Over three decades ago, a local hunter discovered the skeletal remains of an unidentified male. These remains were not the result of a homicide, nor were they those of a reported missing person from any jurisdiction.
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Tallman will use biological/forensic anthropology methods to understand if and how segregation from apartheid and structural racism impact the skeleton, particularly with age-at-death estimation and health.
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The University of Central Oklahoma’s W. Roger Webb Forensic Science Institute received full, five-year accreditation through the Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission.
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On Tuesday, at the 2023 Human Identification Solutions (HIDS) conference, GTH-DNA will unveil the “DNA Hit of the Year.”
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Forty-six years after her remains were found in Macon, Georgia, genetic genealogy has helped identified Yvonne Pless as one of the 93 victims of the U.S.’s most prolific serial killer, Samuel Little.
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The body was found floating in the Missouri River eight miles east of Farm Island. The body was in an advanced state of decomposition, and there was no identification on the person. Partial fingerprints were obtained.
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The third floor is home to eight biology laboratory spaces, a plant-growing room, a forensic sciences lab, a crime scene lab and an anthropology and forensics lab.
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In testing the genetic material of current populations in Africa and comparing against existing fossil evidence of early Homo sapiens populations there, researchers have uncovered a new model of human evolution — overturning previous beliefs that a single African population gave rise to all humans.
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Peets’ trial attorney had not adequately investigated his case, and as a result, had overlooked key evidence that both pointed to an alternate suspect and discredited the eyewitness testimony that had wrongfully convicted Peets.
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The team expected some human eDNA to end up in their sea turtle samples, but the quantity was significantly more than anticipated. That gave the researchers an ethical pause.
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