Fifty-two years after the body of 17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith was discovered by hunters in Utah, DNA evidence has now confirmed she was a victim of prolific serial killer Ted Bundy.
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The female was identified as 32-year-old Mary Ann Turner, and it was evident to investigators she had been murdered.
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The remains were determined to belong to a man estimated to be between 30 and 50 years old. Despite investigative efforts, his identity remained unknown for several years.
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The DOJ funding will support the MUFSC’s capacity to generate SNP DNA profiles to support forensic investigative genetic genealogy (FIGG) testing in West Virginia.
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Researchers present an experimental opioid painkiller designed to be reversibly switched “on” and “off” with different light frequencies to keep its action local and out of the brain.
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A University of British Columbia law professor is arguing that Canadian courts have leaned too heavily on three long-accepted investigative techniques: firearms identification, bloodstain pattern analysis and drug-detection dogs.
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Investigators determined that the remains belonged to an adult man. It was believed that he died sometime between 1971 and 1975. Personal effects found on and around the remains did not provide information that could be used to identify the man.
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Environmental DNA is increasingly being investigated by forensic scientists to use as a new tool that may be used to help solve criminal cases that lack biological traces, including collecting trace airborne eDNA left behind by intruders in residential burglaries.
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A new clinical partnership restores forensic examinations and advances a more sustainable approach to survivor care in Texas.
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No identification or identifying information was located at the scene. The remains were determined to be a white or Hispanic male in his 30’s or 40’s.
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