Higher exposure to gun violence among Black and Hispanic Americans helps explain persistent racial disparities in both general health and chronic health diagnoses.
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Whether it’s doorbell cameras or smartphones, even smart speakers and connected appliances, the devices we live with every day are constantly collecting data without any active input and can provide vital intel in modern investigations.
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At autopsy, the pathologist determined the baby had been born alive and was alive for an amount of time due to air being in the baby’s lungs and stomach.
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In July 2000, a researcher discovered skeletal remains inside a sleeping bag in a tent in a remote area of the Sol Duc River drainage in Olympic National Park and notified authorities.
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As Sabrina’s 29th birthday approaches on June 27, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is releasing a new age-progression image showing what she may look like today.
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Rural law enforcement agencies often face unique challenges when it comes to accessing forensic support and training.
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NIST has released the latest update to that library, which industry experts, forensic scientists and others have used since 1988 to?identify?unknown substances in food, drugs, cosmetics, the environment and even space rocks.
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Researchers have found that U.S. overdose death rates declined dramatically between 2023 and 2024, marking the first recorded drop in all four waves of the nation’s overdose crisis.
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Due to the condition of the body at autopsy, investigators could only secure one right thumbprint for identification purposes.
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Late last week, the DNA Doe Project identified two Jane Does: a young woman whose remains were discovered buried in a vacant lot in 1989, and a woman washed ashore in Arizona in 2015.
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