A senseless argument that led to the murder of a 34-year-old man in a Pennsylvania diner parking lot has now been solved thanks to facial recognition technology and DNA left on a Styrofoam cup at the crime scene 12 years earlier.
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Implementing this research, officers attended crime scenes and committed to spending an extra 30 minutes at each scene to gather forensic evidence and intelligence, as well as engaging with the community to provide crime prevention messaging.
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The man could not be identified, and his manner of death was listed as undetermined. It was estimated that only weeks had passed between the man’s death and the time that his remains were found.
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For the first time in this case, the National for Missing & Exploited Children has created a new image of Lina Sardar Khil, who vanished from a playground in San Antonio, Texas in 2021.
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A new study of California gun data identifies risk factors for weapons used in crimes.
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After being disbanded two years ago, the Portland Police Bureau has announced the reinstatement of the Cold Case Unit thanks to a grant awarded through the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI).
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After nearly half a century, a man whose remains were found in Granby, Conn., has been identified as 22-year-old Patrick Andrew Nopper.
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NJIT’s undergraduate forensic science program has been awarded full accreditation from the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission of AAFS—a distinction held by less than 35 undergraduate forensics programs nationwide.
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Despite evidence of their success in saving lives, harm reduction programs are still criminalized in many parts of the U.S. and worldwide, and are not easily available and accessible to the people who need them the most.
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The method can simultaneously analyze 96 blood samples that could contain opioids such as fentanyl in under three minutes—twice as quickly as other techniques.
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A little over a year after identifying a suspect in the 1970 homicide of 16-year-old Pamela Lynn Conyers, the Anne Arundel County Police Department (Maryland) have identified a second suspect.
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Police responded to the scene and located the partially charred torso of a white male victim. The man's legs had been severed and his head and arms were never located.
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The design allows for a secure, controlled intake and return of evidentiary exhibits and efficient movement throughout the building to undergo the required examination and analysis needed.
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The researchers measured delta-8 use for the first time in 2023 to investigate the drug’s popularity among teens as more hemp-derived THC products enter the market and become accessible.
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No longer a question of if but when an attack is going to happen, there is a pertinent need for education in identification, resolution and bolstering defences against future attacks.
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