The Prince Edward Island Attorney General’s Office has withdrawn charges against Todd Joseph Gallant in the 1988 murder of Byron Carr after police lost a “substantial portion of physical evidence” in the case.
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Through continued investigative efforts, detectives identified a family who had not heard from a relative in several decades.
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The findings point to common challenges: investigative tools, resources and expertise are struggling to keep pace with the forms and volume of digital evidence created by modern technologies.
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The Wake County Bureau of Forensic Services’ Crime Scene Science Division recently became the first crime scene science division in the state to receive an accreditation under the ISO 17025 Standard, the same standard to which crime laboratories are held.
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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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Through educational sessions, presentations and opportunities for collaboration, ISHI connects experts from across the forensic community to exchange practical experience and learn from their peers.
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Video looks objective because it can be replayed. That appearance of certainty is valuable, but it can also cause a reviewer to give the recording more weight than it can support.
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A Victorian cold case shows how DNA and family history can work together—and why this powerful technique demands care.
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Because Jackson died of a gunshot to the back of the head, LVMPD Homicide says there has been speculation this homicide had ties to organized crime. However at this point in the investigation, there is not information to support those theories.
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The investigation took an unexpected turn earlier this year when detectives learned that one of the suspects had died just two days before DNA evidence linked him to the crime.
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