David Brown has wanted to be an archaeologist since he was 8-years-old. He said he loved the idea of uncovering ancient artifacts and bringing history back to life. But Brown first had a different mission to fulfill
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Using a 51-year-old DNA sample, bones dead and buried for 49 years, and forensic genetic genealogy technology, the Cobb County District Attorney’s Office working with DNA Labs International have identified the murderer of 9-year-old Debbie Lynn Randall.
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New research out of UCLA shows the proportion of overdose deaths in the U.S. involving both fentanyl and stimulants has increased more than 50-fold since 2010—from 0.6% (235 deaths) in 2010 to 32.3% (34,429 deaths) in 2021.
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The National Institute of Justice has awarded a team of researchers from Penn State $770,000 to sequence the mitochondrial genomes of 10,000 Pennsylvanians. This will more than triple the size of the existing database.
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After a half-century, an unidentified man found in the Spokane River has been identified as Bruce Frank Sherman, a member of the Ojibwe Tribe from Deer River Minnesota.
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The body was discovered on September 15, 2000, in Long Lake Regional Park in New Brighton. She had been outdoors for several months, resulting in the mummification of her remains.
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A group photo of about two dozen officers in tactical gear posing with escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante minutes after his capture last week in southeastern Pennsylvania drew criticism from policing reform advocates and some members of the public.
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Can you match a gun that was allegedly used in a crime to an audio recording from the crime scene of a gun being fired. Robert Maher's initial reaction was, “I really don’t think that is possible.”
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The case was reopened after the victim observed the 2015 press conference awarding the Fayetteville Police Department the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s FY2016 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Grant.
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They found a young man, mostly skeletonized, lying face-down. The PMI was estimated at 2 weeks to a month and the cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound.
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