After nearly three decades of investigation, law enforcement officials have identified the now-deceased suspect who they believe raped several elderly women in Bastrop Co. between 1997 and 2005.
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Authorities received a tip from a woman searching for a missing relative. During the course of the inquiry, a witness came forward and reported seeing the teen’s boyfriend shoot her.
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In forensics, peer-reviewed publishing is even more critical as technological advances continue to push the landscape forward.
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Vernon was reported missing after disappearing from nearby Albuquerque; she had last been seen on June 4, 2022, six weeks before her body was found under a tree on a Los Lunas property.
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Thirty-two years have passed since 10-year-old Holly Piirainen left her grandparents’ home in Sturbridge to see a litter of puppies and never came back.
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At autopsy, the unknown human remains (UHR) were identified as those of an adult female, who showed no sign of trauma or natural disease.
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A man whose remains were discovered in a motel room in Reno, Nevada, has been identified using advanced DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy.
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What do swords, big screen TVs, cans, phones, ATM machines, countertops, knives, firearms, pills and other drugs have in common? These are items that have been received over the years in the Evidence Units of the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Forensic Laboratory.
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The semi-automatic pistol can potentially leave additional evidence behind at the scene as the spent case is extracted and ejected from the firearm. These spent cases can be present at a shooting scene and become quite significant to investigators and crime scene personnel.
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A man, whose remains were found in an abandoned home in Brunswick, Georgia in 2021, has been identified as Christopher Lamont Williams.
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