Wright was wrongfully convicted of the 1984 murder of his friend, Penny Anderson, in her Springfield, Massachusetts apartment.
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The lab processed more than 20,000 National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN) acquisitions in 2024.
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Mississippi State University and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety have formally agreed to work together on forensic investigations, including recovery of human remains, exhumations, surface scatter and burial recoveries, as well as identification of human skeletal remains.
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A cross-sectional analysis of firearm injury-related emergency department (ED) visits found that between 2018 and 2023, there was approximately one firearm injury ED visit every 30 minutes in the 10 jurisdictions studied.
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In 2024, 147 people in the United States were exonerated after losing an average of 13.5 years of their lives to wrongful imprisonment.
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In a new report, researchers document trends in shooting victimizations in Lansing, MI, before and after implementation of a program geared toward reducing cyclical and retaliatory gun violence and promoting community healing.
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A new paper underscores the critical need for an enhanced federal investment in firearm injury prevention research to address the rising rates of fatalities and injuries.
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Alongside proposed pay increases, the outlined budget allocates more funding for victim support services and enhances collaboration and investigative resources for local, state, federal and tribal agencies, and continues funding for hiring and training new troopers.
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The suspect, now living in Tampa, was arrested on an unrelated warrant out of Illinois in February of 2025. Following that arrest, our Cold Case investigators interviewed Brandon Gliha, 47, who confessed to Edenfield's murder.
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A new study finds that Americans are willing to pay nearly $100 billion for policies that reduce gun violence by 20%, underscoring the widespread desire for stronger intervention.
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