predict opioid death rates—going back from previous years 2011 to 2107—much more accurately than using traditional information researchers and clinicians often use. read more
Places of Worship Linked with More Neighborhood Crime in D.C.

A new analysis of crime statistics near hundreds of places of worship in Washington, D.C., shows that these sites are associated with higher levels of violent and property crime. read more
Beethoven and the Father of DNA Share Ancestry

DNA extracted from five locks of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair has revealed interesting—and unexpected—insights about his health and ancestry. read more
DNA, Genetic Genealogy Helps Identify 1978 Jane Doe

For more than four decades, years after the discovery of the remains, investigators pursued several leads across the United States and Canada in hopes of uncovering her identity. read more
Professor, Graduate Students Debut True Crime Docuseries on Hulu

A new true crime docuseries, “The Lesson Is Murder,” follows University of South Florida criminology Associate Professor Bryanna Fox and her five graduate students as they show the reality of how researchers analyze convicted murderers’ personality traits and motives to develop psychological ... read more
Genomic Study of Sheds Light on Human Evolution on the Tibetan Plateau

The Tibetan Plateau, the highest and largest plateau above sea level, is one of the harshest environments settled by humans. read more
Murdered Infant found on University Campus in 1996 Finally Identified

In January 1996, officers responded to the Oglethorpe House Residence Hall located at the University of Georgia. They found a deceased infant in a trashcan at the basement level women's restroom. read more
2-Year Study Sheds Light on Decomposition of Child Remains

The findings will help scientists determine how long a young person’s remains were at a particular location, as well as which bones are best suited for collecting DNA and other tissue samples that can help identify the deceased. read more
Police Seek Info on Suspect After Identifying ‘Man in the Well’

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance with a cold case murder from 1984 that was recently reopened. read more
DNA ID's Remains Found Among Demolished Building Rubble, COD Unknown

On May 13, 1997, an archeologist from the University of Illinois was working a construction landfill in Rockdale, Illinois when he located a human bone. read more