As we prepare for the holiday season and rapidly approaching new year, let’s take a look back at Forensic’s most read news of 2024 while reflecting on how far forensic science has come in the last 12 months.
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The DNA Doe Project has identified the body of a man after nearly 40 years, in addition to skeletal remains recovered in 2012.
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In July 2023, as part of the Doe Cold Case Project, the body of John Doe #3 (1980) was exhumed, and the investigation into his identity and the circumstances surrounding his death was re-opened.
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After nearly three decades, the suspect in the 1996 homicide of Christopher Smith of Ottawa, Canada has been identified and arrested.
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The cause of death was drowning, and the manner of death was homicide. The infant was given the name “Angel Baby.”
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As a continuation of the Camden Burials campaign begun in 2022, the company is now undertaking the genetic genealogy analysis of some of the 'The Fourteen' as they became known.
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It was determined that the man's head was dismembered from his body. Investigators also concluded that the man was a victim of homicide.
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A forensic reconstruction depicting how the man may have looked during his life was developed and images were released to the public in hopes that it would generate leads about his identity.
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In 2021, Cold Case Detective Byron Kastilahn examined the investigation with the hope that genetic genealogy might identify Jane Doe.
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A Silver Alert was issued for Kenneth, and several searches and community efforts were conducted to help locate him.
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