Skeletal remains found in 2004 are now known to be Rogers "Roger" Lee Ellis, missing in 1976 from Wisconsin Rapids.
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During initial processing, analysis, and identification—any subsequent attempts in the years to come—commingling of skeletal elements among individuals within the same common grave and between common graves likely occurred.
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DNA has identified a suspect in the unsolved 1972 Thanksgiving weekend murder of an Army veteran and rape of the woman he was with at the time.
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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.
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The Queens District Attorney’s Office Cold Case Unit solved the 46-year-old homicide case with the NYPD using forensic genetic genealogy for the first time in New York City.
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If Ashley Spence’s rapist was arrested in Arizona, where he brutally raped the then-19-year-old, he would likely still be roaming the streets.
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For the first time, forensic science researchers have examined the presence and transfer of human DNA on pets, such as cats and dogs.
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The AFP will have access to specialized forensic DNA testing, not currently available in Australia, to identify human remains and develop new leads for unsolved crimes, by partnering with a world-leading forensic genomics laboratory.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the launch of a new online portal to allow survivors of sexual assault to track the status of their sexual assault evidence kits and the hiring of the state’s first-ever sexual assault evidence outreach coordinator, Dr. Sarai Crain.
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Nothing was found to be able to identify the remains or to assist in determining how or why the person had died or how they ended up in the farmer’s field.
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