The U.S. medicolegal death investigation system is currently pushed to the brink due to the limited number of trained forensic professionals, and the inadequate resources to pay staff and produce analytical results.
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The Somerton Man is Australia's most well-known forensic case that has defied analysis since the man was found dead on Somerton Beach, South Australia, on Dec. 1, 1948.
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The cold case murders of two Orange County women have been solved as a result of a joint investigative genetic genealogy (IGG) investigation.
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The government is to draw up maps of where the bodies of an estimated 100,000 people still missing may be located. It will also set up a DNA bank to help with the identification processes.
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Hidden messages in seemingly innocent videos, photos, audio or text. Criminals can use these messages to notify others in which container they have concealed drugs or display child sexual abuse material on a public platform.
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Researchers have developed a new method that is up to six times more efficient at extracting male sperm fraction DNA profiles from sexual assault kits—particularly when analyzing low level sperm samples.
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States that legalized recreational marijuana saw a subsequent increase in traffic crashes and fatalities, according to a new study.
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Police said testing methods not available in 2003 delivered results that implicated Gandy.
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In September 2019, human remains were found on the roof of a building in downtown Biloxi, Mississippi. The building was abandoned and had been unoccupied for at least 15 years.
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The funds will purchase $1.2M in equipment for rapid DNA equipment, NIBIN ballistic firearms examination capability, GrayKey and Cellebrite programs for accessing cell phone and computer data, as well as crime-mapping software.
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