Samples saved by a Baltimore doctor have been used to solve more than 80 cold cases, but evidence from 1,800 cases remains untested. The state's new AG is acting to protect this evidence trove from destruction.
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Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Texas death row inmate who is trying to overturn his conviction due to possibly faulty DNA evidence. In a rare situation, the inmate received the support of the prosecuting district attorney.
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Anderson has goals to improve the organization’s outreach internationally and outreach to increase membership opportunities and actively find ways to create spaces for Black, Indigenous and other persons of color in the organization.
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A group of 21 Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars has published a commentary (Kowal et al.) suggesting that Alpaslan-Roodenberg et al. do not sufficiently consider the interests of Indigenous communities.
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Authorities have positively identified the remains of an Army Air Forces pilot from Ohio who died when his plane was shot down over Germany during World War II, the Defense Department announced Thursday.
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Legislation expanding rights for survivors of crimes of sexual violence throughout the nation has become law as a part of Congress’ annual defense funding package.
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QIAGEN today announced it has completed the acquisition of Verogen, a leader in the use of next-generation sequencing technologies, to drive the future of human identification and forensic investigation.
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Genetic genealogy in the traditional sense—which involves the searching of publicly available databases and the construction of a family tree—was not used, although parentage testing did play a vital role.
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A man accused of raping a woman who sued the city of Albuquerque over its backlog of untested rape kits has been acquitted of all charges.
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A new collaboration between Humber College and Othram will measure social and criminal justice impact and develop tools to support law enforcement and the development of programs to educate future forensic professionals.
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