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Study: Violent Sexual Predators Use Dating Apps as Hunting Grounds

The first large-scale study of the relationship between dating apps and sexual assault shows how violent predators target vulnerable victims. read more
New Technology Creates ‘Digital Alibis’

If you have a map app and location services enabled on your phone, it pretty much knows where you are 24/7/365. Well, it knows where it is—not necessarily you. read more
Genealogy Leads to Arrest in 1987 Sex Assault Case

DNA evidence left behind 35 years ago and the use of forensic genealogy has led to the arrest of an Indiana man on charges that he sexually assaulted two Rhode Island girls in 1987. read more
Cold Case Team Helps ID Human Remains Found in 1980

Othaniel Philip Ames, previously known as Stilly John Doe, was born in 1898 and died in 1980, but was unidentified for more than 40 years after his death. read more
Survey Says Digital Evidence is Now More Important than DNA

The 2022 Industry Trends report, a study commissioned by Cellebrite, reveals that most law enforcement agencies and prosecutors believe that digital evidence is more important than physical evidence and DNA in successfully prosecuting cases. read more
First Rape Case Solved in Maine using Forensic Genetic Genealogy

Decades later, 56-year old Jason Follette of Gouldsboro is identified as the suspect in multiple 1990s assaults, marking the first sex assault case solved in Maine with forensic investigative genetic genealogy. read more
The History of Forensic Animation in the Courtroom

Through years of legal and technological refinement, animation has become the standard in modern forensic visualization. read more
Investigators Release New Forensic Rendering to ID 2013 John Doe

Orange County Sheriff’s investigators have released an updated forensic rendering of a 2013 John Doe in an effort to identify the man and generate new leads on his homicide case. read more
Study: Lack of Naloxone Led to Increased Overdose Deaths in Rural Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has one of the highest rates of opioid overdose in the nation, and, according to Penn State researchers, one’s chances of surviving that overdose can depend on where the person lives. read more
Student Spotlight: Toxicology Research Focuses on False Methamphetamine Abuse

As part of her work, Pavlik is running enzyme assays. Veeser’s thesis focuses on drug testing that can sometimes reveal trace levels of methamphetamine in individuals who are taking amphetamine as a treatment for ADHD. read more
The Next Generation of Explosives Trace Detection

This has resulted in the advancement of technologies that can quickly and accurately collect and analyze samples in a variety of ways, including from direct contact with the subject, non-contact sampling via vapors, and even through barriers. read more
Is Environmental DNA the Future of Forensic Testing?

This sort of plant trace evidence is more valuable than ever today in forensic investigations and can include microscopic materials from plant seeds, pollen, spores, and their DNA. read more
1981 Rape is First Case to File Charges Thanks to Genealogy in Edmonton

Since 2018, the EPS has used investigative genetic genealogy on five cases, including three sexual assaults, one armed robbery and one human remains investigation. read more
Study: Automatic Technology Outperforms Human Listeners in the Courtroom

Researchers have compared speaker identification by listeners, like judges or jury members, with the output of a forensic-voice-comparison system. read more
Researchers Envision Police as Community Partners

Mistrust between the police and the communities they serve has exacerbated crime, according to two West Virginia University sociologists who hope to reimagine and reshape policing techniques in American communities. read more