In June 2011, when human remains were discovered in Wilmington, Delaware, those involved with the case considered the worst—and most common—scenario: a woman was murdered and her body was dumped in the woods.
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Investigators obtained warrants against Jamal Toliaferro tied to three previously unsolved cases, after he was detained as a suspect in a July 2026 homicide.
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Six years after he was found deceased on the front porch of a vacant Birmingham home, Willie Warren Tansil Jr. is now identified.
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The University of Rhode Island’s Forensic Science Partnership lecture series is once again back on the crime beat.
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The Calaveras Cold Case Task Force is announcing that, through continued efforts and in partnership with forensic investigative specialists, the identity of the woman previously known as “Parrotts Ferry Jane Doe” has been confirmed.
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On Tuesday, former Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) forensic analyst Yvonne “Missy” Woods was sentenced to 10 years in prison, closing a yearslong chapter in one of the biggest DNA scandals in decades—although the fallout is far from over.
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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) and the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office have identified David Allen Snyder as the suspect in the homicides of sisters Marguerite “Maggie” Jenkins, 18 and Mary Jenkins, 16 that took place in May 1973 in Key West.
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For years, investigators compared dental records against missing persons cases without finding a match. The forensic tools of the time weren't enough, and the case went cold.
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Othram recently worked with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office’s to leverage its technology to identify a 1983 John Doe and 2023 Jane Doe.
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The New England Laboratory can accommodate 79 employees, including forensic chemists, Friction Ridge Examiners specializing in latent fingerprint identification, and support personnel.
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