The foundation was created to help offset the significant costs associated with advancing cold case investigations, particularly forensic and DNA testing.
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The serial killer responsible for at least three of the Colonial Parkway murders has now been tied to a fourth victim through DNA.
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After 57 years, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim of a 1968 homicide—a breakthrough made possible through the dedication of partner agencies and advancements in forensic genealogy.
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Now, DNA has confirmed the identity of one of those victims, likely the first one buried on Baumeister's property at Fox Hollow Farm.
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Musah’s lab is now working to build out a database of the chemical fingerprints of various blow flies and other necrophagous insects. Figueroa has already analyzed over 4,000 specimens and developed reliable chemical signatures for more than a dozen blow fly species.
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After nearly three decades of investigation, law enforcement officials have identified the now-deceased suspect who they believe raped several elderly women in Bastrop Co. between 1997 and 2005.
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In forensics, peer-reviewed publishing is even more critical as technological advances continue to push the landscape forward.
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Kenneth J. Breslauer’s research has touched different aspects of society from improving the development of medicine to treat disease to making it easier to solve criminal cold cases.
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Continued follow up on a missing persons investigation led to a piece of closure for the family of 20-year-old TSU student and mother, Alice Mae Sullivan, 39 years after she went missing.
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On October 14, 2025, Missouri is set to execute Lance Shockley by lethal injection. The circumstantial evidence is compelling, but comprehensive DNA testing wasn’t done—and the courts have decided that it never will be.
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